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Originally Posted by mbyron
Once NFHS insurance rates soar because officials are being sued for allowing players showing "obvious" signs of a concussion to play, this rule might be changed.  I'm all for player safety, but this one has me scratching my head. |
I think most officials who observed a player who lost consciousness, was noticibly dizzy, was obviously confused about his surroundings, had trouble maintaining balance or complained of headache has had no problem sending that player out of the game for years.
What this rule change seems to do is put a lot more emphasis and responsibility on who who is going to evaluate the player and decide fitness BEFORE sending him back into the game.