VegasParent
SILVER ELITE
This happened in a game (06 girls) last weekend at a tournament. Two defenders go to head a ball out of the box and their heads collide. Both players go down. CR blows the whistle to stop play. One player gets up quickly and is holding her head. The other stays down. The coach is waved to come out and check on the player. She tries to get up, staggers and drops to her knees. She is helped off the field and sits on the bench. No trainer is called over. The other player, still with her hands on her head stays on the field and the game is restarted. Is there a rule regarding head injuries or is it the ref's decision whether or not a player has to leave the field? I've seen in leagues where the player has to get cleared by the trainer to reenter the game after a head injury. But I'm not sure if that was the league, the ref or a general rule that has to be followed.