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The FA have successfully applied to the International Football Association Board to introduce additional permanent concussion substitutions trials.
The date for the introduction of the trials in both the Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship is 6 February 2021.
With player welfare the priority, the protocols will allow a maximum of two concussion substitutes to be used per team, with the opposition side able to use the equivalent number. The additional concussion substitutions may be made regardless of the number of substitutions a team has made already.
The trial is a result of the IFAB’s consultation with stakeholders and recommendations from their concussion expert group to allow additional substitutions for players with actual or suspected concussion.
Premier League concussion substitutes trial to start on 6 February
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Doctors already test players for possible concussion when they suffer a suspected head injury
The Premier League will trial the use of concussion substitutes from Saturday, 6 February.
The new rule means up to two permanent substitutions can be made in the event of head injuries, even if all replacements have already been used.
Opposition teams will also be able to make an additional normal substitution at a time of their choice.
The first match of the trial is scheduled to be the 12:30 GMT kick-off between Aston Villa and Arsenal.
30 January 2021
The Football Association and Premier League have released the below statement. The Football Association and the Premier League have successfully applied to the International Football Association Board [IFAB] to introduce additional permanent concussion substitutions trials across the Premier League, Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship and Emirates FA Cup. The dates for the introduction of the trials include:
Premier League – from 6th February 2021
Barclays FA Women’s Super League
and FA Women’s Championship – from 6th February 2021
Emirates FA Cup – from the Fifth Round, 9th-11th February 2021 With player welfare the priority, the protocols will allow a maximum of two concussion substitutes to be used per team, with the opposition side able to use the equivalent number. The additional concussion substitutions may be made regardless of the number of substitutions a team has made already.
FA confirms concussion substitution trials in Premier League, WSL and FA Cup
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The Premier League have confirmed that the International Football Association Board have approved their application to introduce concussion substitute trials across the top level of English football.
The trials will take place across the Premier League, FA Cup, Women s Super League and Women s Championship starting from 6 February.
Teams in those competitions will be granted an additional two substitutions on top of their standard allocation, to be used when a player is diagnosed with or suspected of having a concussion.
Premier League to trial concussion subs from February London (AFP) – The Premier League will trial the use of concussion substitutes from February 6 in response to growing concerns about the damage caused by head injuries in football, it was announced on Friday.
Premier League and Football Association chiefs have agreed that teams will be able to make two permanent concussion substitutes even if they have made all their permitted changes.
The first match of the trial is set to be Aston Villa’s home game against Arsenal on February 6.
The new rules will apply to next month’s FA Cup fifth-round ties and in the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship.