USASF Professional Responsibility Code 2020-2021 Vol 10.0 | Page 21

NON-COMPLIANCE PROCESS FOR FILING A CASE FOR REVIEW

DEFINITIONS

LOSS OF PRIVILEGES RESTRICTION OF MEMBERSHIP

Probation : Members of any classification , have been found guilty and penalties have been assessed . The committee determines there is sufficient cause for them to remain under review for a defined period of time . Any violations while under probation are subject to a Disciplinary Committee hearing and fall under the 2nd offense category .

Interim Measure | Suspension : The eligibility to participate has been restricted pending final resolution of the matter or the member has been found guilty of noncompliance and their membership status is temporarily on hold as defined by the Disciplinary Committee . May attend events but may not receive the benefits of eligible members .

Ineligible : The member has been found guilty and their membership is void for the time-period determined by the committee . Specifically , the ineligible member may not be recognized or perceived as an owner or coach in any capacity while attending a USASF Sanctioned Event . The ineligible member may not interact with the athletes in a manner consistent with coaching . Ineligible members may not receive the benefits of membership or engage in activities at the event specifically for owners , or coaches , ie , VIP , Coach Hospitality Suites , Etc .

Permanently Ineligible : A person is permanently prohibited from participating in any capacity in any activity or competition authorized by , organized by , or under the auspices of the U . S . All Star Federation . If the person is or has been a member of the USASF , the organization will revoke their membership and prohibit future membership enrollment .

Revocation of Membership ( Program ): This occurs when the Disciplinary Committee deems it necessary to remove a single owner or a group of owners from membership for a specified time-period . And although the program still has eligible members in other membership classifications , this would prohibit participation in USASF Sanctioned events . The program itself , including its name and branding , would not be eligible to participate . This prohibits the program ’ s teams , athletes , personnel and coaches from representing the brand during the revocation period of the owner or owners .

Restriction of Membership Privileges

1 . Onsite suspension by USASF Official for warm-up room violations . If the infraction occurs August 1st - December 31st , then the suspension is immediate and for the remainder of the current season .

2 . Onsite suspension by USASF Official for warm up room violations . If the violation occurs January 1-July 31st , suspension is for the remainder of the season through December 31st of the following season .

3 . Athlete age grid ineligibility will be for the remainder of the current season and the following season , for the first offense .

4 . Two years suspension of membership for age falsification with the possibility of setting a greater or lesser penalty based on the circumstances of each case .

Ruling Notification The USASF will make available to its members , and when deemed appropriate to the public , the rulings and sanctions for PRC violations and misconduct . The disciplinary actions will be posted in the USASF member profile . The actions will include an assigned case number , date of violation , code violated and penalty . In most instances the program , coach , company and employee names will not be listed .

The following member names will be made public :

• Banned members for violations under Section I Athlete Protection or the USASF SafeSport Code

• Permanently ineligible members

• Programs whose membership was revoked

The USASF reserves the right to make available to USASF members : 1 . Ineligible members 2 . Suspended members

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