injury Ft question

[tjones1]

A player that has to be subbed due to injury, by rule, may return after the clock has properly started (just like any other sub).

[justacoach]

Originally Posted by tjones1

A player that has to be subbed due to injury, by rule, may return after the clock has properly started (just like any other sub).

Except for being unconscious...
PLEASE NOTE NEWBS:
You will see this injured FT shooter situation handled different from above rules citation outside of FED rules set...

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by justacoach

Except for being unconscious...
PLEASE NOTE NEWBS:
You will see this injured FT shooter situation handled different from above rules citation outside of FED rules set...

They can come back too... but they gotta have the Doc's ok.

[BillyMac]

Don't these guys where mouth guards? Basketball is a contact sport. I wear mine during pickup games. They protect not just the teeth, but the lips, cheeks, and tongue. They also help protect against concussions and jaw fractures.

[ref3808]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Don't these guys where mouth guards? Basketball is a contact sport. I wear mine during pickup games. They protect not just the teeth, but the lips, cheeks, and tongue. They also help protect against concussions and jaw fractures.

In MA the MIAA has gone from mandating mouth guards for basketball to only recommending their use. My daughter played in high school when they first mandated mouth guards and while there was a level of protection, I also witnessed kids who put a mouth guard directly into their mouths after dropping it on the court, kids taking it out during time outs or stoppages or before free throws then handling the ball or touching the hands of a teammate, and of less importance medically, kids trying to talk on defense and having it sound like a unique language.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by tjones1

They can come back too... but they gotta have the Doc's ok.

I believe, in writing.

[representing]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I believe, in writing.

and it cannot be the trainer's ok. Has to be an MD.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I believe, in writing.

You are correct. Must be written authorization.

Originally Posted by representing

and it cannot be the trainer's ok. Has to be an MD.

Correct. MD/DO

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[representing]

Originally Posted by tjones1

You are correct. Must be written authorization.



Correct. MD/DO

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One last thing, one of the two or three the referees on the court must "witness" the unconsciousness of a player. If none of them sees it, then the player got away with it. Happened to my sister, she was knocked unconscious after hitting her head hard on the floor when she fell during one game, but was out for only a few seconds. Neither referee at that game saw it before running to where she was laying. She got lucky with that one and was back in the game a few minutes later.