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Australia is nowhere near as litigatious (sp?) as the USA so this is less of an issue for us.
There is nothing in the 2004 FIBA rules or referee's handbook that requires a player to present a doctor's certificate to re-enter the game after any type of injury.
As far as I am concerned, this is an example of society going nuts. In games played by adults (whether it be college, NBA or re-league) the player's judgement as to whether they are capable of returning to the court should be sufficient. For games with minors, it should be up to the coach and/or parents to make that decision. As a referee it is absolutely none of my business.
Does anyone know what the requriements are for a NBA player that has been knocked out to re-enter the game? What about College?
Thankfully the Australian legal system has some tools in place to protect sports officials. As well, all referees in Australia must be registered with Basketball Australia, which provides $20million personal liability insurance for all referees.
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