Injury

[ikeequa]

How am I supposed to rule when a non-life threatening injury occurs during a play?

 

The situation I had was bases loaded 1 out. Ball hit to SS. The ball took a nasty bounce and hit the SS in the face. He just rolled over and all the field players ran over to see what happened. In the mean time, the runner form second ran home at which point I called time. Should I have called time as soon as everyone reached their next base or let play continue until a defender decides to pick up the ball and stop any further advance?

 

 

[scrounge]

Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, to the head and I'm killing it as soon as possible unless there's a tag or some other imminent play in progress. And at younger levels, even more injuries. I'll place the runners and work out the rest after it's done. Yea, I know the book says one thing and I'm not talking about just a tooth loose or a twisted ankle. But a hit to the head and a kid going down? We're on it sooner than later.  Just my $0.02.

[Richvee]

Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, to the head and I'm killing it as soon as possible unless there's a tag or some other imminent play in progress. And at younger levels, even more injuries. I'll place the runners and work out the rest after it's done. Yea, I know the book says one thing and I'm not talking about just a tooth loose or a twisted ankle. But a hit to the head and a kid going down? We're on it sooner than later.  Just my $0.02.

Agree. I don't do anything over high school, so maybe higher levels you let them play it out. A shot to the head and the kid goes down...Play's over at my levels. 

[BT_Blue]

Even at the HS level if there is an injury that could involve "impending doom" (not my words... someone else's) then you should kill it. Any injury involving the head involves the impending doom requirement. Kill it and place runners where you feel they should be. ALWAYS error on the side of safety!

[James Walker]

Just to echo what everyone else is saying... A shot to the head and the kid goes down, plays dead. Shouldn't be any grumbling, but if there is, ignore it. I'd rather kill a play prematurely than face a lawsuit, or worse, having to live with the fact that a kid died because of me.

[Pete Peterson Sr]

Monday, I had a sharp line drive ricochet off of the first base bag, and clock F3 right between the eyes. He went down immediately, but tried to crawl to retrieve the ball. Opposing head coach, coaching third, held his R2 as I killed the play. Kid checked out okay right then ( e.g. answered questions, pupils were fine), but developed some dizziness and a headache in the next inning. Coach substituted for him, and his parents took him to be checked out.

 Had the OC not held R2, I would have kept him at third, because I was killing the play, due to the head injury.

[ikeequa]

Thanks for the info. I saw exactly what hat happened. It was an adult game and the guy had a bloody lip, not teeth lost. After he got hit he just sat there.

If you stop play immediately, aren't you then obliged to place the runners where you think they would have landed?

[BT_Blue]

Wait... so this is adult ball? That would change things. Let the play happen then make sure F4 is taken care of. Sounds like he was just stunned and not in any danger of being hurt further. As for if you kill it prematurely due to injury, yes you would place runners where you think they would have gotten if the play hadn't been stopped.

[noumpere]

I'll be the other voice on this and let the play happen unless further injury is possible.  The time difference between stopping play now and stopping it 10 seconds from now won't matter and the coaches etc will be on there way out to the field anyweay.  I also won't penalize them for that.

 

And as soon as play stops I will call time.

 

If its kids, maybe different, but I haven't done anything under varsity for a long time. 

[Bumps]

Had a JV scrimmage a couple weeks ago. I have plate. No one on, line drive back at pitcher, hits pitchers glove and head, bounces sideways, BR reaches first, I kill it right after he crosses first. Check on kid, coaches and trainers come out. Pitcher is okay and game continues. Had to at least let the play get to 1B.

[Jocko]

Also, take into consideration the nature of the injury and the potential severity. A liner to the ankle won't be as dangerous as a combacker to the noggin.

[LMSANS]

2 years ago, in a varsity game, liner off F1's knee. It was hit so hard, F3 caught on the outfield grass. As soon as the catch was made, I called time and HC and trainer came out. After a 10 minute delay, kid gets up, throws a couple of warm-ups. 1:15 later, game is over. The kid threw a 2-hitter in a 1-0 win. I Beverley considered stopping play until the ball was caught. Larry Sansevere Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Jocko]

Who's Beverley?

[alex7]

Even at the HS level if there is an injury that could involve "impending doom" (not my words... someone else's) then you should kill it. Any injury involving the head involves the impending doom requirement. Kill it and place runners where you feel they should be. ALWAYS error on the side of safety!

 

Funny, the "impending doom" definition has stuck in my head too.  

[Jocko]

Even at the HS level if there is an injury that could involve "impending doom" (not my words... someone else's) then you should kill it. Any injury involving the head involves the impending doom requirement. Kill it and place runners where you feel they should be. ALWAYS error on the side of safety!

 Funny, the "impending doom" definition has stuck in my head too.  Gotta leave my mark somehow :wave:

[LMSANS]

Who's Beverley?

My partner