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Football\u2019s lawmaking body has agreed that sin bins should be trialled at higher levels of football following their successful implementation in the grassroots game.<\/p>\n
Temporary dismissals of players for offences such as dissent and specific tactical fouls were backed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at its annual business meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Members also supported a proposed trial whereby only the team captain may approach the referee in certain major game situations.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s discussion in London will shape the agenda for the organisation\u2019s annual general meeting, which will be held on March 2 in Glasgow, where any proposed changes to the laws of the game will be considered for approval.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Protocols and a system for trialling will now be developed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mark Bullingham \u2014 the chief executive of the Football Association \u2014 said: \u201cWhen we were looking at sin bins \u2014 protocol clearly has to be developed \u2014 the areas we were looking at were dissent, where it\u2019s worked very, very well in the grassroots game in England.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve also spoken about other areas, particularly tactical fouls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the frustration for fans watching games when they see a promising counter-attack that\u2019s ruined by that and the question of whether a yellow card is sufficient for that has led to us looking at whether that should be involved in the protocol as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe starting point was looking at player behaviour and dissent \u2014 we\u2019re then looking at whether we should extend it into other areas, such as tactical fouls, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sin bins were introduced across all levels of grassroots football from the 2019-20 season in an attempt to improve levels of respect and fair play in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rule change was implemented up to step five of the National League system and tier three and below in women\u2019s football.<\/p>\n