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Office Bearers 2007/08

Disciplinary Committee: - Office Bearers and elected members

Match Secretary

ALL REFEREES APPOINTED THROUGH THE MATCH SECRETARY

Life Members

G Baird. A Robertson. B Kelly. A Lee. R McCaughey.

1         Name - The League shall be known as the Paisley & District Youth Football League and shall be affiliated to the Scottish Youth Football Association.

2         Object - The object of the League shall be to legislate for, foster, develop and improve the game of Association Football among all classes of Youth Football Clubs.

3         Admission to membership - (a) Membership is open to all invited Youth clubs. (b)  All Clubs must be members of the Scottish Youth Football Association. (c) A club which is found to be run wholly or in part for the financial gain of a person or persons, whether or not such person or persons are members of the said Club may not be eligible for membership and if in membership, such club may have its membership withdrawn.   (d) All clubs in membership must be controlled and managed by a committee approved by the Scottish Youth Football Association. This committee must be not less than two in number and at least one member of the committee shall be in possession of a current Scottish Football Association Coaching Certificate. The relevant minimum Certificate is as follows:

For clubs age 13 and over                                  Development Activities Certificate

                At least one member of the committee shall have a current First Aid Certificate or Sports Injuries

                Certificate.  These conditions as to certification must be met at the latest within two years of the club’s        

                initial acceptance into membership. The names, addresses and dates of birth of all club officials shall be

                submitted by the club when seeking membership and upon annual renewal. Any change of club official

shall be immediately notified to the Association. All club officials will be subject to vetting procedures and must adhere to the terms of the Scottish Youth FA Player Protection Policy.

Clubs who do not comply with the above criteria will not be eligible for membership. Clubs in membership who fail to comply with the criteria during the term of its membership will be reported to the SYFA and may have their membership suspended until they comply with the criteria.

                Any change of club secretary must be intimated in writing to the Association and any subsequent

appointment must be similarly notified within 48 hours to the League Secretary and the National Secretary of the S.Y.F.A. Clubs failing to properly notify such changes will be fined £10.00.

Any club wishing to make alteration to its name must first obtain the prior written consent of the National Secretary of the Scottish Youth F A

       All new clubs shall pay an entry fee of £20:00 along with their annual subscription.

4         Resignation from the League – (a) When a Club intimates its resignation from the League, such Club must notify the League Secretary and The National Secretary of The Scottish Youth F.A. in writing.   The Club must also notify their opponents and the Referee, until such time as their resignation has been accepted by the Executive Committee, and failing which they will be treated as a defaulting Club

      b) Where a team withdraws from the league during the season, neither the team or its officials will be

       admitted the following season .  All fixtures concerning that Club shall be classified as null and void   

       and points deducted from the opponents that they have played.

5         Breach of rules - For breach of any of the rules of the League, the General or Executive committee may suspend a club until the Annual General Meeting, when the retention of that club in the League shall be considered.   Any decision arrived at by the Annual General Meeting under this rule shall not be the subject of revision by a Special General Meeting convened under the terms of Rule 9.

6         Annual Subscription - The annual subscription of each team shall be fixed at the A.G.M.

7         Subscriptions - Subscriptions shall be paid no later than the September meeting. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the ensuing season’s competitions.

8         (a) Annual General Meeting - The A.G.M. shall each year in June. The agenda shall be as follows: - 1) Minutes of the previous A.G.M. 2) Chairman’s report. 3) General Secretary’s report. 4) Treasurer’s report. 5) Annual Subscription. 6) Match Secretary’s report. 7) Election of Office Bearers.8) Alterations to Constitution & Rules. 9) Election of Disciplinary Committee. 10) Appointment of auditors. 11) Admission of clubs. 12) Formation of Leagues. 13) A.O.C.B. (b) Items for discussion at the A.G.M. must be lodged with the General Secretary no later than the 31^st May & should be seconded by two clubs in membershi

9         Special General Meeting  - On a requisition signed by six clubs in membership, stating the business to be considered & accompanied by a deposit of £150 which may be forfeited if that meeting so decides, the General Secretary shall convene a Special General Meeting. Seven days notice shall be given to member clubs of such a meeting stating the business to be dealt with.

