<T05> - <T012> 9.5.3

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9.5.3 Yellow and Red Card Rules
<T05> The Head Referee may assign a YELLOW CARD as a warning of egregious ROBOT or team member behavior at the ARENA. A YELLOW CARD will be indicated by the Head Referee standing in front of the TEAM’S PLAYER STATION and holding a yellow card in the air after the completion of the MATCH. In the first MATCH that a TEAM receives a YELLOW CARD, it acts as a warning.
<T06> Once a TEAM receives a YELLOW CARD, its team number will be colored yellow on the audience screen at the beginning of all subsequent MATCHES as a reminder to the team, the referees, and the audience that they have been issued a YELLOW CARD.
<T07> A TEAM will be issued a RED CARD (disqualification) in any subsequent MATCH that they receive an additional YELLOW CARD. This will occur after the completion of the MATCH. A RED CARD will be indicated by the Head Referee standing in front of the TEAM’S PLAYER STATION and holding a yellow card and red card in the air simultaneously. The TEAM will still carry their YELLOW CARD into subsequent matches.
<T08> If the behavior is particularly egregious, a RED CARD may be issued without being preceded by a YELLOW CARD, at the Head Referee’s discretion. The TEAM will still carry a YELLOW CARD into subsequent matches.
<T09> YELLOW CARDS do not carry forward between qualification matches and elimination matches. All TEAMS move into the elimination matches with a clean slate.
<T10> If a TEAM is disqualified during a MATCH for a reason other than receiving an additional YELLOW CARD, they will receive a RED CARD. This will occur after the completion of a MATCH and will be indicated by the Head Referee standing in front of the TEAM’S PLAYER STATION and holding a red card in the air.
<T11> During the qualification matches, a TEAM that receives a RED CARD will receive zero seeding points and zero coopertition bonus. The rest of the TEAMS in their ALLIANCE will still receive the earned seeding points and coopertition bonus.
<T12> During the elimination matches, a TEAM receiving a RED CARD will cause the disqualification of their entire ALLIANCE for that MATCH.

Can anyone clarify this? Do Yellow Cards really stay with you through the entire qualifying competition?