What happens when a player gets a card at 12U?

At 12U, cards are used as in high school: a carded player serves time off the field, and her team plays down a player while she's out. This is different from 10U and younger, where no cards are used and the team never plays short.

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• race, color or religion
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USA Lacrosse requires officials to penalize this with game ejection or a red card.