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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3922815, member: 199"] Clarify just a bit more please: are you saying 1) too much writhing in pain on minor contact (acting), or 2) too many serious injuries? I think it is tough to tell what a player actually feels - Nika has writhed in pain twice, once she was back in the next game and this time she is out at least a week. And I have seen similar situations this season where a good tape job got them back in a game in minutes. But the initial pain in all cases can be quite acute. A poke to the eye can be devastating but quickly recovered from. The head bangs are scary whether head to head, head to body, or head to floor. They can stun, they can cause concussion and we have all read about that, or they can be over-acted. Maybe we need a concussion protocol for refs - if player exhibits excessive' pain to the head/neck, they must leave the floor for minimum of running 5/10 minutes while they are evaluated by trainer. Knees, legs, hips - not getting into joints - we see too many, but a charley horse is one of those excruciating events that can be recovered from in seconds or minutes. [/QUOTE]