Discovered Blood during a TO

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by johnny d

not sure about where you work, but here in illinois, a player showing signs of a concussion is required to leave the game, and cannot return until cleared by proper medical personal (doctor or trainer) so they would have had plenty of time to take care of the blood on the uniform while she was being evaluated for the concussion.

I think you misread the original post...the player with the concussion and the player with blood are players on opposing teams.

[johnny d]

yeah, i guess it helps to actually read the whole post not just the first 2 sentences and the title before responding.

[rockyroad]

Happens to everyone...

As for the OP, the coach must use a timeout to keep the player in the game. There is a case play where both A1 and B1 have blood on them, and both coaches are required to use timeouts, run concurrently, to keep their respective player in the game.

As for halftime...no. They can clean it up and player can start the third quarter.

[BktBallRef]

DJ is correct. Once you spot the blood and inform the coach, he must replace her or use a TO to keep her in the game. The "you should have caught it sooner" argument is BS.