I will help prevent
concussions by my commitment to:
•
Wearing the proper equipment
for my sport and wearing
it correctly;
•
Respecting the rules of my sport or activity; and
•
My commitment to fair play and respect for all* (respecting other athletes, coaches,
team trainers and officials).
I will care for my and others health
and safety by taking concussions seriously, and I understand that:
• A concussion is a brain injury that can have both short-
and long-term effects;
•
A blow to the head, face or neck, or a blow to the body that causes
the brain to move around
inside the skull may cause a concussion; and
• A person doesn’t
need to lose consciousness to have had a concussion.
I will commit
to:
•
Report any possible concussion received during participation to a designated person;
•
Recognizing a concussion or possible concussion and the reporting to a designated person when an individual suspect that another
individual may have sustained a concussion;
•
Sharing any pertinent information regarding incidents of a removal
from sport with the Player’s
school and /or other sport organization with which the player has
registered;
•
Sharing any pertinent information regarding incidents of a concussion that have occurred
outside of participation in
Cataraqui Curling to a designated person with your/individual’s Team;
•
Completing Injury
Report Forms in a timely
manner and ensuring
they are submitted
to the Curling Coordinator;
•
Providing opportunities before and after each training, practice, competition or play to enable
participants to discuss potential issues related to concussions; and
•
Maintaining an open dialogue
with all athletes
and participants (and parents/guardians in cases of minors) about their health and any signs
and symptoms of concussion they may experience.
I will commit to respect the Cataraqui Curling
Removal and Return
to Play Protocol
by:
•
Understanding that if I have a suspected concussion, I will be removed from sport and that I will not be
able to return to training, practice, competition or play until I undergo a
medical assessment by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner and have been
medically cleared to return to training, practice, competition or play;
•
Understanding I will have to be medically cleared
by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner before returning to training, practice, competition or play;
•
Respecting the roles and responsibilities of all coaches
and health care professionals in Return to Play
protocol; and
•
Responding appropriately with Return to Play protocols if a participant is experiencing concussion related symptoms or if you
suspect any participant has sustained a concussion.
Thank you for completing your review of the Concussion Awareness Resource.
In order to register/participate within
Cataraqui Curling this signed form must be submitted to the
Curling Coordinator: