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Originally Posted by bigjohn
Yeah, well the reason everyone has had this class on concussion signs and symptoms are so he can see just that and implies that he should recognize when a player is being checked out on the field and notice this woosiness and wobbly appearance as he is being helped from the field by the trainer. This should be enough for him to decide that the coach should be informed that #5 is ineligible for the remainder of the day and can not return to play until cleared by proper medical authority as is stated in the release form I posted.
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Having a class has nothing to do with recognizing if a player left the field for a concussion or concussion like symptoms. The player might be 50 yards downfield and the Referee might not even see the player go off the field. The Referee is concentrating on the line and the QB, not receivers downfield or even secondary players. So taking a class is not going to change that fact. Unless you want the official to ball watch, which they do not do. And this is why you have no idea how little sense this makes to require one official who is not watching all areas of the field just under their mechanics to know if a player has left the field for some kind of concussion.
Peace