Stopping play for an injury

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by TXMATTHEW05
I've seen some officials, and I've done it myself, that will stay with the player if play does not need to be immediately halted. That is, if the player goes down and there's a fast break from the other team, stay with the kid until there's a time to stop the clock. I find this beneficial in the event that if there's a fast break the other way, you're at least there to protect the kid from getting trampled (you might be straightlined and unable to see if you followed the play).

Perhaps I'm not understanding you here. A fast break the other way would be from his own team, would it not? In which case you kill it as soon as they gain possession.