STRATHSPEY & BADENOCH WELFARE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Affiliated to the Scottish Football Association 2005
1. The Association shall be called the Strathspey & Badenoch Welfare Football Association.
2. Competitions run by the Association to be open to clubs in the area from Moy to Moy and Strathspey south of the Avon.
3. Membership subscription to be decided at each AGM, such subscriptions to entitle the club to participate in the League and Cup competitions. The subscriptions to be paid before the start of each playing season.
4. All matches must be played on the dates fixed by the Association unless a change is authorised. Time of kick-off to be fixed by the Association.
5. All pitches to be marked in accordance with SFA rules.
6. A player will be considered eligible to play in any competition if he has resided 14 days in the current season in the area defined in rule 2 (except where the player’s main address is in the defined area). Change of address to a place even outwith the defined area will not make a player ineligible to play in any competition. Any signed player may be recalled from anywhere, even on the day of the match, to represent his club.
7. That in all matches the captains of the competing teams shall hand a copy to the referee, and to each other, a duplicate of the proper names of the players of the respective teams before kick-off.
8. The Association shall appoint referees for all ties. Club objections to such referees shall be invalid.
9. Match fees for league games will be paid by both teams equally. In cup matches both teams participating shall pay half the match fees applicable, ie. referee’s match fees, travelling expenses etc.
10. The secretary of the Association to receive from the referee the teams lines signed by the referee, and the score recorded along with any disciplinary action taken during or after the game.
11. Notice of the club’s intention to scratch a fixture must be intimated to the secretary of the Association, and to the secretary of the opposing team, no later than 24 hours before the date and time fixed for playing the fixture.
12. In all cup ties, if at the end of the normal period of play the result is a draw, the tie shall be decided by the taking of penalty kicks.
13. PENALTIES FOR FIELD OFFENCES
These suspensions are conducted in line with the Scottish Welfare FA Articles of Association (Appendix 2)
| Serious foul play | 1 match |
| Violent conduct | 3 matches |
| Stamping on an opponent | 6 matches |
| Attempting to punch an opponent | 2 matches |
| Attempting to kick an opponent | 2 matches |
| Pushing an opponent | 1 match |
| Attempting to strike an opponent | 2 matches |
| Elbowing an opponent in the face | 4 matches |
| Elbowing an opponent on the body | 3 matches |
| Kicking/punching an opponent | 4 matches |
| Grabbing an opponent by the throat | 4 matches |
| Denies a goal or goal scoring opportunity [by deliberately handling the ball] | 1 match |
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Denies a goal or goal scoring opportunity to an Opponent
moving towards a player’s goal
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1 match |
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Offensive, insulting or abusive language
|
2 matches |
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Offensive, insulting or abusive language towards the
referee
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2 matches |
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Receiving a second caution in the same match
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1 match |
| 3 separate bookings | 1 match |
| 5 separate bookings | 2 matches |
| 6 separate bookings (disciplinary hearing to follow) | 1 game |
| CAUTION | £1 fine |
| SENDING OFF | £3 fine |
14. No more than three players signed to any Highland League club within that same calendar year can be fielded by any club under the auspices of the SBWFA.
15. The Constitution and Rules of the Scottish Welfare FA shall apply in all cases not incorporated in the above. The Strathspey & Badenoch Welfare FA has authority to deal with all matters which may arise. Acceptance of membership of the Association will also indicate acceptance of, and adherence to, the rules set out.
