League Specific Send Off Report Instructions
Please use the Playing League Match Number on your send off reports. Not the Pensra Match Number.
Always contact your assignor if you have sent off a player or a coach. ALWAYS
- Within 24 hours of the match, let the Assignor of the match know about the incident. Open communication and no surprises are the goal here. To find the Assignor, go to Referee:Inquiry and find the match in question. Drill down to the match detail by clicking on the hyperlinked match number to see the Assignor.
For NorCal Premier, NorCal State Cup, NorCal ECNL Regional, NorCal N1, NorCal Super Rec
- Create your send off report in the NorCal App.
- Enter it in the Post-Game Event Report before you leave the venue. → Post-Game Event Report guide
- Open the match in the app or through your check-in QR link, go to Goal & Event Reporting, and open the Post-Game Event Report.
- If the home team's reporter already logged the card live, edit that entry rather than adding a second one.
- Do not put send-off information in the match comments. The comments field is a public game feed. It is visible to families, it does not reach NorCal's disciplinary system, and a red card recorded there produces no suspension.
- If you send off someone who is not on the match-day roster, select Unknown and enter their name and number in the comment on that entry.
- Entering the red card correctly in the app replaces the old Send-Off Report in GotSport. For a standard send-off, there is nothing else to file.
Separate from the app, a Referee Match Report is filed in GotSport within 48 hours for anything outside normal match operations:
- Match abandonment or termination, a delayed start, or shortened halves
- Referee abuse
- Fight or mass confrontation
- Discriminatory behavior — all incidents from one match in a single report, describing the specific behavior witnessed or alleged
- Spectator issues — entering the field, refusing to leave
- Serious injury
- Credential or roster problems
- Anything else unusual
Instructions and the form are on the NorCal Referee Reporting page. Complete the required fields and submit — never add anything in the chat/comments area, which is reserved for NorCal's communication back to the teams. Failure to file a required report results in a fine to the host club.
Other Reporting
Please note that this describes NorCal required reporting. Your assignor and/or club may also require reporting via a different mechanism in addition to the NorCal mandatory reporting presented here. Contact your assignor if you are unclear about any additional reporting requirements.
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Updated 11/15/25
For SFYSL City, Premier, Varsity Leagues
- Immediately after the game, and no later by the end of he day, contact the "Game Day Hotline" 415-794-2974 or email David Reardon at david@sfyouthsoccer.com.
- Any problems contact David Reardon.
Updated 11/15/25
For AYSO Area 2N
- Within 24 hours, complete a "AYSO Area 2N Send-Off Report" available at www.ayso2n.org.
- Any problems contact the Regional Referee Administrator of your home region.
Updated 6/12/24
For Palo Alto Adult Soccer League
Updated 6/12/24
For CCSL Coast Section, CCSL Bay Region and CCSL State Premier
- From GotSportr website, complete a Send-Off Form
- Within 24 hours of the match, fill out this web-based form.
- Detailed instructions are at CYSA CCSL website. Navigate to Referee Procedures or Game Incident Reports.
- Retain a copy of the match report. Do not retain the player/teamstaff pass.
- Note that currently (8/9/2022), to complete a SendOff report, you must register with the GotSport website
- Any problems contact Dane Denkers
Click here for step-by-step instructions.
Updated 8/9/22
For all other Leagues
- Put details in the Comments of your match report
- Contact your Assignor
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