10    Office Bearers - These shall consist of the President, Vice Presidents (2), Treasurer, General  

Secretary  & Match Secretary.. Vacancies occurring may be filled at the A.G.M. All retiring Office Bearers shall be eligible for re-election. A member of the Committee shall act as a delegate to the Scottish Youth Football Association

       11   Management - The management of the League shall be vested in a General Committee, consisting of                  

              the office-bearers and registered representatives from each Club in the League (except where a Club is  

              represented by an office-bearer).   Each Club shall be entitled to send two registered representatives to

              all General Meetings, but shall have only one vote.

12      General Meetings - These shall be held on the first Monday of each month whenever possible. All

               clubs are required to send a representative to these meetings. Each club shall have one vote. Such

meetings shall be chaired by the President or by one of the Vice Presidents. In the event of all three  

being absent, a temporary Chairman may be nominated from the body of the hall.

13     Disciplinary Committee - This committee shall consist of the office bearers plus elected

representatives from the member clubs. This committee shall meet as required to deal with the business pending. The committee has the power to deal with as they see fit, any player, club official or club reported to it.

14   Co-option - The Disciplinary Committee has the power to co-opt from the General Meeting additional

members if the consider it beneficial or necessary to the operation of the League or to fill any vacancy.

15    Finance - Funds shall be lodged in a bank account in the name of the League. Operation of the bank

account to be by the Treasurer and either President or General Secretary. The Treasurer shall present a financial report at each monthly meeting and a financial statement at the A.G.M. The accounts of the League shall be audited annually by persons appointed at the A.G.M. Books of the League close on the 31^st May.  

        16   Absence from meetings - Clubs failing to be represented at a General Meeting shall be liable to a

fine of £5 to cover administration costs unless written apologies are received by the General Secretary, along with a pre-addressed, stamped envelope to allow the League to forward fixtures & other information to such clubs. Clubs failing to comply with this request may be called before the Disciplinary Committee of the League.

17     Competitions - The composition of the League shall be decided at the A.G.M. or at the latest the August meeting by the relevant Match Secretary in agreement with the majority of the team secretaries present for each and relevant age group. Should two or more teams finish a League with the same amount of points then play-offs involving said teams must take place. Goals scored, goal difference etc., or the results between the teams during the season will not count.

18   Trophies - All trophies are the property of the League Cups & trophies must be returned to the General

Secretary 28 days after being won. Failure to do so will result in the club/team being fined the cost of a replacement cup/trophy. the cost of a replacement trophy. Clubs/teams can on application to the General Secretary have any cups/trophies won for presentation nights etc. The League shall have such cups/trophies engraved at an engraver of their choice. Any cost of engraving shall be borne by the winning club. Two registered committee members of the winning club/team shall sign a receipt for all cups/trophies won. They shall receive a copy of receipt. The General Secretary will retain a second copy of the receipt.

19     Fixtures - The Match Secretary shall notify all fixtures. No fixture may be altered without the consent of the Match Secretary. The General Secretary in conjunction with the relevant Match Secretary will decide on requests for cancellations. A team who wins a League match shall receive three points. Teams who draw a League match will receive one point each. Teams who lose a League match will receive no points. Unless in exceptional circumstances, requests for cancellations must be made to the General Secretary at least 7 days before the fixure is scheduled.

       20    Results - Failure to notify the Match Secretary of a result by the time arranged with him will result in

an automatic fine of £10, notice that will be given to the General Secretary. The General Secretary will inform the club that they are being fined and they must pay it within seven days of it being imposed. Clubs/teams who fail to pay fines timeously will be lettered by the General Secretary and have a further £10 administration fee per letter levied

