PAD Reporting
There are three separate reports that are all reviewed and ruled on by the NorCal PAD Committee. Please make sure that you fill out the appropriate form to ensure that it gets to the proper place.
PAD Incident Report
The PAD Incident Report is used to report violations of the NorCal Code of Ethics or issues between clubs, such as recruiting or field issues, that can not be resolved between club leadership. NorCal believes that club leaders are usually best positioned to solve issues between clubs, and often find better solutions than NorCal can. As such we strongly encourage club directors to speak directly regarding any issue with another club before bringing it to NorCal’s attention. If no resolution can be found between club leadership, the club may file a PAD Incident Report for NorCal to weigh in and issue a decision. A PAD Incident Report may only be filed by a club’s President, Executive Director, or Director of Coaching/ Technical Director.
Match Report
The Match Report should be completed by the visiting team following every NorCal match and is used to gather data on NorCal matches, as well as to report any issues related to a NorCal game, such as a game protest or forfeit. A PAD Match Report should be filled out by a team official associated with the team in question (Coach or Manager).
The NorCal League Office will meet weekly to review and rule on all Match Reports. If filed by 3 pm on Monday, you can expect to receive a ruling before noon on Friday of the same week.
How to File a PAD Match Report
If a Match Report is filled out by one of your opponents, you will receive a notification once there is a comment entered in the chat in the form of a ruling from NorCal, or a request for response. Once notified you will have 48 hours to respond via the form chat feature before NorCal issues a ruling. If no response is given, the PAD Match Committee will proceed with a decision based on the information available to it at the time.
How to View/ Respond to a PAD Match Report
Once the committee has issued a ruling, the report will be closed, and a notification will be sent to all parties informing them that a ruling has been made, along with instructions on how to view the ruling and information on the appeal process.
Red Cards
Red Cards are all reported within the NorCal App. Referees no longer need to fill out a separate report to report red cards within NorCal matches.
For send-offs, once the referee of the match has reported the red card, the NorCal League Office will review the report and issue a suspension for the player or coach based on the NorCal Disciplinary Matrix. The suspension will be communicated via email to the club President, DOC and team coach and manager. The suspended player or coach will be unavailable for selection within the NorCal App for matches that they are suspended for.
Referee Match Report
A NorCal Referee Match Report should be filled out by the referee for a match that needs to be reported to NorCal, such as:
- Game Abandonment
- Mass Confrontation
- Sideline Issues
- Discriminatory Behavior
- Serious Injury
- Other issues as needed
Referees are required to fill out a Referee Match Report within 48 hours of a match that had an incident.
How to View Referee Match Report
