Defender in front of goal has the head of stick fly off. Play is in his area. I stopped play immediatley for safety reasons, even though he didn't try to check anyone. Coach said I should have let play go on, player had option to run off or get another stick. If he tried to play I could have thrown flag, stop play and give 30 second penalty.
I was relying on rule 1-22, note, which says if player loses any required equipment in scrimmage area, stop play immediately. Who is correct?
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