On: How Not to Fix Soccer

[ebiester]

I agree with you on the above points except for the five minutes rule. The point is to provide a disincentive to get on the stretcher. If you can get your butt up and recover on the side, you should do it. If you can't, there's no shame, but if you can get right back up and back in, then obviously it wasn't that big of a deal in the first place.

[ErrantX → ebiester]

I see your point; any injury requiring the trainer on the pitch requires you to go to the side and be waved back on specifically by the ref anyway.

5 minutes is too long though; a minute maybe (and even then nothing formally timed etc.)

[zalew → ErrantX]

a minute, involving another clock, another person to control the time, another clock ticking in the corner of the screen. meh, gimme a break :)