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Originally Posted by BillyMac
JRutledge is correct that the NFHS doesn't mandate a specific meeting like many of us do, but the NFHS does require a few components of what most of us do at this meeting:
Referee’s Pregame Duties
2-2-4 Be responsible for having each team notified three minutes before each half is to begin.
2-2-5: Verify with the head coach, prior to each contest, that his/her team member’s uniforms and equipment are legal and will be worn properly, and that all participants will exhibit proper sporting behavior throughout the contest.
Official’s General Duties
2-7-1 Notifying the captains when play is about to begin at the start of the game.
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For the record, the only one done during the Head Coach-Captain's meeting here in Illinois (or Indiana) is the highlighted one above.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
We don't have to address the Approved Medical Professional here in Connecticut because, by state law, all coaches have to be trained in concussion protocol, first aid, and CPR.
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And the AMP is not about doing CPR, it is a law that means that if we send someone out for concussion-like symptoms, only an AMP can approve them to play in the game. If there is no AMP at the game or for the team, then if we send them out the coach is not allowed to bring them back into the game. Also, the AMP has to be listed by each school through the IHSA so when we file a report telling of an incident where a player is removed from the game because of concussion-like symptoms, they IHSA and the school take over with the procedure of what was done correctly or not. Again, all by state law, not our burden ultimately after that. It is also encouraged when a player is removed and let back in, we report who told us allowed the player to play.
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