Yellow Cards

What is the coaches responsibility to his/her team when one of their own players receives yellow cards at almost every game. The cards are given to a single aggressive player After several fouls each game. Fouls are getting worse and more intentional with each passing game. Parents and players are concerned and surprised by leniency in not giving reds but expect those are coming. Do coaches like this type of player that appears to push the line game after game at the physical cost to others? It could cost an opponent their season...Do coaches try to tame this behavior when they continuously see it in a player? Or, do you let it ride?

Pitch play said:

What is the coaches responsibility to his/her team when one of their own players receives yellow cards at almost every game. The cards are given to a single aggressive player After several fouls each game. Fouls are getting worse and more intentional with each passing game. Parents and players are concerned and surprised by leniency in not giving reds but expect those are coming. Do coaches like this type of player that appears to push the line game after game at the physical cost to others? It could cost an opponent their season...Do coaches try to tame this behavior when they continuously see it in a player? Or, do you let it ride?

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Age? B/G? League?

I think it makes a difference whether or not the player is just aggressive or a cheap shotter. My DD played on a team where the girls were very physical and aggressive. The team collected a number of yellows. They had a center back defender who was big (like 5'8" and 170 or so) and probably the most aggressive on the team. She got alot of yellows but she was never dirty or a cheap shot player, she was just in your face with no hesitation. On a 50/50 ball the opposing player was going to come off of thier feet. This caused alot of turmoil from the other team and coaches but our coach never tried to curb that because he felt that it was just good physical soccer. As a coach i wouldn't put up with a cheap shotter but how do you tell someone to quit playing hard.

A good coach should definitely talk to the player and parents about the continual reckless fouls. The coach should work with the player to teach them how to play defense properly and avoid the yellow cards and multiple fouls. If the yellow cards and numerous fouls continue, a good coach will bench the player. That player will eventually encounter a very good Ref that will recognize the continuous fouls and issue that second Yellow card or straight red.

As long as the player does not get 3 yellows in a game. Yes, I have seen it.

Surfref said:

A good coach should definitely talk to the player and parents about the continual reckless fouls. The coach should work with the player to teach them how to play defense properly and avoid the yellow cards and multiple fouls. If the yellow cards and numerous fouls continue, a good coach will bench the player. That player will eventually encounter a very good Ref that will recognize the continuous fouls and issue that second Yellow card or straight red.

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So are you saying that a "very good ref"/ or maybe just a regular ref will recognize the "continuous fouls" but not issue the first yellow and subsequently issue a straight red for the same foul that was not carded prior? How does that play out on the field? would that just not set off the coach , the player and the side lines in a barrage of "comon' ref" .... "what you're gone call that now".

outside! said:

As long as the player does not get 3 yellows in a game. Yes, I have seen it.

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I have seen 2 reds, in a high school JV game, to the same player, within a l minute of each other.

charlie murphy said:

So are you saying that a "very good ref"/ or maybe just a regular ref will recognize the "continuous fouls" but not issue the first yellow and subsequently issue a straight red for the same foul that was not carded prior? How does that play out on the field? would that just not set off the coach , the player and the side lines in a barrage of "comon' ref" .... "what you're gone call that now".

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Usually a player that gets away with a lot of reckless fouls (Yellow card) will eventually push it further to the Red card level and get ejected. Besides, every time I issue a Red card I expect the coach, players and sideline to yell at me. I just ignore them and get the game going again.