Risk Management
Below are printable documents and web links to assist your organization in educating board members, coaches, volunteers, and players about various risk exposures faced by amateur sports organizations. It is very important that board members and officers communicate safety policies and procedures to all of their members to ensure a safe environment for their players. Proper risk management policies will aid in preventing and mitigating the severity of potential claims.
Soccer Goal Safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Kwik Goal – Safety First Program
Goal Safety Booklet
http://www.kwikgoalsafety.com/
Concussion Awareness & Safety
CDC Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports
CDC coaches concussion PDF
CDC Heads Up Online Training Course for Coaches
aHead of the Game by AIG
AIG Concussion fact sheet PDF
Sexual Abuse Prevention
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse within Youth-Serving Organizations
Victim Grooming: Protect Your Child from Sexual Predators
Sports Injury Prevention
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Inflatable Bounce House Safety
Child Injury Prevention Alliance
Inflatable-Bouncer Safety Factsheet PDF
Lightning Safety
National Weather Service
Lightening Safety PDF
Dehydration and Heat Illness
Parents’ and Coaches’ Guide to Dehydration and Other Heat Illnesses in Children
Gatorade Heat Illness Prevention Tips