Injury Management

Injury Protocol

- Report ALL injuries to parents and coaches. If you are unsure, ask for help. Follow advice given from medical professionals.

- Do NOT take any medication unless you have your parents permission or they have been prescribed.

- Try not to share your water bottle, keep it clean and topped up.

- If you wear mouthguards, keep it clean and do not share it with anyone.

- Stay hydrated and depending on the injury, follow PRICE and HARM.

Most minor soft tissue (muscle, minor sprains and strains) injuries can be treated at home. For the first two or three days after your injury follow the PRICE injury protocol. If you are unsure, seek help from the school nurse or your doctor/physio.

If you are performing in hot conditions, remember to apply sunscreen, stand/sit in the shade whenever possible, replace lost fluids with a mixture of water and isotonic water (sports drinks).

To help your recovery you should avoid HARM…

Concussion - regardless of the sport, we must rest and recover.

Symptoms: Dazed, Dizzy & Confused. Headache, Feeling sick & Neck pain.

Checking In With Yourself -

We have 80,000 thoughts a day - Be Kind To Yourself.

It’s OK to not be OK, it’s important to recognise and act.

What fills your stress bucket? What helps empty your bucket?

We can see mental health as a continuum on a line with emotional well-being at one end and a mental health crisis at the other.

We all sit somewhere on this mental health continuum, and we constantly move up and down in response to our experiences during the day, week or year.

Life can be tough, with school, sport, family and friendships to navigate. We all need support to manage stressful experiences