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SEC [1]. BIGFOOTY SPECIFIC
Basic Conduct and Etiquette - Bigfooty (breaches subject to disciplinary measures from site moderators/admin/owners)
1A) No attacks on the basis of a poster's Race, Ethnicity and Nationality, Cultural or Religious Background
1B) No attacks on the basis of a poster's Sexual Orientation, Age, Gender, personal circumstances etc.
1C) No Abuse
Using serious abuse (very coarse, threatening or demeaning language) towards a person or persons will not be condoned on this site.
1D) No Profanity and Smut
Our community is held to BigFooty Rule 5 (see below). Sweet F.A moderators may hand out warnings and/or day off bans for breaching this rule.
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Post that contain videos, images or text that contain profanity, not safe for work material or avoid the swear filter are some of which apply to this rule. If you are unsure, please seek the advice of a Moderator or if you're in doubt, take another route. Innuendo is fine, just do not overdo it.
1E) Abide By Bigfooty Site Terms of Service at all times
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/help/terms
SEC [2]. SFA SPECIFIC
Basic Conduct and Etiquette - SFA
2A) Abuse
This is a game, attack the persona all you want but don't attack the person behind the persona. This is the most essential rule in the SFA. The line is the same here as anywhere on BigFooty so don't cross it. All posting on the Sweet FA board may be subject to in-game disciplinary measures by the board moderators depending on severity of the offense and history of the poster. Any penalties will be served on top of any Bigfooty site measures/discplinary actions if any of SEC [1] is breached. The line between person and persona should never be breached, and if in doubt the post can be cleared by a moderator.
2B) Main Sweet F.A Board Threads
The administrator and moderators reserve the right to delete, merge with an appropriate thread, or move to a sub-forum any threads created that are devoid of quality, effort, relevance or significance at their discretion. If a player is unsure what threads are appropriate on the main Sweet F.A board they should check with the administrator and/or moderators.
SEC [3]. SWEET FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FRAMEWORK
3A) The Sweet F.A. is comprised of 12 teams, namely:
Baghdad Bombers (BOM)
Coney Island Warriors (CIW)
Dragons FFC (DRA)
Fighting Furies FFC (FUR)
East Side Hawks (ESH)
Gold City Royals (GCR)
Gumbies FFC (GUM)
Las Vegas Bears (LVB)
Mount Buller Demons (MBD)
Roys FFC (ROY)
Sin City Swamprats (SCS)
West Coast Wonders (WON)
These are the names and abbreviations as used in all official records
3B) League Administration
The Sweet F.A is operated in Season 30 by the Administrator, NaturalDisaster, the simulation team consisting of Barrybran & Dingster, and a committee of 12 consisting of a single representative of each team as listed in 3A.
The role of the Administrator is to set the framework of the season in regards to dates, fixtures, rules and composition of the league; To ensure that the games are simulated and posted within the agreed and regular timeframes; And to liaise and consult with the Clubs via the Committee in regards to enforcement of the Rules
The role of the simulation team is to fairly and without favour or prejudice, simulate the games each week in consultation with the Administrator.
The role of the Committee is to bring forth matters of concern to the league, to co-ordinate and consult with the Administrator on all matters of importance to the league and to fully represent their individual clubs in the decision-making process
SEC [4]. SQUAD MANAGEMENT/PLAYER MOVEMENT
4A) Initial Squad Submission
A valid player list or 'squad' must be submitted by a representative of each team prior to the deadline set by the administration in the nominated squad submission thread.
A valid squad submission post contains:
- a list of minimum 22 players and maximum 27 players
- a list of changes from the previous season's final squad which denotes both the additions ("Ins") and subtractions ("Outs")
- an identifying characteristic of the team other than the poster.
4B) Squad Changes
If a change is required to a team list for any addition or subtraction it must be noted in a post in the current season's squad submission thread.
The change must include alteration to the player list, and the list of any additions ("Ins") and subtractions ("Outs")
The initial squad submission must be altered (preferred) or re-posted (if original poster unavailable) to reflect these changes.
Squad changes are considered complete once both of these above actions have been carried out.
Any players involved in squad changes are unable to be named in a team sheet for the new team until a valid change has been completed.
Any players that have closed or permanently banned accounts are not considered to be active and therefore those players must be removed from the submitted squad and the squad minimum criteria must still be met.
A player may only have one account as a listed player in the Sweet FA. No aliases allowed. A minimum 8 game suspension applies for a breach.
Failure to adhere to these Rules will be punished under Sec[6] of these Rules, as determined by the Administrator.
