In Gaelic football they have yellow, red and black cards.
GAA Black Cards
The black card is a fairly recent addition to GAA sports and how it has been used has developed over the years. Originally, the black card was a soft red where a player had to leave the game but the team did not go down a man. The coach could substitute the player who received the caution.
Now, a black card mirrors the sin bin system popularised by
rugby union games. Anyone who receives a black card in
GAA events must spend ten minutes on the sideline. This gives the receiving side a disadvantage as they have to play with 14 men on the field instead of the usual 15.
The rule came about after an increasing number of cynical fouls reared their ugly head into hurling and Gaelic football. Cynical fouls are not new to the sporting world, and soccer fans will know all about them. If you have been watching soccer, players would take out the opposition to stop a dangerous attack before it materialised into a goal-scoring chance. These terrible fouls ruin the flow of a game and they often involve little or no attempt to win the ball. However, soccer officials are yet to fully address this issue whereas, GAA sports now have the black card.
Although they introduced the black card into Gaelic sports in 2014, it has not been as effective as we would like. The black card has disappeared from hurling but remains in effect for Gaelic football. If enforced correctly, it will help improve the quality of GAA matches for years to come.
GAA Black cards are the answer to cynical fouls ruining the sport. Any player who receives a black card spends 10 minutes in the sin bin.
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