21     Duration of play - (a) All matches will be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as adopted by the Scottish Football Association Ltd., but with this one exception, that prior to the start of the match, clubs may mutually agree to play two equal periods of not less than thirty five minutes duration. A statement to that effect being signed on the back of the team line by the respective team captains. (b) In the under Nineteen & seventeen age groups the duration of play shall be of two equal periods of forty-five minutes subject to the provision in paragraph (a). (c) In the under  sixteen & fifteen age groups the duration of play shall be two equal periods of forty minutes subject to the provision in paragraph (a). (d) In the fourteen & thirteen age groups the duration of play shall be of two equal periods of thirty five minutes subject to the provision in paragraph (a). (e) The full duration of play must be played in all cup-ties. (f) Knock out cup-ties must be played to a finish at the first time of asking. Extra time to be played if both teams are level at the end of normal time. Penalty kicks will be taken from the penalty mark as laid down by the International Football Board if both teams are still level at the end of extra time. (g) Duration of extra time is as follows: Age 19 &, 17s 15 minutes each way, 16s 15s, 14s & 13s age groups, 10 minutes each way.

22      Notification of opponents - Home club secretaries shall notify their opponents by letter or a telephone call of the venue, kick-off time, travel directions & colours, not less than 72 hours before the match. Where the Match Secretary has allocated the home club a referee the home club shall notify him in a similar fashion. Contact your referee early & if necessary call him back with the venue etc.

23     Referees - Referee’s fees shall be fixed annually at the A.G.M. The referee shall have his fee shared equally by both clubs. The referee’s fee shall be paid before the commencement of the match and given to the referee along with team lines. Referees may only be appointed by the General Secretary or the appropriate match secretary. Teams failing to comply with this shall have result declared null and void. Where no referee has been appointed or the referee fails to turn up the home club is responsible for supplying an adult to referee the match, except in the 19, 17 & 16s age groups when the game shall be cancelled. In such cases the Match Secretary shall inquire as to the reasons why the allocated referee was not available. Clubs found to be abusing this rule will be dealt with by the Disciplinary Committee.

24     Unfulfilled fixtures - The Disciplinary Committee shall investigate the reason for non-fulfilment of any fixture and if the reasons are deemed to be unsatisfactory, the defaulting club shall forfeit the points and pay the referee’s fee in full. In addition a fine up to but not exceeding £100 may be imposed, the whole or part of which may be awarded to the aggrieved club. All fixtures will be played on the dates set out by the Match Secretary unless either club has a Scottish Cup Tie outstanding when the onus of notifying the Match Secretary will be on the club or clubs involved.

25     Team Lines – (a) In all games, two copies of team lines must be handed to the referee prior to the commencement of the game. Team lines shall be completed in ink giving the players Full Name, Address, Postal Code, Place of Registration, Player Registration Number (if known) & Date of Birth. All team lines should quite clearly show Substitutes and any Trialists playing (b) Failure to comply with (a) will result in a fine of £1.00 per omission.

26     Colours – Where colours of opposing teams are similar, the away club shall change unless mutually agreed otherwise.

27     Conduct – Managers must discipline their teams on sportsmanship. Club officials will be responsible for the conduct of their players & supporters & for ensuring that the referee is not molested. When it can be proved that spectators in a match under the auspices of the League, conducted themselves in such a manner as to interfere with the players or referee, causing the match to be stopped or abandoned the Disciplinary Committee has the power to order the game to be re-played on another ground & to take any further action it deems necessary.

All players, officials, parents and  spectators of a team must occupy the opposite touchline from their opponents.

In no circumstances is alcohol permitted on the touchline or in the dressing room at any match played under the auspices of the League or SYFA

28     Field offences - (a) Players cautioned on four occasions within the League or as notified to this League by other associations, will be suspended for two games under advice from the General Secretary. A second batch of four cautions received by the same player will result in a four game suspension. A third batch of four cautions will result in a six game suspension. Appeals against cautions should be sent to the General Secretary within four days excluding Sundays of the date of the caution was received. (b) A Club/team who has player(s) cautioned during a match shall be fined the sum of £1 per caution. The General Secretary shall advise teams of fines on a monthly basis. Such fines shall be payable within seven days of receipt of the letter from the General Secretary. (c) A club/team who has a player ordered off or appearing before the Disciplinary Committee & who is subsequently found guilty of the offence(s) for which they were cited on will be fined the sum of £10. (d) A club/team who has an official/club member reported to or appears before the Disciplinary Committee & who is subsequently found guilty of the offence(s) for which they were cited on will be fined the sum of £25. Clubs/teams who fail to pay fines timeously will be lettered by the General Secretary and have a further £10 administration fee per letter levied

                All decisions of the Disciplinary Committee will be notified to the S.Y.F.A. within seven days.    

