There are often tackles made that are referred to as “Orange card tackles” in that they are too soft for a red, but too hard for a yellow. As it is, having only two forms of punishment (technically three if you could two yellow cards only meaning you get suspended from one game, not three, but that doesn’t apply to single tackles) might be a bad idea.
Could we implement an actual Orange card? I have a few ideas for this and want to see if somebody could come up with something better:
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Forced off the pitch but not facing a suspension for the next match (basically a weaker double yellow) another yellow acts like a a straight red
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Not kicked off the pitch, but facing a suspension for the next match another yellow acts like a straight red
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Forced off the pitch and facing a one match suspension that doesn’t have to be served in the next match (anytime before the end of that season, or in a certain time period)
4.The last one but you have to serve the suspension the next match (slightly more harsh)
- a warning like a yellow, but if you commit one more foul you are given another orange and sent off the pitch for a three match ban
Ideas?
If you’re going to introduce a new card then the best best would be to follow the field hockey format of green yellow red. Green card is for low level offences like arguing with officials, build up of tackles, late but not dangerous or malicious tackles, time wasting etc. green card is just a warning.
Yellow cards are for either 2 green cards or more serious offences, deliberately breaking down play, persistent bad tackling, repeated abuse of officials, serious tackles that don’t meet the red card criteria such as reckless rather than deliberately dangerous tackles (if have high foot in this catergory) yellow card results in a sin bin either 5/10/15 minutes what ever we things fair after don trials.
Red cards are split into 2 categories like they now. Technical red cards are for 2 yellows. This means you miss the whole match and the next game same as now. You then have red cards for dangerous play which means you miss the rest of the match and the next 3.
It allows the ref to manage the game better. They can give warnings for time wasting and slowing the game down without risking an early red card and you can punish players who deliberately prevent attacks with time off the pitch so there’s an actually punishment for their team but they still come back later in the game so it’s not as final as a red
I think a green card should be for good sportsmanship.
“Well done, lad!”
Get two of them and you’re really in for it.