Short Hand Rule

[chymechowder]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

If a player leaves due to injury and no legal subs are available, he's out for the rest of the game and may not return, but his spot is just skipped (no automatic out will be called). If he leaves for any OTHER reason (ejection, picking up the kids from school, etc.), it's an automatic out every time his spot comes up in the line-up.

Does that make sense?

but is there any way to verify an injury? say a player is going to leave to pick up his kids. he can just say that he pulled a hamstring, right? (I mean, you don't examine him, right? )