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Cochlear Implants

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Adam Butler

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I was just wondering if there are any rules surrounding cochlear implants? I presume they are allowed, but was wondering if they are a safety issue as obviously they are a bit of hazard with being a bit of plastic on the side of the head (reference the pic below)

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One of the lads at my match today had one, and I let him play but could see the potential danger
 
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Adam Butler said:
I was just wondering if there are any rules surrounding cochlear implants? I presume they are allowed, but was wondering if they are a safety issue as obviously they are a bit of hazard with being a bit of plastic on the side of the head (reference the pic below)

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One of the lads at my match today had one, and I let him play but could see the potential danger
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Tis' a brave (and very, very foolish) referee who prevents a player who has these from playing.

Had a game this season a bloke wore a false arm. (Amputee, he didn't want 3 arms)

Seemed a bit pointless to me as unlike Cochlear Implants there seemed to me very little functional benefit.

There was no way I was asking him to remove it though.
 
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RegalRef said:
Tis' a brave (and very, very foolish) referee who prevents a player who has these from playing.

Had a game this season a bloke wore a false arm. (Amputee, he didn't want 3 sarms)

Seemed a bit pointless to me as unlike Cochlear Implants there seemed to me very little functional benefit to me.

There was no way I was asking him to remove it though.
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Functional no, psychological yes.
 
GraemeS said:
Until he removes his prosthetic arm and batters an opponent over the head with it? :devil:
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You could say that about a boot, water bottle or anything on the sidelines.

To be fair to the guy just because he's got a false arm why would you have to assume he's that stupid, Instead of assuming he's not??
 
RegalRef said:
You could say that about a boot, water bottle or anything on the sidelines.

To be fair to the guy just because he's got a false arm why would you have to assume he's that stupid, Instead of assuming he's not??
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I'm only playing devils advocate here, but you could argue that a prosthetic arm has the potential to be a better weapon than almost anything else found "naturally" around a football pitch? I'm not assuming any worse of this guy - we check other player's equipment for potential hazards in the same way.
 
GraemeS said:
I'm only playing devils advocate here, but you could argue that a prosthetic arm has the potential to be a better weapon than almost anything else found "naturally" around a football pitch? I'm not assuming any worse of this guy - we check other player's equipment for potential hazards in the same way.
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But you also need to give people an element of respect, and that is in no way whatsoever respectful.
 
The false arm could have been kept on for balance - would make a difference if he were to remove it if he was used to running with it in place.

False arm as a weapon? Any more of a weapon than an actual arm? Me thinks not. Unless it is obviously dangerous (like it had a massive hook on the end!!) I wouldn't be asking a player to remove their arm.

Let's draw this out to ridiculous lengths - false teeth? Would you get a player to remove them? Could be used as a biting weapon? :D
 
i did actually try and get one of my team mates out of a handball once by saying to the ref, you do realise he has a false arm and that wasnt deliberate.... got the laugh it deserved and we moved on :)
 
SM said:
The false arm could have been kept on for balance - would make a difference if he were to remove it if he was used to running with it in place.

False arm as a weapon? Any more of a weapon than an actual arm? Me thinks not. Unless it is obviously dangerous (like it had a massive hook on the end!!) I wouldn't be asking a player to remove their arm.

Let's draw this out to ridiculous lengths - false teeth? Would you get a player to remove them? Could be used as a biting weapon? :D
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I would actively encourage that for the hilarity.
 
I think the argument of the arm being used as a weapon is simply not relevant. A boot could be a weapon, as somebody else said.
The valid concern with the false arm is simply that if it collects a player's head/face it will do a lot more damage than a real arm.
That's a big 'if'.....and weighing up the disability and discrimination concerns...well, I'm certainly not going to stop him playing with it.
Same with the cochlear implant - I'd say there Is some risk, but it's quite minimal and discrimination concerns will override for me.
 
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