[BillyMac]

Disclaimer: For IAABO eyes only. Below is not a NFHS interpretation, it's only an IAABO International interpretation which obviously doesn't mean a hill of beans to most members of this Forum.

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IAABO Play Commentary Correct Answer: The official properly beckoned the coach.

When an apparent injury occurs on the court, it is often difficult for officials to determine if/when play should be stopped. Officials need to quickly assess the severity of the injury and if the player's location puts them in danger of further injury if play continues.

If an injured player does not appear to require immediate attention and a scoring attempt is imminent, officials should allow play to continue until the scoring attempt no longer exists and then stop play to address the injury situation. (Manual p. 25-26, 133-134)

In this play, the officials appear to make a good decision to stop the game, as after the opposing team secures the ball, they are not advancing the ball into the frontcourt or actively pursuing a chance to score. Therefore, this was a good opportunity to stop the game and attend to the injured player.

We only see one official in this clip, and he does not appear to beckon bench personnel onto the court to attend to the injured player. This beckoning is important, as, by rule, bench personnel may not enter the court unless permitted by the officials. (10-5-2) Officials should not be quick to beckon bench personnel if they think the player would have a chance to continue to participate. This is especially true when the injured player is entitled to free throws. If the official is in the player's proximity to ask if he/she is ok, officials may find the player can continue.

A player who has been injured to the extent that the coach or any other bench personnel is beckoned and comes onto the court must be directed to leave the game unless a time-out is requested by, and granted to, his/her team and the situation can be corrected by the end of the time-out. (3-3-6) The official in this play does a good job communicating to the head coach that a substitute was needed for the injured player. Once that substitute was completed, play was properly resumed.

If and when play is stopped and bench personnel enters the court, officials should quickly move to injury time-out positions. One official shall secure the ball and move to the designated throw-in spot, using proper ball placement mechanics. Partner(s) shall take positions in front of the center circle facing the scorer’s table to assist table personnel, coaches, and game management in addressing injury and related issues. (IAABO Manual p. 47, 157)

Officials should seek to master the rules and procedures that apply to injury situations. All officials should understand how to deal with blood issues and potential concussion situations. All of these situations should be discussed before every game as a part of an effective pregame conference.

Here is the breakdown of the IAABO members that commented on the video: The official did not properly beckon the coach 77% (including me). The official properly beckoned the coach 23%.