29     Communications to clubs - Clubs failing to reply to communications from League officials (necessitating a reply) within seven days of notification will be automatically fined the sum of £10. All communications to the League necessitating a reply must enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope.

30     Protests – (a) All protests pertaining to ground, kick off time  & other appurtenances of the game must be formally intimated to the referee & the captain of the opposing team at the time of the alleged violation of the rules takes place. If this does not satisfy, then a written protest should be submitted after the match. (b) Protests arising from (a) & concerning the eligibility of players must be forwarded to the General Secretary within seventy two hours excluding Sunday by registered or recorded delivery letter accompanied by a cheque or postal order to the value of £10. A verbatim copy of the letter should be sent in the same fashion to the club protested against within the same time limit. (c) On receipt of a protest, a club shall reply within seven days to the General Secretary by registered or recorded mail stating their defence. Failure to do so may result in the protest being heard in the absence of a defence.

31     Complaints – Complaints against a club should be sent to the General Secretary with a verbatim copy being sent to the club concerned. On receipt of the same, the club protested against should reply to the General Secretary stating their defence.

32     Claims for points – Such claims occur e.g. when an opponent fails to appear, lack of notification of fixture or when a game failed to take place due to the alleged negligence of opponents etc. Such claims should be forwarded to the General Secretary by registered or recorded letter within three days excluding Sunday following its occurrence, accompanied by a claim fee of £10.  A verbatim copy of the letter should be sent in the same fashion to the opponents.

33     Appeals – Any Club, player registered or club official may appeal to the Appeals Committee of the S.Y.F.A. against the decision of the League affecting such club, player or registered club official. Such appeals shall be dispatched to the National Secretary of the SYFA Hampden Park Glasgow G42 9BF by registered or recorded delivery letter & in duplicate within seven days (excluding Sunday) of receipt of written notice of the decision of the League & accompanied by a deposit of £30 for a player or in the case of any other appellant it shall be £60.00. The deposit may be forfeited if the Appeals Committee so decides. The grounds of the appeal must be specifically stated and if the Appeals Committee considers the appeal to be of a trivial or frivolous nature the appellant may be liable to a financial levy the scale of which shall be fixed annually by the Appeals Committee.

34     Alterations to the Constitution – No alteration to the Constitution & Rules of the League can be made except at the A.G.M. or a Special General Meeting called for that purpose. Alterations to the Constitution & Rules may only be made on a two-thirds majority of those present & eligible to vote.

35     Girls playing football – (a) That clubs in membership who are entering the thirteen’s age group & have as players female members must appoint an adult female (18 years old or over) to their committee to be responsible for the safety & treatment of injuries of female players. Clubs must register female members in the same manner as males & they will be subject to the rules of the League & Disciplinary Committee. (b) Where females are taking part in matches, whether they are League, Cup-Ties or friendly matches they must be provided with separate & secluded changing & washing facilities. Each club will be responsible for the presence of an adult female committee member to oversee the female players and as such MUST be present in the dressing rooms at ALL TIMES whilst in use before the rooms are vacated for the duration of the game & at the females conclusion of their part of the match. (c) Training facilities must also meet the requirements of paragraphs (a) & (b). (d) Transport of female members to & from matches must be by separate transport except where a P.S.V. or mini-bus type of transport is provided & the adult female committee member can oversee her charges. (e) Treatment of injuries whether at matches or training MUST be supervised by the adult female responsible to either of the competing clubs.

