Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopsaddict
(True or False)
When wearing a cast, a medical release is required to play.
(Mulitple Choice)
17. Which of the following situations require a player to have written authorization from a
physician?
a. A player wearing a cast that is covered with closed-cell, slow-recovery foam padding
no less than 1/2-inch thick.
b. A player who is apparently unconscious and comes back to play in the next game,
which is seven days later.
c. A player who had to leave a game due to bleeding.
d. A player who was unconscious in an earlier game the same day.
In the NFHS Rule book it states:
under 4-2-1:
Illegal equipment shall not be worn by any player. This applies to any equipment which, in the opinion of the referee, is dangerous or confusing. Types of equipment which are illegal include, but are not limited to, the following:
c. hard and unyielding items (guards, casts, braces, etc.) on the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, upper arm or shoulder unless covered, and must be padded with a closed-cell, slow-recovery foam padding no less than 1/2-inch thick
This my reasoning for the second multiple choice question and why I elected to go with D, my buddy however is saying that he thinks its A. However I cant seem to find anything in the book for both questions, in which it states that you have to have a medical release to play with a covered cast.
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I don't have the new version of the NFHS Soccer Rules Book yet, but in the 2009-10 version there is a sentence in 4-2-1c which reads, "
A medical release for the injured player signed by a physician (MD/DO) shall be available at the game site."
That would make your first question TRUE and (A) the answer to your second.
There is no doctor's clearance needed for blood (C), and (B) and (D) have been governed by the state associations, not the NFHS, in the past. This year the FED is getting involved in concussions, but from what I've read it is only for an incident during THAT game, not previously.