Concussion Policy and Protocol
Aquatica recognizes the importance of concussion awareness and prevention in sport. The following is an excerpt from Canada Artistic Swimming’s concussion policy which highlights the responsibilities of each swim club regarding concussions. Below you will find links to both the CAS concussion policy as well as their concussion protocol document.
Affiliated Club Responsibilities
All Participants including Coaches, Officials, Athletes and Parents are responsible for recognizing and reporting any athlete who demonstrates any of the visual signs or behaviours of a suspected concussion or who reports concussion-related symptoms.
Affiliated clubs will:
- Adopt the CAS Concussion Policy and related protocols, which may include a PTSO appendix, as appropriate, to comply with provincial or territorial legislation and regulations;
- Report all instances of suspected or confirmed sport-related concussions to the PTSO using the prescribed system for collecting concussion injury data;
- Maintain records of sport-related concussions;
- In collaboration with CAS and the PTSO, assess changes in concussion rates over seasons and
identify and, if possible, make recommendations on training or routine elements that put
Athletes in a position of high risk for concussion injury;
- In collaboration with CAS and the PTSO, communicate concussion awareness resources for
Coaches, Athletes and other Participants; and
- Receive and investigate complaints of any breach of the CAS Concussion Policy and Concussion
Management Protocol and, where appropriate, determine an appropriate disciplinary response.