Blood, When to stop action?
 

BV, After made basket by Team A, Team B is advancing ball upcourt, A1 steps in front of me and says "I'm bleeding." A very quick inspection reveals a small cut over one eye but no blood that I can see. I decide to treat it like a routine injury and wait until team B pulls up and is no longer "attacking the basket." Team B pulls up quickly and knocks down a three. I then stopped play and told the coach I needed a sub for A1. Should I have stopped play sooner? Coach A thought so.

I would have handled it the same way.

No blood, no bone. Play on!

Coach A just didnt like that trey-ball, he's supposed to say that.

Or course he did, but I don't.

Handled correctly by rule. You treat it the same as any other injury as per NFHS rule 5-8-2NOTE.

Quit interjecting basketball questions into our political forum. :eek:

I'd've done the same as you. If you didn't see any blood, then play on.

I would have handled it the same way.

That's the first time I've seen anyone use two contractions in one word...is that legal??

Seriously, though, OP, you handled it fine, as everyone else said. I'll pose this question...Let's say A1 is gushing blood. I'm guessing we should stop play immediately for that?

Uh, yeah! Safety first.

If I've got a serious injury on the court, I'm killing the play.

That's what I figured

Where's mbyron When You Need Him ???
 

Don't know if it's legal, or not, but it certainly creative. I hope that it's a contraction of, "I would have", and not, "I would of". In any case, I'm sure that mbyron will be moseying by shortly to straighten this matter out.

Not legal.

Homey don't mosey. ;)

I don't think so. I'nv'r've used one.