Non-League Paper

NEW REF POWER TO CUT DISSENT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 March 2019

Sin bins will be rolled out at Steps 5 & 6

By Jon Couch

OFFICIAL: Referees will be able to send players to a ten-minute sin bin if they show dissent

SIN BINS are to be introduced at Steps 5 and 6 next season in a bid to cut out player dissent.
Under IFAB rules, the measure has been trialled in grassroots football since last season and extended to 60 leagues this year with the original plan to widen the introduction to all Step 7 and lower next season.
But now it has been revealed by a number of Step 5 and 6 leagues that the FA have decided to fast track the use of sin bins at the lev...

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