Replacing Injured FT Shooter = Done for game?

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

CYO Varsity Girls (7th/8th Grade) -- NFHS Rules.

Visiting team had a player get fouled hard and complains her wrist hurts and she can't shoot her free throws. The official tells the visiting coach if she's replacde, she can't re-enter the game at all.

I know if an injured player is judged to have a concussion,t hey can't come back without approval from a MD or DO, but for a non-concussion injury, is the above true, or is it some sort of rule myth?

The official is incorrect.

3-3-6
A player who has been injured to the extent that the coach or any other bench personnel is beckoned and/or comes onto the court shall be directed to leave the game, unless a time-out is requested by, and granted to, his/her team and the situation can be corrected by the end of the time-out.

3-3-4
A player who has been replace, or directed to leave the game shall not re-enter before the next opportunity to substitute after the clock has been started properly following his/her replacement.

There is nothing, other than what you noted, that prohibits an injured player from returning and provided the clock has properly started (just like an other player who comes out).