When a player gets a yellow card during a game one penalty is given and the player is assigned 5 cumulative disciplinary points. A player who receives two yellow cards in one game is assessed 10 cumulative disciplinary points; 5 for each yellow even though he is shown a red card after receiving the second yellow.
When a player gets a red card or 2 yellow cards during a game, they are ejected from the game. A player who receives a red card for a foul punishable by ejection (violent conduct, serious foul play, abusive language, etc.) that player must sit out the next league game and is assessed 10 cumulative disciplinary points.
If a player who has a yellow card is later ejected for a foul punishable by ejection, they are assessed 15 cumulative disciplinary points; 5 for the yellow and 10 for the ejection.
When the player’s points add up to 20 they must sit out the next league game. A red card sit out does not count for the accumulated disciplinary point sit out. If a player gets a red card in a game they must sit out the next league game and have 10 accumulated disciplinary points. If they get another red card in a later game in the season, they must sit out the next TWO league games, one for the red card and one for the 20 accumulated disciplinary points.
If a player gets four yellow cards in four different games in a season, they must sit out the next league game because they have 20 accumulated disciplinary points. Any combination of red and yellow cards that totals 20 points results in an accumulated disciplinary point sit out for the player. It is important to remember that a red card sit out does not count for an accumulated disciplinary point sit out.
Once a player reaches 20 accumulated disciplinary points and serves their sit out, they must serve an additional sit out each time they accumulates 10 points (at 30, 40, and 50 points) during the season.
At the end of the season, points do not carry over to the next season, but sit outs earned due to red cards or accumulated disciplinary points carry over and must be served the first game(s) of the next season.
If a player changes teams, the sit outs follow them and must be served with the new team.
If a player does not play during the following season, the sit outs are owed when they returns to the league and must be served in the first game(s) of the season.
Red and yellow cards earned during tournaments, state cup games, scrimmages and indoor games do not count in a players accumulated disciplinary point total.
It is important for coaches, players and team managers to keep good records of red cards and accumulated disciplinary points because SAC/HC may not automatically notify players or teams when sit outs are due. It is the responsibility of the team and team officials to ensure players serve their respective sit outs.. If sit outs are not served when they are due, the player, coach and team will face additional sit outs, and/or penalties which can include and forfeit of games played with players in violation.
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