Two from Friday night

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

Question 2 is more of a HTBT kind of sitch but here it goes.

Players going for the rebound. Player comes down at a funny angle,slips and fall to her shoulder then her head bounces off the floor. She's knocked out cold. The rebound went long and the opposing team grabs it and starts up court, meanwhile I got a knocked out player in front of me. I tweet to stop play. I've played D1 football and saw and heard some nice hits and this "thunk" bothered me so I tweeted. Opposing coach starts griping at me for stopping his possible fastbreak. At the time I had no time for him and cut him off with no discussion on my decision. Now two
days later I'm thinking should I have had a patient whistle ?

Player ended up being taken by parent to local hospital but never heard what the end result was.

That's not a HTBT. You did exactly what you should have done.

If a player goes down with a twisted ankle or something else minor, you stay with the player and let the play progress down court. By staying with him, you're telling everyone, "I've got this!" Kill the play per 5-8-2 Note at the appropriate time.

In the situation you had, the player's immediate health is more important than any game. If you see blood, an visible fracture, a seizure or an unconscious player, you should do EXACTLY what you did.

Great job!

[jdmara]

I agree with the above posts. If there is an unconscious player, I am stopping the play immediately. I wouldn't care what the coach has to say about it.

-Josh

[ma_ref]

Originally Posted by jdmara

I agree with the above posts. If there is an unconscious player, I am stopping the play immediately. I wouldn't care what the coach has to say about it.

Ditto. Unconscious, bleeding, or excruciating pain - I stop play right away.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by ma_ref

Ditto. Unconscious, bleeding, or excruciating pain - I stop play right away.

Unconscious: yes.

Bleeding: depends where the blood is from -- ears, yes; nose, no.

Excruciating pain: seldom.

As I posted in another thread: ask yourself whether 10 seconds is likely to make any difference in the condition of the injured player. I do stay with the injured player.

[buckrog64]

Just tell the coach that he should inform his future officials that if one of his own kids is knocked unconscious during the game, and that the other team has the ball on a fast break, that it is okay to let the game go on.