Penalty cards in volleyball: yellow and red cards explained

What does a yellow card mean in volleyball? ... A yellow card is the first warning. This doesn't have any implications but can show players that they have to be ... SkiptocontentVolleyballisateamsportbutindividualplayerscangetacard.Therefereecanpunishplayersorthecoachiftheydon’tfollowthesportsmanshiprules.Volleyballisnotacontactsportsoitisnotpossibletophysicallyharmplayersoftheotherteam(exceptifyouthrowtheballatthembutthiswouldbeanactofaggression),sotheimplicationsofthesecardsarelesssevere.Let’stakealookatthe4typesofcardsthatcanbeshowntoplayers,fromlessserioustomoreserious. Therulesarethesameforhighschoolvolleyball(NFHS),collegevolleyball(NCAA)andinternationalvolleyballmatches(FIVB).TableofContentsWhatdoesayellowcardmeaninvolleyball?2/Redcardinvolleyball:meaning3/Yellowandredcardstogetherinvolleyball4/FirstyellowandimmediatelyafterthistheredcardWhatdoesayellowcardmeaninvolleyball? Ayellowcardisthefirstwarning.Thisdoesn’thaveanyimplicationsbutcanshowplayersthattheyhavetobeawareofcertainbehaviorsandshouldn’trepeatthem. Belowaresomereasonswhyaplayerorcoachcangetayellowcard.HavingdiscussionswiththerefereesShoutingmeanwordsatanotherpersoninthesportsarenaNotgivingtheballtotheotherteamorslowingdownthegameunnecessarily. Touchingthenet Generally,arefereewilltalktothecaptainifsomethingisgoingwrong.Thisgivestheplayerandteamanopportunitytofixthebehaviorbeforetheygetawarning. Theteamcaptaincanthendiscussthiswiththeindividualplayer.Insomeinstances,thecoachwillaskforatimeoutsothattheycantalktotheplayer.Iftheplayerisnotabletocontroltheiremotions,theymightgetsubstituted.Alotofhighachieversareverydrivenandiftheyfeelthattherefereemadeawrongdecision,theymightgetoutofcontrol.Someplayersworkwithacoachtoimprovetheiremotionalcontroltomakesurethattheyremaincalmwhenthingsgowrongduringthematch.Playersareunderalotofpressureanditcangettotheirheads. Coachesshouldalwaysremaincalmanditcansaysomethingaboutthecoachiftheygetalotofyellowcards.Thisisnothowaleadershouldworkandtheycandestabilizetheteamwiththeiractions.Coacheshavetothinkabouttheimplicationsoftheiractionsandayellowcardcanindicatethattheyarebudgingunderthepressure. Yellowcardsjustgiveawarninganddon’thaveanyimplications.Theyarewrittendownonthematchsheetandcanleadtoaredcardifthebehaviorcontinues. 2/Redcardinvolleyball:meaningIfthebehaviorcontinues,therefereemightissuearedcard.Thiscardhasimplicationsasitisrecordedonthescoresheetandresultsinalossofserviceandapenaltypointtotheotherteam.Thiscanleadtolosingasetsoshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.Theplayerscanstayonthecourt.Thisisabigdifferencefromothercontactsportssuchassoccer.Inthesesports,youcanhurtaplayerifyouusedisallowedmovements.AredcardcanalsobeissuedwithoutayellowcardiftheplayershowsRudeConduct.Thisincludesignoringtherefereeorusingmeanwords.Celebratingapointtoomuchcanalsoleadtoaredcardasitisslowingdownthegame.Thisispartlysubjectiveandtherefereehastomakeadecisiononwhatisayellowcardandaredcard. Ifateamgetsaredcard,thecaptaincantalktotherefereeandtheplayertocalmthingsdown.Thecoachcanconsidersubstitutingtheplayerasfurtherissuescanleadtodisqualification. Somecoachescangettooupsetwhentheyfeelthattherefereemadeawrongdecisionandstartshouting.Refereesgenerallydon’thavealotofpatienceforthisandtheymightbestrictertowardscoachesastheyfeelthattheyhavetoleadtheteam. 