injury timeout

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by cdoug

A fellow official and I were discussing if teams had to stay on the field of play during a prolonged injury timeout if they go to their sideline. I seemed to remember that they had to (but might be getting it confused with a "typical" timeout) and he disagreed with me. I couldn't find support for either of out cases in the rule or case book. Can someone help me with a ruling and references?

This is an official's timeout. You can send them wherever you want to send them if the injury or time takes an extended period of time. Use common sense. It makes more sense so the coaches can talk to their players and in many cases get hydrated, which early in the year is the main reason we use these moments to have players get water.

Peace