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Old Wed Jan 18, 2012, 09:25am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
Unless blood is gushing form his/her body or something else entirely obvious, not much is going to happen in the 3-5 seconds it takes for the fast break to occur. I will not stop the game for an injury immediately if the other team has a clear scoring opportunity unless the injured player is directly in harms way.
+1. And, especially at lower levels, let the coach / trainer start out to the player even if play is going on at the other end.

Sometimes (often?) just having the official acknowledge that s/he saw the inured player (a point, a long look, staying back on the play) is enough to calm the waters.
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