When to Kill a Play for an Apparent Injury

[bainsey]

A-1 goes down on an apparent non-serious injury (no head contact, etc.). Typically, if Team A is in control, I kill the play, but if Team B is in control, I prefer to hold my whistle and let it play out.

Had one today that was different: I'm the T. A-1 and B-2 both went down above the three-point line. My instinct told me to hold my whistle, as A-3 was driving the lane. The L wound up calling a common foul against B-4 a few seconds later, and I immediately beckoned both coaches.

While nothing major came out of this, thankfully, I'm wondering whether I should have killed the play immediately, as both teams were involved. While you can say this is a HTBT, does anyone have any general rules for double-injury?

[Camron Rust]

Immediate scoring attempt in progress....wait. Passing it around, dribbling around...kill it.

[LRZ]

For me, it depends to some degree on the age of the players. I agree with Camron about an immediate scoring opportunity, but with little kids, I'm a lot more cautious than with teenagers. But any doubt, err on the side of safety first, as BryanV21 said.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Immediate scoring attempt in progress....wait. Passing it around, dribbling around...kill it.

This is my general rule as well.

[BryanV21]

Players safety is, and should be, #1.

If a player hits their head hard I'm stopping play immediately. If somebody in that situation gets upset that I prevented a basket then it's their priorities that are the problem.

I know got don't want this, but each situation can be much different. You have to ask yourself "can this wait?"

In the end, though, never be afraid to stop play in case of injury.

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[The_Rookie]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

Players safety is, and should be, #1.

If a player hits their head hard I'm stopping play immediately. If somebody in that situation gets upset that I prevented a basket then it's their priorities that are the problem.

I know got don't want this, but each situation can be much different. You have to ask yourself "can this wait?"

In the end, though, never be afraid to stop play in case of injury.

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Two nights ago a player goes up for a contested dunk and his head hits the floor and he is knocked out cold like a boxer! Medics called to the scene and a fan shows a video to the officials proving that it was a clean play and the no call was correct..these guys can sleep easier tonight!

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Two nights ago a player goes up for a contested dunk and his head hits the floor and he is knocked out cold like a boxer! Medics called to the scene and a fan shows a video to the officials proving that it was a clean play and the no call was correct..these guys can sleep easier tonight!

Huh? I have no idea what you're trying to tell me.

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[ChuckS]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

Huh? I have no idea what you're trying to tell me.

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"these guys can sleep easier tonight!"

"These guys" refers to the officials, who can "sleep easier tonight" (sarcasm), since the fan video proved that their call was correct - and that the fan cared more about the call than the health of the player.

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by ChuckS

"these guys can sleep easier tonight!"

"These guys" refers to the officials, who can "sleep easier tonight" (sarcasm), since the fan video proved that their call was correct - and that the fan cared more about the call than the health of the player.

No, I understand what the post in and of itself meant. What doesn't make sense is leaving it has a reply to my post, which had nothing to do with the fans or getting the call right.