Participant Behaviour

Participant behaviour is a serious issue that is having a significant impact at the FDBA.

Following a review a number of changes have been put in place to address this ongoing issue.

This includes the recruitment and training of more senior referees (with a particular focus on our Saturday junior domestic program) and development of a new participant behaviour policy.

Coaches of junior teams are the club representative on match day and responsible for the behaviour of all of their players and associated spectators and parents.

Our referees have been instructed to communicate with coaches but will not tolerate any unacceptable behaviour.

The policy includes the introduction of automatic penalties for behavioural technical fouls and spectator ejections.

Behavioural Technical Fouls:

 Coaches and players who receive 3 or more behavioural technical fouls in a 12 month period will have the following penalty applied:

a)             3 technical fouls: automatic 2 week suspension,

b)             4 technical fouls: automatic 4 week suspension,

c)              5 technical fouls: automatic 6 week suspension,

d)             6 technical fouls: automatic 8 week suspension, and

e)             7 technical fouls: automatic 12 month suspension

Spectator Ejections:

Spectators that are removed from venues will have the following penalty applied:

a)             First offence: formal warning,

b)             Second offence: automatic 2 week suspension,

c)              Third offence: automatic 6 week suspension, and

d)             Fourth offence: automatic 12 months suspension

This policy will be in effect this Saturday 20/07/2019.

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FDBA Participant Behaviour Policy

Basketball Victoria Policies and Code of Conduct: https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/resources/association-resources/policies