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Old Tue Jan 29, 2019, 04:52pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Preventive Officiating ...

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Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
I have had quite a few occasions where I've looked at the coach to come on the court for an injured player and the coach just stood there.
Been there, looked at that.

When I cautiously stop a game to check on a player and immediately see that he's alright and will be immediately ready to continue playing, I will give the coach a stop sign and say, "He's alright to play". Keeps me from having to explain why I could charge him with timeout to keep his player in the game, or sit his player for a tick. Also keeps me from having to explain why I stopped the game if the player wasn't really hurt.

I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on television. As an official I would just rather be safe than sorry.
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