Yes, but this is a collision sport. Do they need to start checking people after every hit?
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
The point is that other "professional eyes on the scene" are much more likely to notice something out of the ordinary that leads them to believe that a concussion might have occurred.
And by "out of the ordinary" I don't mean just "big hit of the type that leads to concussions sometimes.
My guess is that said professional eyes see the hit (or the person not popping up immediately or whatever and then watch the player as the player goes to the sideline, take helmet off,etc. My guess is that they've already seen one or more of those things, perhaps from afar, before they take the player and start the detailed check.
At best, what we see the camera following the player until the professional meets him and then what happens afterward. We never see what that professional is doing/looking at before he arrives beside the potential concussed player.
My guess is the trainer/doctor on the sideline has already started his professional observation before he even gets to the point of saying "let's check you out and see if you can go back in".
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