FAI senior competitions will be trialling Concussion Substitutes this coming season, using the IFAB Protocol B:
Protocol B
- Each team is permitted to use a maximum of two concussion substitutes during a match.
- When a concussion substitute is used, the opposing team has the option of using an additional substitute for any reason.
- The opposing team is informed of their additional substitution opportunity by the match officials.
- The additional substitution may be used concurrently with the concussion substitution or at any time thereafter.
Does anyone know if this has implications for the number of subs a team may name before the match? Does 5 go to7? In ET matches where a fourth sub is allowed, does 7 go to 9?