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The Players</h3>\n<p><strong>3.2 Number of substitutions - Additional permanent concussion substitutions</strong></p>\n<p>Competitions may use additional permanent concussion substitutions in accordance with the protocol listed under &lsquo;Notes and modifications&rsquo;.</p>\n<p>NB: Although two different protocols were used during the trials, a single protocol was approved at The IFAB AGM and must be used in its entirety.</p>\n<p><strong>Principles</strong></p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Each team is permitted to use a maximum of one &lsquo;concussion substitute&rsquo; in a match.</li>\n  <li>A &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo; may be made regardless of the number of substitutes already used.</li>\n  <li>In competitions in which the number of named substitutes is the same as the maximum number of &lsquo;normal substitutes&rsquo; that can be used, the &lsquo;concussion substitute&rsquo; can be a player who has previously been substituted and may be used at any time, regardless of the number of substitutes already used.</li>\n  <li>When a &lsquo;concussion substitute&rsquo; is used, the opposing team then has the option to use an &lsquo;additional substitute&rsquo; for any reason.</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Procedure</strong></p>\n<ul>\n  <li>The substitution procedure operates in accordance with Law 3 &ndash; The Players (except as outlined otherwise below).</li>\n  <li>A &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo; may be made:\n    <ul>\n      <li>immediately after a concussion occurs or is suspected;</li>\n      <li>after an on-field assessment and/or an off-field assessment;</li>\n      <li>or at any other time when a concussion occurs or is suspected, including when a player has previously been assessed and has returned to the field of play.</li>\n    </ul>\n  </li>\n  <li>If a team decides to make a &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo;, the referee/fourth official is informed, ideally by using a substitution card/form of a different colour.</li>\n  <li>The player with concussion or suspected concussion is not permitted to take any further part in the match, including penalties (penalty shoot-out), and should, where possible, be accompanied to the dressing room and/or a medical facility.</li>\n  <li>The opposing team is informed by the referee/fourth official that it has the option of using an &lsquo;additional substitute&rsquo; and an &lsquo;additional substitution&rsquo; opportunity, which may be used concurrently with the &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo; made by the other team or at any time thereafter (except as outlined otherwise in the Laws of the Game).</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Substitution opportunities</strong></p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Making a &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo; is separate from any limit on the number of &lsquo;normal substitution&rsquo; opportunities.</li>\n  <li>However, if a team makes a &lsquo;normal substitution&rsquo; at the same time as a &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo;, this will count as one of its &lsquo;normal substitution&rsquo; opportunities.</li>\n  <li>Once a team has used all its &lsquo;normal substitution&rsquo; opportunities, it cannot use a &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo; to make a &lsquo;normal substitution&rsquo;.</li>\n  <li>Where a team makes a &lsquo;concussion substitution&rsquo;, the opposing team can use an &lsquo;additional substitute&rsquo; and receives an &lsquo;additional substitution&rsquo; opportunity. 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