They say the craters risk damaging ambulances and causing delays in reaching patients.
Spending strategy assumes hospitals and the ambulance service can make efficiency savings, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
James Craig waited hours for medical help after he broke his leg and hurt his hip in a fall.
The new staff will help the NHS cope with increasing demands on emergency services.
Health Secretary Neil Gray has apologised to Charlie Fox who was seriously injured during a game on Saturday.
The Galloway group hopes to assist in the "vital first few minutes" before ambulance crews arrive.
A pilot in Dumfries and Galloway has paramedics visiting patients at home to free up doctors in GP surgeries.
Central midfielder Brooke Paterson spent five hours lying on a cold, damp pitch in Cumbernauld waiting for an ambulance.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has condemned the incident in Forres, describing it 'unacceptable'.
