Official Disabled April 1, 2018 Uncategorized 0 Forum Questions Early in the game one of two officials sustains an injury preventing him from continuing . Other official is A, a veteran , or B, a newer official and this is a varsity game. Do you continue game with one official if both coaches agree ? Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text Agree with Corcoran. Riti's Answer: Visual Text Do we have any guidance on this from our organization's legal counsel? I would think that there are liability issues with officiating a game with one official. What if we miss a big hit that injures a player? Are we covered legally if we are sued if we worked as a single official? What if a fight breaks out? Can one official freeze the benches, take numbers of anyone leaving the bench, etc? Just because the game til this point did not have a lot of acrimony doesn't mean it won't later in the game. Unless our legal counsel opines otherwise, I think we need to stop the game and have the continuation of the game at a time where two officials can be re-scheduled. Rule 3 Section 5 Interruption of Game - If a game is interrupted because of events beyond the control of the responsible authorities, it shall be continued from the point of interruption unless there are conference, league or state association rules that cover the situation.... Do we have any state or association rules that cover this situation? Tyma's Answer: Visual Text Answer File Question Answered Yes No
