U14s league game
Team A takes a shot from outside the box, not hugely powerful. Team B keeper makes an awkward looking save, initially it looks like he just saved it with his hands. He stays on his feet for 3-4 seconds, then lies down on the floor holding his face. There was no head injury at all and nobody challenged him so no injury caused by anyone else. It became apparent afterwards that the ball hit him in his 'private area' and that's why he chose to put himself down on the ground.
Right after the save, the ball ends up 5-10 yards outside the box in possession of team A, who with the keeper lying on the floor end up scoring a goal.
The keeper is very vocally saying the game should have been stopped for him and the goal shouldn't stand.
What's the correct choice here?
A) Take it as a serious injury and stop the game as soon as I see him go down, then drop ball back to Team A on the edge of the box where they had possession
B) Play on, allow the goal and restart from kick off?
I'm also wondering what the correct procedure should be if this was in an adults game? I am taking into account that these are children playing youth football, but part of me is doubting that the game should stop for something like this - what if next time he saves it with his hands/legs, sees the opposition in possession close to his box and lies down again? Do we stop the game every time?
Team A takes a shot from outside the box, not hugely powerful. Team B keeper makes an awkward looking save, initially it looks like he just saved it with his hands. He stays on his feet for 3-4 seconds, then lies down on the floor holding his face. There was no head injury at all and nobody challenged him so no injury caused by anyone else. It became apparent afterwards that the ball hit him in his 'private area' and that's why he chose to put himself down on the ground.
Right after the save, the ball ends up 5-10 yards outside the box in possession of team A, who with the keeper lying on the floor end up scoring a goal.
The keeper is very vocally saying the game should have been stopped for him and the goal shouldn't stand.
What's the correct choice here?
A) Take it as a serious injury and stop the game as soon as I see him go down, then drop ball back to Team A on the edge of the box where they had possession
B) Play on, allow the goal and restart from kick off?
I'm also wondering what the correct procedure should be if this was in an adults game? I am taking into account that these are children playing youth football, but part of me is doubting that the game should stop for something like this - what if next time he saves it with his hands/legs, sees the opposition in possession close to his box and lies down again? Do we stop the game every time?
