Sub for player with blood

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

I think it's too late, but I don't have a book in front of me.

If I'm directing A3 to leave the game and before he sends a sub to the table, Coach A says, "Can I call a timeout instead?", then sure, if the problem can be corrected before the end of the timeout, A3 can stay in.

However, after said direction, once A6 reports and is beckoned, now A3 has been replaced and time must run off the clock before A3 can re-enter, regardless of whether Team A takes a timeout or not.

Once the "replacement interval" has started, it's too late for the coach to take the TO to keep the player in the game.

I don't know if FED has any specific guidance on the specifics of how to handle it, but I usually treat it similarly to a DQ'd player. I go to the coach and ask "Do you want a sub or a TO?" If the coach delays, I go to the table and say "start a timer." Once that happens, a sub is required.