IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR COACHES & PARENTS
A new Minnesota law was passed this year that requires coaches to attend training on recognizing the symptoms of concussions and when symptoms exist to remove the players from competition until a trained medical professional clears the player for competition.
Click here for Minnesota Hockey's Concussion Management Protocol and Requirements
"It’s Better to Miss One Game Than the Whole Season"
To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) developed the Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports initiative to offer information about concussions to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports. The Heads Up initiative provides important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion. Click here for CDC "Heads up Youth Sports" web page.
Heads Up Online Training Course
Do you know how to recognize the signs of concussion? Do you know how you, the coach or parent, should deal with a player that may have a concussion? Learn more in this CDC sponsored concussion video. Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports is a free, online course available to coaches, parents, and others helping to keep athletes safe from concussion. It features interviews with leading experts, dynamic graphics and interactive exercises, and compelling storytelling to help you recognize a concussion and know how to respond if you think that your athlete might have a concussion. Click Here to access the video.