Had a League Senior Cup fixture on Saturday, player slid in on another, but player ends up dislocating his shoulder, so no magic sponge is going to sort this, also no club physiotherapist / trained person to assist.
Cue, opposition centre back who is a 'personal trainer' who says he will help him. My biggest concern is the safety of the player hurt and I dont want him getting more hurt by someone who is potentially a doctor who trained himself on Google, its serious injury and the poor guys arm is stuck in an awkward position. I get reassurance from players that he is trained.
The player is happy for the opposition player to assist and after a few minutes of manipulation... CRUNCH (I heard this from a distance) the shoulder pops back in. The player does not play any further part.
I submitted my match card to the league this morning and also to make the league aware what happened, even if it is to make sure the guy is okay and to check on his welfare, should any claim be made from the league.
I am not sure what else I could have done in this instance, refuse the player any treatment from the opposition player and demand an ambulance, I made sure with the player was he happy with what was happening and he was.
If it was a higher level, then the club would have a trained medical professional, no issues, but at a district level, its a can of cold spray and thats it.
Cue, opposition centre back who is a 'personal trainer' who says he will help him. My biggest concern is the safety of the player hurt and I dont want him getting more hurt by someone who is potentially a doctor who trained himself on Google, its serious injury and the poor guys arm is stuck in an awkward position. I get reassurance from players that he is trained.
The player is happy for the opposition player to assist and after a few minutes of manipulation... CRUNCH (I heard this from a distance) the shoulder pops back in. The player does not play any further part.
I submitted my match card to the league this morning and also to make the league aware what happened, even if it is to make sure the guy is okay and to check on his welfare, should any claim be made from the league.
I am not sure what else I could have done in this instance, refuse the player any treatment from the opposition player and demand an ambulance, I made sure with the player was he happy with what was happening and he was.
If it was a higher level, then the club would have a trained medical professional, no issues, but at a district level, its a can of cold spray and thats it.