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Old Mon Feb 20, 2012, 05:03pm
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Originally Posted by isualum12 View Post
I am an offcial in Idaho where there is a bill going infront of our house right now about more education for officials and coaches around head injuries of athletes......
Athletics coaches and officials would be required to remove players from games who show signs of a concussion, according to a measure aimed at boosting protections for young athletes who suffer head injuries.
Read more here: BOISE, Idaho: Idaho considers changes to state concussion law | Varsity Extra: High School Sports | Idahostatesman.com

I am wondering what the thoughts of other referee's is about this.
This rule exists in Canadian football.

We discussed it a lot at the beginning of the year. I feel we implemented it with minimal effort.
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