Injury sub for lost contact lens?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The situation was well-handled.

I would have thought the powers that be would want an injury sub at this point. Two minute delay?

In a high school game, they're giving me a sub and we're playing on.

[Bad Zebra]

I also watched the entire UConn/GU game and thought the delay was absurd. It did in fact douse Conn.'s run and created an advantage for GU.

30 seconds or even a minute I can understand, but this seemed inordinate in the amount of time GU was allowed without using a TO.

Not sure of the exact NCAA interp for this situation, but I doubt that it happened as intended.

[Indianaref]

I watched this game also, fast pace game, both teams were up and down the court. I'm bet the officials appreciating the break.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Indianaref

I watched this game also, fast pace game, both teams were up and down the court. I'm bet the officials appreciating the break.

Georgetown isn't as deliberate as they were last season, but this game was certainly not fast-paced. The final score was 74-63. That's only 137 total points. UConn had been averaging over 80.

I watched several possessions by both teams that went under ten seconds on the shot clock. In the final ten minutes Georgetown was very slow to bring the ball up the court. Several times the Trail official was covering the play while walking.

[BillyMac]

This time it's not, "Where's my contact lens?":

Yahoo! Video Detail for Allan Ray gets his eye poked out

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I would have thought the powers that be would want an injury sub at this point. Two minute delay?

In a high school game, they're giving me a sub and we're playing on.

NFHS
5-11-3 exception a

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

NFHS
5-11-3 exception a

This addresses whether a timeout must be charged if a player requests one due to his lense being displaced. It says nothing about allowing time to elapse without a TO.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This addresses whether a timeout must be charged if a player requests one due to his lense being displaced. It says nothing about allowing time to elapse without a TO.

If you have a rule that says not to charge the team with a time-out EVEN THOUGH ONE WAS REQUESTED because it was due to a displaced lens, then you certainly aren't going to charge them with a time-out when they didn't request one.

It seems to me that this is a true game management situation. In the absence of a clear rule detailing how much time a player gets to remedy the situation, the referee must make a determination of what is a reasonable amount of time to allow before resuming play with or without that player.

[BillyMac]

There is no NFHS rule that deals specifically with untied shoes, so during a live ball, especially with the clock running, I just let them keep playing until the ball becomes dead, and/or, the clock stops. I guess that the NFHS feels that if a player's shoes become untied, that the player will be smart enough to stop playing, thus preventing an injury. Even so, I'm always anxious to get to a point where I can allow the player some time to get the shoes tied. Which leads me to my question. Is there a NFHS rule that allows me to stop the game, during a dead ball (made basket), or when the clock is stopped, to give some time to a player to get his shoes tied? 2-3? Common sense? Spirit and purpose?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I just let them keep playing until the ball becomes dead, and/or, the clock stops.

AND is the correct answer.

If it happens with both a dead ball / stopped clock, then delay putting the ball in play until the situation is fixed.

I once sent a girl ouot for re-tying her shoe everytime (well, the first 3 times) the other team was ready to shoot FTs. I told her to tie them so they wouldn't need to be re-tied again. No problems after she came back in.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

There is no NFHS rule that deals specifically with untied shoes, so during a live ball, especially with the clock running, I just let them keep playing until the ball becomes dead, and/or, the clock stops. I guess that the NFHS feels that if a player's shoes become untied, that the player will be smart enough to stop playing, thus preventing an injury. Even so, I'm always anxious to get to a point where I can allow the player some time to get the shoes tied. Which leads me to my question. Is there a NFHS rule that allows me to stop the game, during a dead ball (made basket), or when the clock is stopped, to give some time to a player to get his shoes tied? 2-3? Common sense? Spirit and purpose?

You are assuming that the player desires his/her shoes to be tied. I've seen a few who want to play with them untied.