TEMPORARY DISMISSALS – SIN BINS – Message from ECFA.

TEMPORARY DISMISSALS | ONLINE MATERIAL & ADDITIONAL WEBEX TRAINING

Good evening,

Following on from the Temporary Dismissal Workshops we have delivered around the county, The FA recently released some further guidance and support for all involved within the game for Temporary Dismissals. To find these guides and support, please visit The FA’s website (www.thefa.com/get-involved/respect/sin-bins) from which you can download a ‘Sin Bin Infographic’ and also access the ‘Sin Bins Online Guide’. The following link will direct you straight to the interactive online guide which can be distributed to coaches, players, parents and spectators: www.fareferees.co.uk/sin-bins.

Also, we would like to provide you with an update concerning one of the FAQs covered during the presentation around “What happens if the team go down to less than 7 players as a result of a Temporary Dismissal?” Previously the outcome was “If it is the player’s second sin bin and not permitted to return – the game will be abandoned.” However, this has been revised following guidance from IFAB and the outcome will be “Under the Laws of the Game, if the team go below 7 players for whatever reason the game will be abandoned.”

If you’ve got any further queries around Sin Bins, please get in touch with myself, George (George.Lowe@EssexFA.com), Lukas (Lukas.Wood@EssexFA.com) or Greg (Greg.Hart@EssexFA.com).

Finally, we are holding an additional training session via WebEx on Thursday 29th August 2019, starting at 7:00pm. Club secretaries connected to clubs parented to Essex FA have been contacted directly, but please feel free to distribute this information and ask anyone interested in attending to contact me in order to be supplied with the necessary link and password to attend.

Regards,

Robert CravenGovernance Administrator(Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend & Thurrock)Essex County Football AssociationThe County Office | Springfield Lyons Approach |Chelmsford | Essex | CM2 5LBT:    01245 393082E:    robert.craven@essexfa.comW:  www.essexfa.comIncorporated in Cardiff | No. 3843186