- Feb 16, 2011
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I have a question..it's an honest question for USASF, Coaches and EP's.
What is the protocol taught to athletes in the case of an injury? Think about this question as a sport, not a show must go on mentality. These girls behaved in a way that the show must go on. Should it? I think everyone is expressing it shouldn't have.
In football, basketball and other sports, if an athlete is injured, they drop to the ground, stay still and this stops the game to ensure they are attended to appropriately. If you are not sure if you are injured, they limp to the sidelines and get attended to, but there are other players to substitute so the game can continue. They take helmets away from players to ensure they can't go back out and play when they are clearly injured, but can't judge for themselves.
There aren't substitutes. There isn't a back up plan. You can't take away helmets.
If they are injured or another athletes sees blood, that athlete injured should pull over to the side (race car analogy) of the mat, don't leave the mat, as this would protect them from further injury as most would keep going, but not leaving the mat would ensure a clear signal the music should stop and proper attention paid. (Caution would come out).
Is the issue that there isn't a protocol established for athletes to know what to do? Should we be establishing and teaching a protocol to the athletes?
What is the protocol taught to athletes in the case of an injury? Think about this question as a sport, not a show must go on mentality. These girls behaved in a way that the show must go on. Should it? I think everyone is expressing it shouldn't have.
In football, basketball and other sports, if an athlete is injured, they drop to the ground, stay still and this stops the game to ensure they are attended to appropriately. If you are not sure if you are injured, they limp to the sidelines and get attended to, but there are other players to substitute so the game can continue. They take helmets away from players to ensure they can't go back out and play when they are clearly injured, but can't judge for themselves.
There aren't substitutes. There isn't a back up plan. You can't take away helmets.
If they are injured or another athletes sees blood, that athlete injured should pull over to the side (race car analogy) of the mat, don't leave the mat, as this would protect them from further injury as most would keep going, but not leaving the mat would ensure a clear signal the music should stop and proper attention paid. (Caution would come out).
Is the issue that there isn't a protocol established for athletes to know what to do? Should we be establishing and teaching a protocol to the athletes?