2011 SOCCER MANUAL
2010-11
Soccer Rules Changes (From 2010-11 NFHS Rule Book)
3-3-1c (new): Time for substitutions: either team may substitute an unlimited number of players from the
bench:
a.
between periods
b.
when a goal is scored
c.
when a player is injured and removed from the field.
3-3-1c3: Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms or
behaviors consistent with a concussion (such as loss of consciousness,
headache, dizziness, confusion, or balance problems) shall be immediately
removed from the contest and shall not return to play until cleared by an
appropriate health-care professional. (Please see NFHS Suggested Guidelines for Management of
Concussion).
4-1-1b:
Beginning with the 2012 fall season (spring of 2013 for Iowa), the home team
shall wear solid white jerseys and solid white socks, and the visiting team
shall wear dark jerseys and socks. Prior to and during the game, jerseys shall
be tucked into the shorts, unless manufactured to be worn
outside.
4-1-1i1: Beginning with the 2012 fall season (spring of
2013 for Iowa girls), all jerseys, shall be numbered on the back with a
different Arabic number at least 6 inches in height. Numbers shall be of
contrasting color to the jersey (or shorts) and clearly visible.
4-1-1i2: Only those names, patches, emblems, logos or
insignia referencing the school are permitted on the team uniform, except as in
4-1-1 (d), (f) and (g). The playerÕs name may also
appear on the team uniform.
4-2-1c: Hard and unyielding items (guards, casts, braces,
etc.) on the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, upper arm or shoulder unless covered,
and must be padded with a closed-cell, slow-recovery foam padding no less than
1/2-inch thick.
4-2-5:
Artificial limbs, which in the judgement of the state high school association
are no more dangerous to players than the corresponding human limb and do not place an
opponent at a disadvantage, may be permitted. Upper limb prostheses and
above-knee log prostheses are discouraged. Hinges shall be lateral and covered
by suitable material. All permissible artificial limbs must be padded with a
closed-cell, slow recovery foam padding no less than 1/2-inch thick.
5-3-2i
(New): Instruct the timer to correct the clock, when
necessary.
15-1-3: While a throw-in is being taken, an opponent
shall neither interfere with, nor in any way impede,
the actions of the thrower, and shall stand at least two yards from the point
at which the throw-in is being taken. PENALTY: An official shall administer a caution for
unsporting conflict.
18-1-1v(New): MISCONDUCT - Any of the actions by players, substitutes and bench personnel
that results in yellow and/or red cards being issued.
2011
SOCCER ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
First
Practice: Monday, March 21 (Week
38)
First
Competition: Monday, April 4 (Week
40)
QuikStats
Reporting Deadlines: April 18,
May 2, May 23
Regional
Tournament: May 26, May 31, June
1, June 3, June 6
State
Tournament:
Thurs.-Sat., June 9-11
Muscatine Soccer Complex
(Week 49)
Scrimmages: One, permitted at any time during the
season.
Jamborees: One per school consisting of one 40
minute half. Permitted
between the date of the first practice and the date the school plays its first
game.
Match
Limitations: 17 matches.
Tournament
Regulations:
¥ In regular-season tournaments, it is permissible for the
tournament
manager to schedule two 30 minute halves subject to
notification of both teams prior
to the start of the tournament.
¥ No
jv teams are allowed in varsity tournaments.
¥ No
limit on the number of teams in a tournament
¥ No
more than 5 matches may be played in one tournament
¥ No
more than three matches in a day during tournament play.
¥ Regularly
scheduled regular season matches may not be part of a
tournament.
Individual
Participation: There is no season
match limitation for an individual player. Individual player limitation may not
exceed six (6) halves in
a calendar day.
Middle
School Soccer: Middle school
programs are subject to the rules and regulations in place for the high school
team.
Eighth
graders are no longer eligible to practice or compete in varsity soccer.
