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.

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.

Self Care Action Plan

What helps me to stay healthy?

What would I like to improve to help me stay healthy?

What things might get in the way?

What can I do to stop them from getting in the way?

Identify the habits and activities that help you feel good.

- In bed for 10pm - 8 hrs sleep

- Time with friends

- Read

- Music

List any areas you would like to improve.

- Prioritise time with family/frien ds

- Allocate time to get H/W completed

- Improved diet

Think about the specific situations that you are planning for, what obstacles might overflow your stress bucket.

- Sports training and school exams, assessment s or H/W meaning lots of late nights and not enough sleep

Considering the obstacles that might come up, think about how you could plan to lessen the risk.

- Plan exam revision early

- Complete H/W at lunch

- Speak to your coach

- Speak to your teachers

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Be Kind To Yourself

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Challenge Mindset Mantra: The Best Things We Do Will Probably Be t he Hardest Things We Do!