bleeding player + injury question

[ajmc]

If you even think a player is injured, you have the absolute authority, as well as the responsibility, to send him out for at least one play. The coach has no say in the matter, whatsoever.

It becomes his responsibility to check the player out before sending him back in. That much is pretty clearly spelled out, the presumption being that the team will do what is right to protect the student athlete.

Recognizing, and fully accepting, that we are not physicians nor usually have medical degrees, if a player you think is obviously not physically fit to continue in the game (and it would have to be pretty obvious) you are accepting an awful lot of foolish liability by allowing a player you have legitimate doubts about to continue playing, without further delay, examination and/or medical assurance from someone with more medical credentials than a coaching certificate.