Officials
Registration: Any official
registered with the IHSAA is eligible to register with the IGHSAU by paying the
registration fee only. Any
official not registered with the IHSAA must complete the open book examination,
attend a rule meeting and pay the registration fee.
Tournament
Officials: Officials will be
assigned to regional and state tournaments based upon the recommendations of
member schools. To be eligible,
officials must complete the availability form, be registered with the IGHSAU
and attend a rule meeting.
All
head varsity coaches are required to attend a rules meeting.
MANDATORY STATISTICS REPORTING
Member
schools must submit soccer statistics online. The statistics application can be
found in the soccer section of the IGHSAU website.
There
are multiple mandatory reporting dates for each sport. Failure to report statistics by the
reporting dates specified below will result in the following penalties:
First
Offense – Warning email sent to coach, athletic director, principal, and
superintendent. Coach has until
4:30 p.m. two days after reporting date to comply. If statistics still are not updated by 4:30 two days after
the reporting date, coach will be suspended for the next scheduled varsity
playing date. Coach will also be
suspended an additional varsity playing date for each additional day that
statistics are not complete.
Second
Offense – Suspension email sent to coach, athletic director, principal,
and superintendent. Coach is
suspended for two varsity playing dates.
Coach has until 4:30 p.m. two days after reporting date to comply. Coach will also be suspended an
additional varsity playing date for each additional day that statistics are not
complete.
Third
Offense – Suspension email sent to coach, athletic director, principal,
and superintendent. Coach is suspended from coaching in the regional/state
tournament. In addition, coach is suspended from coaching any remaining regular
season games until statistics reporting is complete.
The
reporting dates for the 2011 soccer season are: April 18, May 2 and May 23.
MANDATORY OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The
head varsity soccer coach is required to submit officialsÕ recommendations in
the ÒPersonnel Entry FormsÓ section of the IGHSAU website no later than 4:30
p.m. on the 30th day following completion of the state tournament in each
respective sport. Five days
following the end of the state tournament in each sport, a reminder email will
be sent to the athletic director of those schools who have yet to submit the
recommendations. After 25 days, a
final reminder will be emailed to the athletic director, principal, and
superintendent. Failure of the
head coach to submit the recommendations by 4:30 p.m. on the 30th day following
the completion of the state tournament will result in suspension of the head
coach for the first two varsity playing dates of the season the following
school year. If the coach leaves
the school and is head coach at another Iowa school the next school year, the
suspension will apply to the coach at the new school.
Questions
concerning this policy should be directed to Joel Oswald
(joel@ighsau.org). Questions
concerning procedures for completing the recommendation form should be directed
to Jason Eslinger (jasoneslinger@ighsau.org).
The
deadline to recommend officials in soccer is July 11, 2011.
TOURNAMENT
MANUAL
The
following instructions will pertain to general procedures to be followed by
Tournament Managers during all Regional Tournaments. It also provides general soccer information for use during
the regular season.
The
following will be mailed to the Tournament Manager approximately one week prior
to the first tournament game your school hosts.
1. Financial statements
2. Any necessary tournament instructions
3. Ticket information
4. Statement of pairings
5. Official assignments
6. Awards (if applicable)
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ASSIGNMENTS
2011
regional tournament assignments will be completed and made available on the
IGHSAU website (http://www.ighsau.org) on or about May 6.
STATE
TOURNAMENT ASSIGNMENTS
The
2011 state tournament line drawings will be completed and made available on the
IGHSAU website (http://www.ighsau.org) on or about May 27th.
RULES
OF PLAY
2010-2011
National Federation (NFHS) Rules with
the following Iowa Adaptations will be utilized during the regular season and
during tournament play.
Number
of Officials:
Three officials will be assigned to
all IGHSAU Regional & State Tournaments. At least two officials must be used for a varsity match
during the season and at least one official must be used for a nonvarsity match
during the season.
Scoreboard:
A scoreboard, when available, shall be used as the official timing device for
the entire match. Availability is
determined by the host administration.
