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Protest, Discipline and Appeals
Protest & Appeals Manual
Protest Discipline and
Appeals Outline
Notice of Filing to a CYSA PAD Committee
Filing an appeal, protest or disciplinary action
What type of action are you
filing?
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An Appeal is a request for review of a
decision rendered by another body that has held a hearing.
Decisions rendered at the league level shall be appealed to your
District. District decisions shall be appealed to CYSA. Decisions
rendered by the CYSA appeals committee may be appealed to the
United States Soccer Federation (a copy of their appeal form may
be obtained by contacting USSF in Chicago, Illinois, at
312-808-1300). Appealable decisions rendered in state level
competitions (State Cup, Association Cup, Tournaments, ODP, etc.)
must be appealed to the CYSA appeals committee.
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Appeals to CYSA must be postmarked within 72
hours of receipt of the original decision. In general, the hearing
on appeal shall be closed to the public, with the Chair having the
discretion to allow the parties to participate by way of oral
argument, if deemed appropriate by the Chair. No new evidence may
be presented on appeal unless: (1) circumstances have materially
changed, or (2) new facts are discovered that were unavailable at
the time of the original hearing. In such instances, all parties
to the appeal must be given notice and an opportunity to respond.
Consideration of appeals will be limited to the specific facts,
rules, and procedures at issue.
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Protests are complaints arising out of
the misapplication of the Laws of the Game or misapplication of a
league/district/state administrative rule.
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A request for Disciplinary Action may
be filed by any member of CYSA (see PIM 96-1 of the CYSA
Constitution and By-laws). Disciplinary proceedings may be
initiated against any player, coach, team assistant, league
officer, referee or spectator. Parties against whom such
proceedings have been brought may, with a proper hearing, be
suspended, barred completely or otherwise disciplined.
Disciplinary actions include referee assault and abuse cases.
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How long will this take?
Most cases take about 30 days to complete, from
filing to hearing.
Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to speed
up this process and still give due process to both parties. There
are certain events that must happen in chronological order, with
set time periods, before your appeal can be determined. This chain
of events will be spelled out in your confirmation letter.
After your appeal has been heard, the decision
will be mailed to you within seven (7) days. Your decision letter
will include the decision, an explanation of the decision and
instructions for filing an appeal. Your appeal to US Soccer,
should you wish to pursue one, must be filed within ten (10) days
of receipt of the decision.
What do I need to include?
In any type of filing you need to include
documentation. Verbal filings will not be allowed.
If you are filing an appeal, you need to
include the CYSA filing form, documents to support your position,
copies of the documents you received as part of the initial
hearing, the filing fee and if you wish, a cover letter. All
documents that are being sent to CYSA must also be mailed to the
party whose decision you are appealing. All correspondence should
be sent via certified, return receipt mail.
If you are filing a protest, you need to
include the CYSA filing form, documents to support your position,
the filing fee of $200.00 and if you wish, a cover letter. All
correspondence should be sent via certified mail.
If you are filing a request for disciplinary
action, you must include the filing form and any documentation
that supports your request. All correspondence should be sent via
certified mail.
Where do I send the
information?
All information to be submitted should be sent
to:
1040 Serpentine Lane, Suite 201
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Attn: 1st Vice Chairman.
Additionally, all information submitted for
appeals shall also be sent to the party whose decision is being
appealed. It is recommended that all correspondence be sent via
certified return receipt mail.
Questions.
If you have any questions concerning the filing
of an action, please contact the
CYSA
1st Vice Chairman.
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