Conduct in the Technical Area
All occupants:
Must behave in a responsible manner
Compliance with the maximum number of staff and substitutes allowed by the
competition
Players and team officials not listed on the team sheet must not enter the technical
area
Must not use technology to challenge any decision made by the match officials
Must remain within your own technical area during the match
Must not enter the pitch to confront any match official at half-time or full-time
Coaching
Only one person is permitted to stand at the front of the technical area and coach during the match
A second person may stand but must remain very close to the technical area seating
All conversations between the two standing must happen close to the technical area
seating
All other technical area occupants should remain seated
Captains
Should take responsibility for the behaviour of their team-mates, encouraging them to play fairly and show respect towards the match officials and their decisions
Players
Must not confront, invade the personal space of, or make physical contact with the match officials
Two or more players surrounding a match official in a confrontational manner will result in a yellow card and be reported to The FA
Must not instigate or escalate a mass confrontation with opposing players and/or technical area occupants