INJURY TIMEOUT


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This is the new injury timeout rule:

Injury. No time-out shall be charged to a player who is injured during play. An injured player, or side, shall not be allowed more than a cumulative total of 15 minutes of injury time-out during a match. If the injured player is unable to resume play after a period totaling 15 minutes, the match shall be awarded to the opponent. Injury time-outs shall be allowed only for injuries that occur accidentally during the match. Pre-existing injuries, illness, fatigue or cramps do not warrant injury time-outs. For any injury, the tournament director or committee, after considering any available medical opinion, must determine whether the injured player may be allowed to continue.

1.) When a player is bleeding, or when blood is detected on the court or on a player, play must be stopped, the player must be removed from the court and play can not resume until:

a.) bleeding is stopped;

b.) the open wound is covered with a dressing strong enough to withstand the demands of continued play;

c.) any player whose uniform is soiled with blood changes the part of the uniform affected;

d.) any surface contaminated with blood is cleaned. Cleaning, including disposal, shall be performed by the host facility.

The occurence of bleeding, by itself, shall not constitute an injury for the purpose of application of the injury timeout provisions of this rule.