36     Property – The property, effects & funds of the League howsoever derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the League, & no portion thereof shall be paid, transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever by way of profit to the members of the League. If upon the winding up or dissolution of the League there remains after the satisfaction of all its debts & liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall be given or transferred to some other organisation(s) having similar objects of this League. Such organisation(s) to be determined by the members of the League by resolution passed at a General Meeting at or before the dissolution, and if and so far as effect cannot be given to such provision then to some charitable organisation.

37     All items not covered by this Constitution will be dealt with according to the rules and constitution of the Scottish Youth Football Association.        

General Meeting dates for season 2007/08

 13^th August 2007, 3rd September 2007, 1st October 2007, 5^th November 2007, 3rd December 2007, 7^th January 2008, 4th February 2008, 3rd March 2008, 7^th April 2008, 12^th May 2008 & 2nd June 2008 Annual General Meeting.

All meetings will be held in the Renfrew Town Hall, Renfrew at 7pm

Memoranda

1         All correspondence to the General/Match Secretary & Treasurer etc, which necessitates a reply must contain a pre addressed stamped envelope. Failure to comply will mean no reply will be sent.

2         Tours, tournaments & friendly matches – Permission to play against clubs not in membership of the S.Y.F.A. or out-with Scotland must be obtained from this League. The League will then make application your behalf to the S.Y.F.A. Clubs participating in International Tournaments require insurance cover. An early application should be made. Permission is only granted providing that the friendly match or tournament does not interfere with competitions organised by this League.

3         Sponsorship on shirts etc., – It shall not be permissible in any match at 19’s level or under played under the auspices of the Scottish Youth Football Association, for football strips, track suits or other apparel to display the name or logo or brand of a sponsor which can be associated directly with alcohol, tobacco or gambling product or other such advertisement the Executive Committee of the Scottish Youth Football Association shall consider inappropriate to youth football  (See Rule 76 of current S.Y.F.A. Constitution).

4         Results must be telephoned to the Match Secretary no later that 6pm on day of match & by 10pm if playing a mid-week match. Failure to do so will mean you will incur an automatic £10 fine under rule 18 on the Constitution.

Telephone calls will not be taken before 9:30am or after 9:30pm.

Rules

1         Registration – All players playing in the League must be registered on an official registration form. A print out of registered players will be returned to each club as soon as possible as evidence of player registration. A club may register twenty two players at any one time. The closing date for player registration is 31^st of March of the current season for cup-ties. (b) A player can play in four league games as a trialist before being registered. A team in any one game can use four trialists. The word trialist MUST appear on the team lines.  Trialists are not allowed in knock out cup-ties. (c) Ensuring the accuracy of all information on registration forms & team lines is the sole responsibility of each team secretary. (d) Member clubs may not approach or sanction approaches on their behalf to a player registered with another club in the current playing season.

2         Substitutes – In all matches the substitution of players will be permitted in accordance with the following stipulations, which must be adhered to; 13’s to 19’s age groups - 5 substitutes from 5 named substitutes. At all age groups up to and including 19’s level, players substituted are available to retake the field of play at a later time in the match. The substitutes’ names, addresses, dates of birth etc., must appear on the team list and be numbered respectively. The referee will record on the team list the names and number of the substitutes who actually participated in the match. Named substitutes who do not enter the field of play will not be considered to be cup tied.

3         Kick off – Kick off time shall be 9.30 am or 2pm as appropriate to age group

4         Ball – In all matches both teams must supply a playable size 5 leather football. Except in 13s where a size 4 leather football shall be used. The referee shall decide the ball to be used in the match.

5         Age limits – The qualifying dates for season 2007/08 are: - Age 13 born on or after 1^st January 1995, Age 14 born on or after 1^st January 1994. Age 15 born on or after 1^st January 1993, Age 16 born on or after 1^st January1992, Age 17 born on or after 1^st January 1991 & Age 19 born on or after 1^st January 1989.

6         League cup games – Trialists are allowed to play in Sectional League Cup matches. Trialists will not be allowed at or beyond the semi-final stages. In the knock out stages of this or any other knock out competition a player can only play for one team. In knock-out competitions, NO Trialists are permitted.