Couple of Question-Injury TO and RFP.

[JRutledge]

They can have any legal conference that the rules allow, which is the two types. One in the middle of the field with one coach and the other with everyone on the sideline or outside the numbers. Usually, we send them to the sidelines when it is clear there is an injury.

I run the RFP when the player is clearly off the field and safe for him, the people taking care of him and the players that would be in the game at the time.

Peace

[Middleman]

From the OP:

1. On injury TO what conferences cane the teams have with their coaches?

Reply:

Originally Posted by JRutledge

They can have any legal conference that the rules allow, which is the two types. One in the middle of the field with one coach and the other with everyone on the sideline or outside the numbers. Usually, we send them to the sidelines when it is clear there is an injury.

This is not completely accurate. Rule 3-5-8c requires an Outside the 9-yard Mark Conference. If an official stops the clock for an apparently injured player, or the clock is already stopped and an apparently injured played is discovered delaying the ready-for-play, it is an official's time-out. From the Case Book, "Any conference during the official's time-out must be held outside the 9-yard marks." (See CB 3.5.10 Situation A) Further, if the coach's request for a charged time-out is granted before the injured player is discovered, either type of conference may be used.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Middleman

From the OP:

Reply:

This is not completely accurate. Rule 3-5-8c requires an Outside the 9-yard Mark Conference. If an official stops the clock for an apparently injured player, or the clock is already stopped and an apparently injured played is discovered delaying the ready-for-play, it is an official's time-out. From the Case Book, "Any conference during the official's time-out must be held outside the 9-yard marks." (See CB 3.5.10 Situation A) Further, if the coach's request for a charged time-out is granted before the injured player is discovered, either type of conference may be used.

We sent them to the sideline anyway. We do not split hairs with this anymore. It is easier to navigate and no questions of what type of conference they had or if they had two different ones. Again, in our area everyone pretty much attempts to go to the sideline. We just make sure they are outside the numbers or tick marks to accomplish this.

Peace