A discipline panel of a minimum of three certified members will handle all cases eligible for Discipline By Review (DBR). The panel will meet as needed on Fridays.

Players or team staff receiving a red card should not skip their next game unless they have received a verdict from the panel or instructions from the league president. The panel has one week from the time of the incident to render a verdict or provide further instruction.

Valley United Soccer League (VUSL) has been delegated by Eastern Ontario Soccer (EOS) to enforce discipline for some offences.  More serious offences will be passed up to the EOS for processing. 

Discipline issued by the VUSL follows Ontario Soccer's (OS) Discipline By Review (DBR) System and applies the Standard Penalties for Misconduct (OS Section 12.0 Discipline).

If you receive a red card that you do not agree with, you have the right to request to be disciplined using the OS Discipline By Hearing (DBH) System. This letter of appeal MUST be submitted to VUSL within 3 days of receiving the red card.  Is is recommended that you find out why you received the red card before submitting an appeal. Letters are to be sent to discipline@vusl.ca.

The letter of appeal must specify your rationale for appealing the decision of the VUSL.  Your rationale must include:

a) Making a decision for which the Respondent did not have the authority or jurisdiction as set out in the applicable governing documents;
b) New facts were not available when the decision was made ;
c) Failing to properly interpret the relevant Published Rules;
d) Failing to follow procedures as laid out in the relevant Publishes Rules;
e) Making a decision that was influenced by bias
f) Alleged excessive fine, fee, bond, or suspension.

Failure to provide adequate rationale will result in your appeal being disallowed.

If you do not contact the league within 3 days of receiving the red card, the OS Standard Penalties for Misconduct will be applied using DBR system.

If, after the VUSL hearing, you disagree with the decision of the Discipline Hearing Panel, you must appeal the decision to the EOS within 14 days of the hearing notification.  For further information on this discipline process, please see the OS Discipline Policy and OS Appeals Policy.