Few things up front: 1) I'm going to try to do this concisely but it may be scatter shooting a bit, 2) I can probably google it and find more information but would prefer the discussion; 3) there is probably a lot of subjectivity here so I am really just interested in the viewpoints.
I didn't grow up with soccer even being a thing in my world but have really grown to become a fan in the past ten to 15 years (stereotypical FIFA, EPL, NBC Sports convert). One thing that I still feel that I don't completely understand is putting the ball out of play when someone is injured. I totally get that there is a sportsmanship and fair play aspect to it but I don't think that I completely understand it. I also understand that a team doesn't have to do this, but it anecdotally seems to me that it is done more often than not.
So, is it generally accepted that putting the ball out of play is serving the purpose of:
1) allowing the injured player to get medical attention from the physio?
2) allowing the other team to not play a man down?
3) some combination of both?
For those of you who have played, coached, refereed, whatever, is there something more to the unwritten rules about when to put the ball out and when to not? For example, if a team feels that a player is faking an injury (totally subjective in the world of soccer, I know), are they more entitled or inclined to not put the ball out? From a refereeing perspective, I know that head injuries now stop the game automatically, so that part isn't really what I am looking for here. I am more talking about the opposing team voluntarily doing it.
I didn't grow up with soccer even being a thing in my world but have really grown to become a fan in the past ten to 15 years (stereotypical FIFA, EPL, NBC Sports convert). One thing that I still feel that I don't completely understand is putting the ball out of play when someone is injured. I totally get that there is a sportsmanship and fair play aspect to it but I don't think that I completely understand it. I also understand that a team doesn't have to do this, but it anecdotally seems to me that it is done more often than not.
So, is it generally accepted that putting the ball out of play is serving the purpose of:
1) allowing the injured player to get medical attention from the physio?
2) allowing the other team to not play a man down?
3) some combination of both?
For those of you who have played, coached, refereed, whatever, is there something more to the unwritten rules about when to put the ball out and when to not? For example, if a team feels that a player is faking an injury (totally subjective in the world of soccer, I know), are they more entitled or inclined to not put the ball out? From a refereeing perspective, I know that head injuries now stop the game automatically, so that part isn't really what I am looking for here. I am more talking about the opposing team voluntarily doing it.