4C) Trades
May only occur during the trade period/s specified by the Administrator. Trades must be player/s for player/s, and the player/s must have been listed in a squad prior to the trade period. Both clubs and player/s must agree to the trade for it to take place. Trades must then be approved by the admin, and changes to the Squads must be noted in the Squad Submission thread. It is at this stage that the trade becomes official.
4D) Eligibility to sign players
Unrestricted Free Agency
Unrestricted free agency occurs between seasons from the grand final to squad submission date. Free agents may only be signed with permission. Player movement between clubs is unrestricted with permission of the player. Players who are new to the league signed during the offseason are required to either make a post in the signup thread or the team thread of their chosen club before officially being added to the squad. Any player movement not specified in the rules is not considered legal. In the event of uncertainty, the club must contact the administrator for consideration with the committee.
Restricted Free Agency (In-Season)
After the squad submission deadline, listed players are contracted to their club. However, any players delisted during the season (that were on the original squad) can be signed as a delisted free agent by any other club (including the original club)
- The player must enter the team sign up thread and the same process applies as if the they were a new or returning player to the Sweet FA.
- They only qualify for RFA if they have been delisted by their club, not if they have walked out.
- If a delisted player does not qualify for Restricted Free Agency they must either be re-signed by their original club for that season (if freely agreed by both parties) or wait a minimum of 8 weeks (and no closer than 4 weeks before finals) before applying to the committee to sign with another club.
- if a player and a club reach a disagreement and the club is forced to delist the player then that player should sit out four weeks regardless of the time of delistment in the season.
- Restricted Free Agency eligibility ends four rounds prior to finals.
- The administrator must approve the signing of any delisted player by his/her new team and reserves the right to defer to the committee for any further discussion should it be required.
- Players who wish to leave a club during a season, but are denied this right by the club refusing to delist them, may appeal to the Committee for consideration by sending a PM to the Admin. The case will then be discussed in Committee, and a simple majority vote will determine if the club will be forced to release the player
- Players can only be eligible for RFA once per season
The official process for signing players during the season under the new/returning category is that a player who posts an intention to join the league, by posting in the signup thread during a season, will be required to complete the Application form as below:
The official process for signing players during the season under RFA or new/returning is a player who posts an intention to join the league by posting in the signup thread during a season will be required to complete the Application form as below:
FORM:
Name (your BigFooty username):
Preferred Position 1:
Preferred Position 2:
Preferred Position 3:
Number:
Height:
Weight:
Preferred Team (if you have one):
State (optional):
How did you hear about the Sweet F.A?:
Teams may then bid publicly or privately for their services, and the applicant should engage with the bidding teams. If a player nominated a club in the sign up form, then the nominated club is free to sign them after 24 hrs, provided no adjustments to the nominated club have been made in this time period. Any disputes between teams regarding who the player has joined after the 24 hour period must be clarified by the player themselves before they can be added to a squad list. The 24 hour period rule can be waived, only if the team does not have enough eligible players to fill the team and less than 24 hours remains until the teamsheet deadline.
SEC [5]. TEAM SUBMISSION
5A) Submission Rules
The deadline for team sheet submission is the Thursday 11:59 PM Melbourne Time before a match unless stated otherwise by the Administrator
- Team sheets must be displayed in a logical format that is comprehensible by the game simmers. Each positional line {e.g. B, HB, C, HF, F, Foll, INT} must be defined clearly and in case of positional changes the specific positions must be communicated in the listed changes. The only acceptable format is:
B: BP – FB – BP
HB: HBF – CHB – HBF
C: W – C – W
HF: HFF – CHF – HFF
F: FP – FF – FP
FOLL: RU – RR – RO
INT: INT – INT
CHANGES:HB: HBF – CHB – HBF
C: W – C – W
HF: HFF – CHF – HFF
F: FP – FF – FP
FOLL: RU – RR – RO
INT: INT – INT
- All positional changes from the previous round MUST be noted correctly in the Team Sheet Submission, including swapping from LHS positions to RHS positions
- Teams must contain 20 eligible players, and be submitted in a single post in the Official Team Sheet Submission Thread each round.
- The team submission post must carry a uniquely team identifying characteristic, (eg team logo) and the correct round number.
- Maliciously hindering the simmers from doing their jobs, by any deliberate acts to alter the team sheet such that simmers have additional difficulty in reading using them, will not be tolerated.
5B) Eligibility
Players are subject to eligibility rules as per rule 3. If a player becomes ineligible after the team sheet submission deadline (rule 4) they will be allowed to play the match they are named in and will be considered ineligible for any subsequent matches after that. Players that receive BigFooty site bans (red cards) should not be named in team sheets where possible. Players who receive 'Day Off' bans or Infractions which accumulate points, will only be considered ineligible for one match should it be a direct result of breaching rule SEC[1] or 2A on the SFA Board and should not be named in team sheets where possible. All other day off bans will be not render players ineligible.
