Trainer on the field

[Scooby]

Originally Posted by ajmc

GIVEN, that A7 had previously been removed for concern about a possible concussion, and the Trainer saw something prompting concern, with that same player, I would risk erring, on the side of caution, and remove A7 for further re-assessment by the Trainer.

If the Trainer's concern was for something other than A7's concussion status (depending on circumstances) I would either have a brief discussion with the Trainer about NFHS 9-8-3, or if appropriate penalize him/her.

The question was if the player was required to sit out a play. And the answer is no. If you sit him down, in the situation of the original post, you do not have backing by rule. Though, you could say that you did have an official's time out for injury and then you can be covered, by rule.