If no scoreboard is available, the referee shall serve as the official
timekeeper.
Victory
Margin: The match shall be declared completed when one team has a lead of 10
goals at halftime or later in the match.
Again, this margin of victory rule does not apply prior to completion of
the first half of play.
Team
Benches: Team benches shall be on the same side of the playing field during
IGHSAU sponsored tournament matches.
Bench assignment during the regular season is local prerogative. Coach and substitution areas need to be
clearly marked.
Yellow
Card: A player receiving a yellow
card will now be required to leave the match for a period of ten consecutive
minutes. The penalty will carry
over from the first half to the second half and from the second half to the
first overtime. The penalty would
also carry over from the first overtime to the second overtime period. A player receiving a yellow card during
the second overtime period is ineligible to compete in the remainder of the
match (including a penalty kick session).
The game officials and the coaches will share the responsibility for
monitoring the ten minute penalty. Players removed for a yellow card
violation may not come to the touch line for
substitution until the ten minutes have expired. A coach sending an ineligible player to the touch line for substitution will receive a caution (yellow
card). A player may not enter the
match until the next substitution opportunity for her team.
Ejections:
When a player or coach is ejected from a competition, the State Office must be
notified the following day. Any
ejected coach must leave from an area within sight and sound of the
officials. Failure to do so
results in forfeiture. Any ejected
player may remain on the team bench under direct supervision of the coach.
Ejection forms may be found on the home page of the IGHSAU website (under ÒForms
& ApplicationsÓ).
OVERTIME
A
regulation tied varsity match will have two, 10-minute sudden victory overtime
periods. Ties are not an option at
the varsity level. Overtimes must
be played in any varsity match.
Overtimes in nonvarsity matches are not contested. If the score is still tied, a penalty
kick playoff shall occur as outlined by #3, 4 and 5 on pages 85-86 of the
Nation Federation Rule Book.
TOURNAMENT
CHECKLIST
Teams
participating in the regional tournament must file a roster with the Tournament
Manager. This roster is available for download on the IGHSAU website and shall
be filed no later than May 25th.
The
tournament manager will use this form as follows:
1. As a data sheet to prepare program copy
prior to the tournament.
2. As an admission checklist for your
players, coaches and support staff, and cheerleaders to the session in which
your team plays. It shall be the
responsibility of each participating school to make certain that your checklist
is complete in every detail. Any
incomplete information and/or delay in mailing of your checklist will merely
inconvenience your school's personnel who might be eligible for complimentary
admission.
If
you are assigned to a tournament that consists of more than one site, it is
necessary that you copy and mail a checklist to the tournament manager of each
site where your team may play.
A
maximum of 22 players are to be in the uniform of the respective team and on
the bench, playing field or premises.
Violation is forfeiture of the contest. The personnel of the 22 players
may be changed from one game to the next, but may never exceed a total of 22
per game.
PETS/ANIMALS PROHIBITED
No
pets are permitted at events sanctioned by the IGHSAU or IHSAA. Any person with a pet will be asked to
leave. This policy shall comply
with the provisions of Iowa Code 216c in that such a person with a disability or person training an assisted animal has the
right to be accompanied by a service dog or an assisted animal under
control. The person is liable for
damage done to any premises or facility by a service dog or assisted
animal.
ALCOHOL
AND TOBACCO POLICY
No
alcohol or tobacco is to be sold or consumed on the grounds of any state
tournament venue leased or provided to the Athletic Union for the purpose of
conducting a state championship.
Section 123.46 of the Iowa Code states: A person shall not possess or consume alcoholic liquors,
wine or beer on public school property or while attending a public or private
school-related function. A person
shall not be intoxicated or simulate intoxication in a public place. A person violating this subsection is
guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
GAME
STARTING TIME
Every
effort shall be made to have the teams involved in the following game ready for
play by the printed starting time but not before that time.