More than one ban given for breaches of SEC[1] or 2A of Sweet FA rules in one season will result in the offending player ruled ineligible for individual awards of that season.
Should a club claim to have been unaware of a banned player, the Administrator reserves the right to waive a penalty.
An eligible player must have an active BigFooty account by the submission deadline. Closed or permanently banned accounts are not consider to be active and therefore those players must be removed from the submitted squad and the squad minimum criteria must still be met.
5C) Team Validity
In the event that two or more team sheets are posted, the simmers will use the most recent team sheet submitted before the deadline by the clubs captain or co-captain. Should a club have both co-captains post a team sheet, the latest team sheet will be used. If neither captain or co-captain have submitted a team sheet, the simmers will use the latest team sheet submitted by any player listed by the club.
In the event of no team being posted by the deadline the simmers must use the previous weeks team sheet except for round one matches where the team must provide a new team sheet urgently.
SEC [6]. PENALTIES
The Administrator shall apply the following penalties for breaches of the Rules under Sections 4 and 5 as above.
6A) High impact
The following list of offences will result in a 2 point deduction in league standings, and 1 game suspension for a team’s listed captain(s):
- Failing to submit a valid initial squad and changes in the squad submission thread by deadline as per 4A
- Failing to satisfy the minimum initial squad list requirement (22 eligible players) as per 4A
- Failing to satisfy the minimum team list requirement in season (20 eligible players) as per 4A
- Failure to submit a complete team sheet in the submission thread by the deadline as per 5A
- Editing the team sheet after team sheet deadline as per 5A
- Deliberately hindering the simulation team through disregard of 5A, 5B and/or 5C.
The following list of offences will result in a 1 game suspension for a team’s listed captain(s), and any offending player:
- Failing to satisfy the maximum squad list requirement in season (27 eligible players) as per 4A
- Incorrect squad changes as per 4B
- Incorrect player signing as per 4C and 4D
- Incorrect positional changes on a team sheet as per 5A
- Naming an ineligible player on a team sheet as per 5B
The following list of offences will result in a suspended 1 game suspension for a team’s listed captain(s), and any offending player:
- Incorrect spelling of player names in a team sheet as per 5A
- Incorrect team sheet formatting as per 5A
- Any post in the squad submission thread notifying a squad change that did not occur as per 4A & 4B
6D) Penalty Impact in Finals
During the Sweet F.A. Finals Series the High Impact penalty will change to a 2 goal penalty in the team’s next game within the Finals Series, and 1 game suspension for a team’s listed captain(s).
Any suspension occurring within the Finals Series, where the team has no more games, will be served at the next valid regular season game.
6E) Appeals
If players or teams wish to dispute raised penalties, they may submit appeals by post in this thread, by private message, or by committee representative to the league administration which describes mitigating evidence.
The league administration will outline the evidence to the committee who will vote on the outcome.
Committee representatives of teams directly affected by the penalty will be excluded from voting.
In the event of a tie, the league administration will provide the deciding vote.
Should a club claim to have been unaware of a banned player, the administrator reserves the right to waive a penalty without presenting to the committee.
6F) Notification
The administration will notify the league of the raising of all valid penalties within 24 hours of being made aware of violations via a post within this thread.
The administration will make subsequent posts confirming either or all of:
- the acceptance of a penalty
- that an appeal has been made per 6E, and the origin of the appeal
- the result of any appeal, and the applied penalty
6G) End of season award eligibility
More than one suspension given for breaches of rules in SEC [1] or SEC [2] in one season will result in the offending player ruled ineligible for awards of that season.
SEC [7]. BRINGING THE GAME INTO DISREPUTE
If a player's or teams actions are having a profoundly negative effect on the experience and functioning of the league, or against the spirit of the Sweet F.A and attempting to and/or succeeding in undermining the integrity of the competition, then the committee and the admin will convene in the tribunal to decide on a suitable punishment. Penalties will range from an official warning to match suspension/s, depending on the severity of the offence as adjudicated by the Administrator and the Committee.
Any Committee member may formally lay a charge against another SFA player or team whom they believe is in Disrepute, by stating in the Committee room that they wish to charge the party or parties with disrepute, with reasons, and if this charge is accepted by 1/3, IE AT LEAST 4, of Committee members, then the charge and possible penalties will be voted upon by the entire Committee. A indisputable majority of 7 votes is required to uphold a BTGID charge.
