The referee is the sole judge of the time and the player can only return with the permission of the referee. 

Any timewasting by the team whilst a player is sin binned, may see additional time added to the dismissal period by the referee.

After the temporary dismissal period, the player can only return to play when the ball goes out of play and return to play when instructed by the referee.

The balance of any temporary dismissal period at half-time will carry over to the second half.

A sin binned player cannot be substituted/ until the end of their sin bin minute period.

During this time, the team must play a player short.

Sin bins apply only to players on the field of play, and not substitutes or coaching staff.

Whilst they may not been appointed or have a set of cards, we believe all referees should be treated with respect.

Therefore, any player who shows dissent towards any referee should be temporarily removed from the field. 

The Goalkeeper must leave the field – they can be replaced by one of the remaining outfield players. 

Teams may also substitute one of the remaining outfield players for a goalkeeper on the bench, however, this change is for the remainder of the match.

If the same player receives another yellow card for any other offence, they are dismissed from the game and cannot be replaced, as per The Laws of the Game.

The sanction is a one game minimum for the red card.

They will be sent off and suspended for a minimum of four (4) playing days, as per the NZF Disciplinary Code

Temporary dismissals count towards a players yellow card accumulation for the season (5 yellows before a mandatory 1-week suspension)

A player serving a sin bin may be cautioned a second time whilst on the sideline for dissent, thus being sent-off / Red Carded.

If a sin bin period has not been completed at the end of the first half, the remaining time is served from the start of the second half (or start of extra time). The player is permitted to take part in Kicks from the Penalty Mark (penalty shoot-out), regardless of time remaining.