It would have to be some kind of serious-looking injury (shot to the temple, perhaps that knocks the coach out cold?) for me to kill the ball because the coach was hit by a thrown ball. Immediate medical attention would be the concern, not issues like further injury.
I didn't get from the OP's statements that the injury was that serious. His concern was about whether the ball was dead by rule (it wasn't).
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Tom
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