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Offline NVFOA_Ump

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Injured Player - Visible Blood
« on: November 24, 2024, 07:38:28 AM »
We know when we call an official's TO for an injury including visible blood, the injured player must leave the field and sit out for at least 1 play and cannot be "bought back in" by using a team timeout (3-5-10).


The question here is when we send out a player with visible blood, but do not call an official's TO, can that player return for the next play, after a team timeout, or even after an official's TO for penalty enforcement without sitting out at least 1 play?
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Re: Injured Player - Visible Blood
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2024, 10:52:36 AM »
"Visible Blood" is a pretty general description.  At the NFHS/Youth league levels "player safety" is (should be) a very HIGH concern. A concern that EVERY coach should hold above  "playing time".  I'd much rather have a Coach upset abut denying "playing time" than a genuine concern about possible player safety from an "unchecked" wound. The idea, of holding a player out, is to insure the source (and severity) of the bleeding is assessed.

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Re: Injured Player - Visible Blood
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2024, 04:24:32 PM »
By rule, since you didn't invoke 3-5-10 by calling an officials time out, the player wasn't sent off for visible blood, but simply substituted and may return after a timeout. If you're sending him off, you need to stop the clock to make it apparent to both teams that the player is being sent off.

Now, if he tries to come back in while still visibly bleeding/covered in blood, you can send him back off and invoke 3-5-10 this time.

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Re: Injured Player - Visible Blood
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2024, 02:33:45 PM »
By rule, if there is no official's timeout the player does not have to sit out a play and can return immediately.

Do yourselves a favor and call timeout for blood, injury, helmet off, or improper equipment.  It's all covered by the rules.  I've seen situations where the TO was not called and after substitution the offense had to hurry to avoid a delay of game, or the offense was held up so a defensive player could be brought on.  Don't make the situation worse, call the TO.

Remember that end of either half is the only thing that "buys" a player back onto the field.

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Re: Injured Player - Visible Blood
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2024, 10:39:34 AM »
By rule, if there is no official's timeout the player does not have to sit out a play and can return immediately.

Do yourselves a favor and call timeout for blood, injury, helmet off, or improper equipment.  It's all covered by the rules.  I've seen situations where the TO was not called and after substitution the offense had to hurry to avoid a delay of game, or the offense was held up so a defensive player could be brought on.  Don't make the situation worse, call the TO.

Remember that end of either half is the only thing that "buys" a player back onto the field.

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Re: Injured Player - Visible Blood
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2024, 10:47:49 AM »
From "Our" perspective, NOTHING trumps "player safety", that's why we're there. When there's doubt, "SEND" him out, so he can be properly (and competently) attended to.