Injury During Rebound Scrum

[Adam]

Shot goes up, and during rebounding action, A1 goes down with an injury on one side of the lane. By this time, the rebounding scrum is on the other side of the paint (player is safely alone).

Do you:

1. Blow the whistle immediately and go to the arrow?
2. Wait to see who gets the ball and decide at that time?

[MD Longhorn]

A scrum is a scrum --- you don't know what direction that's going after the next time the ball gets redirected. Kill it if it's not immediately apparent that this kid is getting up.

[bob jenkins]

HTBT, but I lean toward waiting.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

htbt, but i lean toward waiting.

+1

[BryanV21]

If there's a chance the player is hurt, or could get hurt, I'm killing it. Their safety is #1. If a coach doesn't understand that then he's the problem... not me.

[JRutledge]

I am with Bob. Unless a player is squirting blood, I think we can wait a second or two.

Peace

[BatteryPowered]

I am leaning toward killing it out of an abundance of caution. I guess the question would be who would get the ball if it is a scrum. I don't have books with me (and cannot remember if it is even addressed), but I am thinking we go to the arrow if my partner(s) cannot say for certain who had the ball.

[BryanV21]

I should have also added that it depends on the level. The lower the level, the better chance I kill it right away. By the time I get to the Varsity level or higher, then I'm going to wait a second or so... as long as the player on the ground isn't in immediate danger.