SEC [8]. THE SWEET FA TRIBUNAL
The Sweet FA Tribunal is defined as the appointed Committee representatives from each of the 12 clubs, chaired by the Administrator. The Administrator does not vote in tribunal decisions.
The tribunal has three main functions:
- If a captain or player is handed down a penalty relating to Sec 5 & 6 by the Administrator, a captain has the right to appeal the decision to the tribunal. They can do this by informing the Administrator via a Private Message (or a clear public statement). The Administrator will then commence the tribunal hearing whereby the committee representatives vote on whether to overturn the decision. The decision can be only overturned with a majority vote in the tribunal.
- All charges under Section 7 will be voted on by the entire tribunal, and an indisputable majority vote of 7 is required to uphold any charges. The punishments will then be discussed and voted upon separately.
SEC [9]. ADMINISTRATOR DECISIONS
The Administrator reserves the right to add to the rules as the season progresses including, if deemed necessary, in response to the actions of players or captains. The new rule may be applied retrospectively if a majority of committee members vote to apply penalties to the offending player, captain or team. If any player or captain is unaware of the specifics of any rule or believes there is a situation not covered by the rules, it is their responsibility to seek approval from the administrator or find themselves subject to SEC 8.
SEC [10]. ADMINISTRATOR CONDUCT
10A) Abuse Of Power & Incompetence
If a player feels the administrator is blatantly abusing their power or failing to fulfil the duties then they may contact all SFA captains stating their case:
- If the half of Committee (6/12) believe the Administrator is corrupt or incompetent they obtain the right to open an application process for any potential challengers to the Administrator position. A Committee vote will take place within two weeks on whether the Administrator retains the position or the challenger is preferred.
- If the significant majority of Committee (9/12) in the belief that the Administrator is corrupt or incompetent they can forcibly remove the Administrator of their position and open an application process for a new Administrator immediately. A spokesperson within the Committee will be appointed by the representatives as a caretaker Administrator during this process. The ousted Administrator cannot apply.
10B) Veto Of An Executive Decision
If a significant portion of the Committee believe that the Administrator has made a decision that will have a negative and long-term effect on the league, any Committee member can propose a veto. If the proposal is seconded by another two Committee representatives, then a vote involving the entire Committee is to take place. A majority vote of seven will allow the Committee to block or reverse an Administrator's decision.
SEC [11]. CLUB IDENTITY
11A) New Clubs
Anybody wishing to enter a new side into the Sweet F.A. must apply to be admitted into the Sweet F.A. Anyone interested in applying must contact the administrator who will set out a criteria that usual includes various club details around identity/concept, required no. of players at initial and final stages, deadlines and list composition. Upon a final bid being presented, the Administrator will present the bid to Committee for voting, whereupon a majority vote of 7 will be required to accept or reject the bid/s. Should a majority verdict not be reached, the Administrator will cast the final and deciding vote.
The following is regarded as the minimum criteria for admission.
- No club will be admitted once a season has commenced.
- New teams must make a formal submission to the Administrator at least one month prior to the league commencing for a new season.
- Applications can be made during a season but the new club will not be admitted until the following season.
- Team composition must be at minimum 40% new or unlisted players
- The recruitment of players for the incoming team must not have a material damaging effect on any existing club
- The new club must demonstrate sustainability and intent to become a fully-functioning member of the league
If an official expansion bid launched the previous season and was unsuccessful in gaining admission into the league for the current season. The leader of the bid may invoke the Bid Continuation Clause prior to the commencement of the current season to bid for admission for the following season. When this clause is invoked, the "new and unlisted players" recruited for purposes of involvement in expansion in its initial bid will still be treated as "new and unlisted players" regardless of whether they partake in the current season for another club.
11B) REBRANDINGS/RELOCATIONS/RENAMING OF VANUES
Anybody that wishes to change the brand, location or home venue of a club shall contact the administrator stating the rationale for the change. The change will be official upon the Administrator's approval.
SEC [12]. MATCH VALIDITY
All matches simulated and posted by the league's simmer/s (or other authorised persons) will be deemed final unless a situation arises where a resim is deemed necessary as described in the table below. A captain may request a resim and this must be requested via a Private Message to the league Administrator within 24 hours of the match being posted. All other situations will be assessed by the Administrator and the Committee.
Resim Policy
Resim:
- glitch occurs in the simming application where a quarter ends earlier than normal
- two players of the same name are entered into the sim
No Resim:
- incorrect spelling of a player name
- incorrect entry of home/away team
- glitch occurs in the simming application where there is a timeskip within a quarter
- a non-existent player is named in the sim
- players are not named in the correct on field positions according to the official team sheet
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