Concussion like symptoms in an AAU game

[JRutledge]

I would like opinions on what we did with a situation today.

Now in normal HS games in this state, the IHSA has a policy that says if a player has concussion like systems they are not to come back into the game until a medical professional from the school has cleared the player or certified trainer clears a player to play.

Well working an AAU Tournament which had no clear policy stated and we had a player that was acting like they could have had a concussion. She was yelling she could not see and when the coach requested a timeout and we granted the timeout, the girl almost fell when the coach went to take care of her. She had to be helped off the court and was claiming she was dizzy.

So when it was clear she looked like she had either been hit in the head or was acting like she was about to pass out, we told the HC that we were not going to just allow her into the game. Then we even said that we need to know that the person was an MO/DO or a certified trainer (as the IHSA policy follows), and wanted to see a card or some other information that this was just not some person off the street. Well there was a guy that did come to help and he claimed he did not have any identification that would lead him of his position. So because of this, we did not allow the player (who was their best player) into the game for the remainder. Now to be clear they worked on her for some time. She was not going to come back immediately and likely would have sat out the entire first half without our intervention.

Now I am asking if you would have done the same or would you allow this or any player with what looks like concussion like systems that are described in the NF and even NCAA literature in an AAU contest?

Peace