Common use of Athletic Trainers Clause in Contracts

Athletic Trainers. Nothing is more important than the safety and well being of our players. The Niagara Spears have extended the OSFL rule which ensures qualified medical personnel at each home and away game to include practices. It is the responsibility of parents and players to ensure that a player’s health card (or copy) is available at all practices and games. We want nothing to compromise a player’s ability to receive immediate care. Completion in full of a Spears medical history form is mandatory. Please advise the Head Coach, Team Manager and member of our athletic trainer staff ASAP of any urgent medical concerns/issues. League insurance (that is obtained through Football Ontario’s National Registry) is supplemental coverage (you must use personal insurance first) and may cover some or all of the cost of some treatments and/or prosthetics/braces. Any player getting injured during a practice or game will have to follow the directive of the Athletic Trainer. These directives may include the request of a doctor’s visit and or note, and the inability to participate in practices and or games. Any player getting injured outside of practice or game time will be required to report to the Head Coach, Team Manager plus the Trainer to discuss treatment requirements. Full cooperation with the directives of the Trainer is required. Verbal clearance from a parent, sibling, family member or family friend who is in the medical field is not appropriate and will not be accepted. Our athletic trainers utilize the resources from Football Canada for Concussion Return to Play (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/). Football Ontario requires all team staff to participate in Safe Sport Training as well as Making Headway Training and Safe Contact. Niagara ▇▇▇▇▇▇ also abides by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Law. All athletes, parents, coaches and officials are responsible for recognizing and reporting athletes who demonstrate signs of head injury or who report concussion symptoms. Removal-from-Sport Protocol An athlete is immediately removed from further training, practice or game if the athlete is suspected of having sustained a concussion, and the parent or guardian is informed of the removal. Once removed from activity due to concussion symptoms or declaration, the athlete is not permitted to return to training, practice, or game until cleared by a medical doctor and then our athletic therapist utilizing the return to play protocol. Emergency medical services will be activated where there is loss of consciousness or where a more serious head or spine injury are suspected. Return to sport strategy (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/) are implemented and discussion with Athletic Trainer will be regular. Return to sport does not occur until medical clearance is provided in writing by the athlete’s physician and the athletic trainer provides assessment and clearance for return to play. Return-to-Sport Strategy: Graduated Approach Step Activity Step Activity Description Goal 1 Activities of daily living and relative rest (first 24-48 hours) • Typical activities at home (e.g. preparing meals, social interactions, light walking) that do not result in more than mild and brief worsening of symptoms • Minimize screen time Gradual reintroduction of typical activities

Athletic Trainers. Nothing is more important than the safety and well being of our players. The Niagara Spears have extended the OSFL rule which ensures qualified medical personnel at each home and away game to include practices. It is the responsibility of parents and players to ensure that a player’s health card (or copy) is available at all practices and games. We want nothing to compromise a player’s ability to receive immediate care. Completion in full of a Spears medical history form is mandatory. Please advise the Head Coach, Team Manager and member of our athletic trainer staff ASAP of any urgent medical concerns/issues. League insurance (that is obtained through Football Ontario’s National Registry) is supplemental coverage (you must use personal insurance first) and may cover some or all of the cost of some treatments and/or prosthetics/braces. Any player getting injured during a practice or game will have to follow the directive of the Athletic Trainer. These directives may include the request of a doctor’s visit and or note, and the inability to participate in practices and or games. Any player getting injured outside of practice or game time will be required to report to the Head Coach, Team Manager plus the Trainer to discuss treatment requirements. Full cooperation with the directives of the Trainer is required. Verbal clearance from a parent, sibling, family member or family friend who is in the medical field is not appropriate and will not be accepted. Our athletic trainers utilize the resources from Football Canada for Concussion Return to Play (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/). Football Ontario requires all team staff to participate in Safe Sport Training as well as Making Headway Training and Safe Contact. Niagara ▇▇▇▇▇▇ also abides by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Law. All athletes, parents, coaches and officials are responsible for recognizing and reporting athletes who demonstrate signs of head injury or who report concussion symptoms. Removal-from-Sport Protocol An athlete is immediately removed from further training, practice or game if the athlete is suspected of having sustained a concussion, and the parent or guardian is informed of the removal. Once removed from activity due to concussion symptoms or declaration, the athlete is not permitted to return to training, practice, or game until cleared by a medical doctor and then our athletic therapist utilizing the return to play protocol. Emergency medical services will be activated where there is loss of consciousness or where a more serious head or spine injury are suspected. Return-to-Play Protocol Return to sport strategy (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/) are implemented and discussion with Athletic Trainer will be regular. Return to sport does not occur until medical clearance is provided in writing by the athlete’s physician and the athletic trainer provides assessment and clearance for return to play. Return-to-Sport Strategy: Graduated Approach Step Activity Step Activity Description Goal 1 Activities of daily living and relative rest (first 24-48 hours) • Typical activities at home (e.g. preparing meals, social interactions, light walking) that do not result in more than mild and brief worsening of symptoms • Minimize screen time Gradual reintroduction of typical activities