| Type of Incident: | Sportsmanship — May be used if a team, player, coach, or spectator is involved. |
| Date of Incident: | 2024-03-16 |
| Time of Incident: | 09:00:00 |
| Location of Incident: | River View Park |
| Home Team: | Vipers |
| Visiting Team: | SSA |
| Age Group and Gender: | U16B |
| Team Affiliation of Individual Committing Incident: | Vipers |
| Incident Summary: | In the 57th minute a mass confrontation broke out that involved both teams. Players from both benches joined the confrontation. Spectators from the Natomas team entered the field and became involved in the confrontation physically. No send-offs were issued due to the confusion ont he field. |
| Comments: | Coach Felipe Santamaria of the Natomas team is suspended 4 games - 2 for failing to control his team's players and 2 for failing to control his team's spectators.
SSA coach Ted Somera is suspended 2 games for failing to control his team's players.
The PAD Committee recommends to the Executive Committee of NorCal that the Natomas team be expelled from all current NorCal competitions and remain suspended through December 31, 2024. The PAD Committee recommends to the Executive Committee of NorCal that the suspension not apply to specific players and that the Natomas players can continue to play, but may not be on a team where more than 50% of the roster is comprised of Natomas players on the roster for this game through December 31, 2024. |
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