3/YellowandredcardstogetherinvolleyballWhenRedandYellowcardisshownsimultaneously,heldtogetherinonehandorseparatelyineachhand,aplayerorcoachhastoleavetheplayingareafortherestoftheset.Afterthesetisdone,theplayercanreturniftheycalmdown.Itisoftenbettertogetthispunishmentthanaredcardastheplayercanjustgetsubstitutedwhiletheotherteamgetstheservewhenyougetaredcard.Theseareseriousoffensesandwillincludebehaviorthatseriouslydisruptsthegame(suchaskickingtheballataplayeroutoffrustration)orverymeanwords.Youcanintimidatetheotherteambutsomewordsarejustnotacceptedastheymightbetoohurtful.Refereesarepayingmoreattentiontothesethingsthanbeforeaspeoplehavebecomemoresensitivetowardstheseissues.Whenaplayerorcoachreceivesthiscardheorshehastotakealookinthemirrorandthinkaboutwhathappened.Someplayersneedcoachingtomakesurethattheycancontroltheiremotionsduringagame.Itcantakealotofhelpbeforetheyareabletochannelthisenergyindifferentways.Respecttowardstherefereeisimportantandsomecoachesspendatrainingsessiononthistopic. Thecoachmightalsogivetheplayerpunishmentforthis(suchasrunningdrills)tomakesurethatitdoesn’thappenagain.Youarelettingtheteamdownandlettingshort-termemotionsgetabovethelong-termgoalsoftheteam.Theotherplayersontheteamwillbedistractedfromthegameaswellsothishastobeavoided. 4/FirstyellowandimmediatelyafterthistheredcardThisexpelstheplayerfromtherestofthematch.Thisisthemostseverepunishmentthataplayerorcoachcanget.Itinvolvesrepeatedaggressivebehaviororaggressiontowardsthereferees.Thesecardsarerarelyshownasvolleyballplayersgenerallyknowwhatisacceptableandwhatisn’t.Acoachwillgenerallysubstituteaplayerbeforetheycangetthiscardandtherefereecangiveayellowcardtowarntheplayerthatthingsaregettingoutofhand. Insomeinstances,theplayermightevenbeexcludedfromthecompetition.Thisisoftendecidedbythesportingcommitteeortheorganizersofthecompetition.Somebehaviorsarejustunacceptable(suchasattackinganotherplayer)andsportsmanshipisessential.Thereforetheymightwanttoshowtheplayerorcoachthattheirbehaviorwaswrongandgivethemsometimetothinkaboutwhathappened.Professionalplayersshouldbeabletocontroltheiremotionsandtheyshouldnevergetthispunishmentduringtheircareer. Toconclude,therefereehasseveralcardstopunishaplayerthatisnotcooperating.Thesecardsaregenerallylessseverethaninothersportsbutcanleadtopointsfortheotherteam.Acoachcangetthesecardsaswell.Ingeneral,ateamshoulddisplaysportsmanshipstylebehaviorandthesecardsshouldbeavoided.Playersshouldcontroltheiremotions.Arguingwiththerefereedoesn’taddalotofvalueasyouprobablyarenotgoingtochangetheirmindandmightgetpunished.Therulesaredifferentinbeachvolleyballasplayerscangetamaximumof2yellowcardspersetortheymightgetexpelled.Therearesubtledifferencesbetweencompetitionsthough.InHighSchoolvolleyball,cardsarecarriedbybothreferees.Incollegevolleyball,onlythefirstrefereecarriescards.Postnavigation←PreviousPostNextPost→Hi,IamSimonthevolleyballcoach.Welcomehere.Greatgift!Becomeabettervolleyballplayerwiththefollowingtrainingaid:GetitonAmazonreportthisadreportthisadreportthisadreportthisadx