Reports | Concussion subs set to be introduced in football
The International Football Association Board is set to hold a series of meetings and at the top of the agenda is a proposal to introduce a concussion substitute. The current standard means that medical staff gets only a three minute window to check players, which has proven to be very unreliable.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will hold a series of advisory panels reports the Athletic, and sitting at the top of the agenda is a new rule for concussions. At the moment, FIFA grants teams a three minute assessment period, but that has proven to be unreliable, which is why talks of increasing it to 10 minutes will be held.
The Athletic further adds that while this will be a long-break, it would take place off the field, with teams introducing a temporary concussion substitute. Reports further add that the IFAB will appoint a task force to do the needful regarding how much time is really needed to assess a player and how quickly can he/she be allowed to return to football.
UEFA has already taken steps to change this, becoming the first to introduce a three-minute assessment period from the start of the 2014/15 season, but FIFA is yet to join the ranks. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin had a lot to say, after the Europa League finals in Baku, asking for the current regulations to be updated.
“I strongly believe the current regulations on concussion need updating to protect both the players and the doctors and to ensure appropriate diagnosis can be made without disadvantaging the teams affected,” Ceferin said, reported the Athletic.