Do refs have to:
1) check boots/shin pads before games?
2) make a player who has gone down injured leave the field?
Referring to Cap Prem level.
1) short answer NO....level of league is irrelevant....
From the laws
A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to
himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery).
The
basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following separate
items:
� a jersey or shirt with sleeves � if undergarments are worn, the colour of the
sleeve must be the same main colour as the sleeve of the jersey or shirt
� shorts � if undershorts are worn, they must be of the same main colour as
the shorts
� stockings
� shinguards
� footwear
Shinguards
Guidelines to referees on page 63 of laws say -
All items of clothing or equipment
other than the basic equipment must be
inspected by the referee and determined not to be dangerous
2) In most cases YES, level of league is irrelevantpage 68 guidelines to referees
after questioning the injured player, the referee may authorise one, or at
most two doctors, to enter the fi eld of play to assess the injury and arrange
the player�s safe and swift removal from the fi eld of play
� stretcher-bearers should only enter the fi eld of play with a stretcher
following a signal from the referee
� the referee must ensure an injured player is safely removed from the fi eld of
play
� a player is not allowed to receive treatment on the fi eld of play
� any player bleeding from a wound must leave the fi eld of play. He may not
return until the referee is satisfi ed that the bleeding has stopped. A player is
not permitted to wear clothing with blood on it
� as soon as the referee has authorised the doctors to enter the fi eld of play,
the player must leave the fi eld of play, either on a stretcher or on foot. If a
player does not comply, he must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour
� an injured player may only return to the fi eld of play after the match has
restarted
Exceptions to this ruling are to be made only when:
� a goalkeeper is injured
� a goalkeeper and an outfi eld player have collided and need immediate
attention
� players from the same team have collided and need immediate attention
� a severe injury has occurred, e.g. swallowed tongue, concussion, broken leg