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ioural issue. The other offences, some grass-roots level people will see the play-
would argue, are part and parcel of the er walking off, will know we are using
game and Dissent has an impact on peo- sin bins and understand what happens.
ple’s enjoyment and by that I don’t just Training officials is an important part.
mean referees, other people don’t like it A reason why the pilot was a success is
either. The amount of cautions for dis- because we spent time training the clubs
sent at grass-roots level the season before and referees and we’re doing exactly the
accounted for 73,500 yellow cards. So 25 same this year.
per cent, one in four, were for dissent. We
want to change that behaviour. Are players still
Everyone has a part to play in it. Sin bins fined?
are part of the solution but they aren’t
the complete solution. Clubs have to take Sin bins are in-
their responsibility in educating their tended to have an
players to not argue with the referees. immediate impact
What we’ve found with sin bins is that and the player
is exactly what clubs are doing. They are serves their sanc-
policing it themselves, either the man- tion there and
agers or the players, by seeing it impacts then. If a player
their enjoyment and their ability to com- learns from that
pete with 11 players on the park. we will not attach to their yellow card the
£10 administration fee.
How will the official communicate it? The offence is still reported as normal.
What have referees been told about It’s important we have those figures to
it? see how it’s working. But it’s also used for
the continual misconduct of players and
It’s a yellow card offence so a yellow card still goes towards the player’s record. So
is shown. Some people believe a differ- a sin bin still counts as one yellow card
ent colour card will assist but that’s not in towards the 5, 10, 15 totting up process.
our right to introduce that. We are gov-
erned by the IFAB laws of the game. They What do you hope it will achieve?
are responsible for the world game and
I’m sure they will take on our feedback. If players learn at a very young age that
But as it stands at the moment, the ref- you’re not going to gain anything by ar-
eree will issue a yellow card and point guing with the match official, hopefully
to the side of the pitch. We found dur- as they progress in their career it won’t be
ing the pilot that, while some are of the part of their game.
opinion a different colour card will assist
for the communication for spectators, at Click for information on sin bins