I would rather have GOODWILLREF on the game. I can use all the gift cards I can get!!

BBRef - If you pretended to "T" me up, you would have to pretend to use a ball to shoot the pretend free throws and any points that they pretended to score would obviously not count to the real score and only put me down at most 2 points in the fantasy AAU League!!:D

And if TOMEGUN was at GITMO then I am sure he would have seen the play and called it accordingly and the rest would have been moot!

Well, the father would have been out of the gym. That's for sure.

For the record, Nevada would have been standing down at the other end of the court with his partners discussing something of great importance while the coach was on the floor attending to his player. Plus we wouldn't be returning until the coach was back at his bench. In short, there would not have been an opportunity for the coach to do his little act with me because I wouldn't have been there.

You got that right.
If daddy comes out onto the court, he earns himself a one-way ticket to the parking lot.

Unless, of course, game admin disagrees and allows the parent to stay.

+1

Sigh. This ridiculous stance agan.

It is so arrogant to think that you are so much bigger than the game that you're not going to allow a parent to check on their injured child. I can guarantee that if somebody ever pulled that stunt in our association, they'd find themselves looking for assignments somewhere else.

I never intend to find out the consequences of such a move in my association. While I won't be standing near the player or coach, as Nevada suggests, I will have other things to discuss and the father's brief presence on the court won't be noticed.

Now, if Dad decides to approach me in anger, that's a different story.

Professional suicide at any level. Don't be that guy.

Handled correctly by all?
 

I was doing a girls AAU Tourney this past weekend when a point guard was driving hard to the basket, slipt and fell and went down hard on the back of her head. She was down for several minutes with only the coach administering to her.

My P and I stood back and sent the teams to their benches, but kept them on the floor.

As the player finally recovered and got to her feet, the coach began to escort her to the bench. Her dad came around the side of the court and then to the endline to help her off the court and to go to the bathroom and outside for some fresh air.

TWEET. Game back on.

I know we've had this discussion before, but under these circumstances, I don't think I would have done anything if dad/mom came on the court to administer to their injured child.

My last weekend of AAU basketball a kid landed on his head and most definitely suffered a concussion. Sent the players to the their benches (to sit down if they so desired) and then advised the coaches that there was absolutely no rush at all to get the player up. We then stood back from the activity until the player was removed from the court. One adult from the stands came on the court to tend to the hurt player. I didn't concern myself one bit with that person.

7th grade summer league last week - kid playing defense moving full speed one direction and stops suddenly by putting all his weight on right leg at a tough angle. Knee buckles. Goes down on the spot in pain. Coach is summomed, players sent to direction of bench and told to stay on floor. A few moments after the coach starts talking to the kid, my partner kneels down and IDs himself as some type of full time rescue personnel. The dad nods and partner starts asking the kid if he can help him be more comfortable by turning his foot and straightening his leg so the kid could lay down. About that time, dad says "well, this guy here (standing next to him) is an ER doc". Partner immed defers.

You know, I've always been instructed to never touch a kid who is injured in any way. NEVER.

So, this situation was interesting because we had coach, dad and ER doc friend on floor AND partner was trying to assist.

I was OK with coach, dad, ER doc friend...not so comfy with partner. Maybe I'm out of line - I don't know. That partner was 10 years my senior in both age and experience so I just let him do his thing and stayed out of the way.

I believe there are certain professional ethics of being an EMT that would trump our best practices. If the ER doc hadn't been present, your partner may well have been the most medically qualified person in the building. I've got no issue with a partner rendering medical assistance when it fits his qualifications until on-duty medical personnel arrive.

The fact he identified himself as a qualified professional and the dad nodding did help reduce the awkward factor - though there was still some uncertainty in me. The kid turned out ok....sat in the bleacher the rest of the game with his leg elevated and limped off the court after the game on him own. I guess, that's the most important thing.

As I read this thread and reflect on personal experiences, I wonder if doing much more than fetching ice or finding a clean towel puts us in a situation of more risk than we really want in most injury situations, regardless of our professional merits off the court.

I will add that in summer ball, he may well be the most qualified person in the building. During the HS season in a sanctioned HS game, he most likely will not be the most qualified person present. At a college campus, I'd be willing to bet he's not even close. :)

Right. Good point.