Sent off player

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Egg man

Active Member

Level 4 Referee

• Jan 25, 2025

• #1

My game was off today, so I went to watch a step 6 game as I'm aiming for my 5-4 this season.

An away team player was sent off in the first half and left the field of play. However, I noticed that after getting changed, he returned to the away dugout.

My question is: should a sent-off player be allowed in the dugout after being sent off?
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CaptainsPlease

Level 3W and

Level 4 Referee

• Jan 25, 2025

• #2

Law 12 makes this clear - 'A player, substitute or substituted player who has been sent off must leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area.'

 

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Egg man

Active Member

Level 4 Referee

• Jan 25, 2025

• #3

CaptainsPlease said:

Law 12 makes this clear - 'A player, substitute or substituted player who has been sent off must leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area.'

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Thank you, just as I thought. I was surprised to see him return.

 

santa sangria

RefChat Addict

• Jan 26, 2025

• #4

At grassroots, for a referee working alone, especially if there is a lot of action on the field, this can be very difficult to deal with.

I know some very good senior referees, in “bags on the sideline” games, they will say, this is not important, focus on the match, don’t go creating problems. I disagree and I will pack them off!

 

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Egg man

Active Member

Level 4 Referee

• Jan 26, 2025

• #5

Never easy at Grassroots level, but this was a step 6 game with ARs. Not sure the referee noticed he returned to the dugout.