Coaches,

Before holding your first practice you will need to pass a Background check.  The link will be emailed to you by someone on the board once your Coaching position has been confirmed by your commissioner. You will also be emailed a concussion handout. PLEASE READ!!

On April 14th, 2012, Governor Heineman signed into law LB260, the Nebraska Concussion Awareness Act. On July 1, 2012, the Concussion Awareness Act became law. All public, private, and parochial schools as well as all organized youth sports sponsored by villages, cities, businesses or non-profit organizations for children ages 19 and under are required to offer training regarding concussions to coaches.

The law passed by the Nebraska State Legislature has three requirements:

1. Education: All coaches, youth athletes, and their parent or guardian must be provided with education about the risks and symptoms of concussion and how to seek proper medical attention.
2. Removal from Play: Under any reasonable suspicion of concussion, coaches will remove youth athletes from play.
3. Return to Play: Youth athletes will not be allowed to return to play including games, scrimmages, and practices of any kind, until written approval from an appropriate licensed healthcare professional AND the youth's parent or guardian is obtained. Licensed healthcare professional may be a physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner nurse, athletic trainer, neuropsychologist, or any licensed healthcare worker in Nebraska who is specifically trained in pediatric traumatic brain injury.

https://www.train.org/cdctrain/course/1089818

Coaches Clipboard Sheet

https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/pdfs/youthsports/coaches_engl.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/pdfs/custom/HeadsUpConcussion_ActionPlan.pdf