9. Fair Play Convention for dealing with Injured P
2008/09 Directives
Player “injured” while ball in play:
- PLAY ON unless referee stops play
- Player receives attention
- Player leaves field
- Play re-started by drop ball
- Ball returned to goalkeeper of team in possession at time referee stopped play
Respect the Referee Poster
If team of “injured” player kicks ball out of play:
- Referee decides whether to allow player to receive attention
- Play re-starts with a throw in as normal i.e. team taking throw in entitled to keep possession.
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