How do green, yellow and red cards work under the 2027 rules?

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FIH Rule 14 (2027). For any offence, a player or team official may be: Personal penalty Signal Suspension Caution Spoken words None Temporary suspension Green card 2 minutes of playing time Temporary suspension Yellow card 5 or 10 minutes of playing time Permanent suspension Red card Rest of the match New for 2027: No second card of the same colour. A player or team official who has already had a personal penalty must get a higher-category one for the next carded offence. The exception is a card for a team offence (for example the captain carded under Rule 2.1 or 3.4), which doesn't count. Yellow card length: use 5 minutes for a minor offence and 10 minutes for a more serious or physical one. National associations may vary suspension lengths, for example in youth hockey with shorter matches. Team officials can now be carded. A green- or yellow-carded team official means the team plays one player short for the suspension. Misconduct while suspended must get a higher-category penalty. The new suspension starts fresh; the remaining time of the earlier one isn't added. The exception: a 5-minute yellow may be extended to 10 minutes, with the extra 5 added to the time left. During a suspension: the player or official stays in the designated place, must not coach, shout or do any team duties, and may rejoin the team at a quarter or half-time interval before going back. The suspension starts when they're seated. Players return within 3 m of the centre-line, unless substituted. Red card: the person leaves the field and its surrounding area, and the team plays a player short for the rest of the match. Show it immediately for serious intentional misbehaviour towards a player or official.

Personal penalty	Signal	Suspension
Caution	Spoken words	None
Temporary suspension	Green card	2 minutes of playing time
Temporary suspension	Yellow card	5 or 10 minutes of playing time
Permanent suspension	Red card	Rest of the match