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Seen from above. Tap a colour to open its role. Positions may all be flipped depending on the site of injury and hazards. Open FIFA's role cards (PDF, on FIFA's website)
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BLACK
Team leader
WHERE YOU STAND
Player's LEFT side, level with the chest (PEAP black mark). Hands-off where possible.
WHAT YOU BRING
Phone or radio, and the completed PEAP sheet with the contact numbers.
WHAT YOU DO
- Lead the team. Stay hands-off so you keep the overview and do not fix on one task.
- Ensure the ambulance is called.
- Check that compressions are running and that the AED goes on the moment it arrives.
- Use closed-loop communication: name the person, give the task, hear it confirmed.
- Decide when and how the player is moved, and call each lift.
WHAT YOU SAY
If it is not your colour, do not reach in.
On the PEAP poster: Leads the team and keeps the overview. Ideally hands-off, or with one very limited task. Ensures the ambulance is called.
FROM FIFA'S ROLE CARD — SUMMARY
The overall team leader, in charge of decision-making for the player (usually the FIFA Match Doctor).
Your role
- Stay hands-off — leave assessments and interventions to the team unless exceptional circumstances require it.
- Lead every member and make sure each is doing their role.
- Decide when to involve the extrication team.
- Own monitoring for deterioration during extrication.
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