<Li> Athletics: A green card indicates that the recall did not warrant a warning, which most commonly happens when the machines used to catch false - starters make a mistake . </Li> <Li> Canoe polo: A green card indicates an official warning that can be applied to an individual player or a whole team . A green card can be awarded for deliberate unsporting behavior or unnecessary verbal communication to the referee . </Li> <Li> Field hockey: A green card indicates an official warning when a minor offence has occurred . A second green card for the same player will result in a yellow card (5 minute suspension). In this case, the umpire will show a green card, followed by a yellow card . When an offence for which a green card has been awarded is repeated, a yellow card should be awarded . A green card can be given to a specific player or to the captain as a warning to the entire team . Cards shown to the captain as a warning to the team are treated separate from cards shown to the captain as a player . In addition to their colour, green cards in field hockey are triangular in shape . Under FIH Rules of Hockey, the green card carries a two - minute suspension during which time that player's team plays with one fewer player . </Li> <P> A white card is used in bandy to indicate a five - minute timed penalty given to a player . The offending player must leave the playing area and wait on a penalty bench near the centre line until the penalty has expired . During the 5 minute period the player may not be replaced, although he or she may be replaced with a different player when the penalty has expired . Offences that can warrant a white card include trying to hinder the opponents from executing a free - stroke, illegal substitution or repeated illegal but non-violent attacks on an opponent . </P>

What happens when a player gets yellow card