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Originally Posted by Hartee14
I would have said the same thing. The ATC would then have to take that up with the powers to be.
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The fact of the matter is I hope this hardly ever happens to anyone because it is one of those situations where you are damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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Welcome. Coach, administration, or police officials may understand how the UIC felt too. No one here saw the blow, nor the batter's reactions afterward. The UIC was w/in 6 feet away. Perhaps, it provided him with a more accurate assessment or it may have clouded his best judgment.
Perhaps F2 was an impt. link to victory and this ATC was "too-close" to the action. I think you felt strongly enough for the ATC that you have given him a proper voice. At my school, our ATC is "Doc" and "we" send kids w/ injuries to see him. This guy practically lives at the school and spends as much time there as the principals. He is the first line of response to any athletic injuries needing emergency treatment. I doubt I have ever seen an actual physician treat an injury during my time there. Perhaps this ATC was right, but what happens next, couldn't he just let it go? The ATC was still "ventilating" about it.
If anything, this event was an eye-opener into the type of responsibility placed on our shoulders. Thanks for the comments. Perhaps, those of us lacking experience with either the rule, or the "people" skills to handle something of this magnitude may take notice here. It boils down to possible LOC or not, and then seperate verdicts from 2 very reliable witnesses.
Have a great season.