VISITOR/HOME
TEAM ASSIGNMENT
In
all tournament play, the top team on the bracket shall be declared the
visitor. The bottom team on the
bracket shall be the home team.
OFFICIAL
TOURNAMENT BALL
The
host site shall provide a minimum of three game balls. The Spalding TF 5000
will be the official ball for tournament play.
TICKET
PRICES
Ticket
prices during regional tournament play shall be $5.00 for adults and students
(K-12). Do not charge any child
who is not yet in school.
If
a team is eliminated prior to the final game of a tournament, team personnel
(when properly accompanied by the coach) may attend without charge subsequent
sessions of the regional tournament at that site only.
IN
CASE OF WEATHER DELAY
It
is the responsibility of the host institution, up until the moment the game
begins, to judge whether or not the condition of the field, the elements and
other conditions affecting the safety of the field of play allow for a safe
game to begin. Once the game
begins and until it ends, the determination of whether or not a game may be
safely continued shall be made by the referee.
In
the event a game must be rescheduled, it shall be played the following
day. Contact the State Office
immediately (515)
288-9741 if a game
must be rescheduled. The State
Office is staffed each evening during tournament play.
Should
you have a weather postponement, contact the teams involved for the particular
day immediately in addition to notifying all three officials. This will help avoid unnecessary
traveling.
MUSICAL
ENTERTAINMENT
Presentation
of the National Anthem may be made before the first game of the session. Any live presentation of the Anthem
involving more than six individuals requires prior approval of the State
Office.
OFFICIALS
FOR YOUR TOURNAMENT
Prior
to the opening of your tournament, the Union will contract game officials. Names, addresses and phone numbers will
be included with your supply of tournament tickets.
These
officials have a copy of the time schedule in your tournament. The officials are instructed to arrive
at least 30 minutes prior to game time.
The
tournament manager will be contacted with the names and telephone numbers of
officials assigned to your site in subsequent rounds.
All
information regarding the name of officials assigned is confidential and for
the knowledge of the tournament manager only. Officials are required to sign the scorebook of each team
prior to the match.
REPORTING
TOURNAMENT SCORES
At
the close of each evening activity, please call your scores to the State Office
reporting scores for each match and team record. The call should be made to (515) 288-9741 or by e-mailing Jason
Eslinger at jasoneslinger@ighsau.org.
Failure to properly report the score in a timely manner may jeopardize
opportunities for your school to hosting regional matches in future years.
If
your site is hosting multiple games on the same day, please report the first
game score upon its completion if possible.
ADMISSION
POLICY
1. Admission prices per session for each
round of the Tournament will be:
Regional
-- $5.00
State
-- $8.00
Reminder: Admission shall not be charged for any
child who is not yet in school.
2. Participating teams will be allowed to
admit the following free of charge.
These names shall be listed on the personnel checklist:
A. 22
players
B. Six
others (to include coaches, managers,scorekeeper, bus
driver, etc).
C. Six cheerleaders in uniform
3. Regional Tournament sites and the State
Tournament in Muscatine will honor Iowa High School Athletic Association passes
held by administrators.
TOURNAMENT
TICKETS
A
supply of spectator tickets for your Tournament will be sent in advance via
United Parcel Service. This supply
will consist of general admission tickets. We should like to call attention to the following points as
related to tickets:
1. Tickets provided will be serially
numbered.
2. Before your Tournament begins, be sure
and check your shipment of tickets with the ticket report form sent to you.
3. Instruct your sellers to be sure that
all unsold tickets will result in consecutive serial number order, meaning that
the remainder of the unsold roll is consecutively numbered without any
intermittent tickets having been sold.
4. Your shipment of tickets may contain
some rolls from which tickets have been previously sold. Be sure to instruct your ticket sellers
to sell the partial rolls first.
5. If you desire to sell from more than
one ticket booth, it is necessary to sell from two or more rolls at the same
time. This will avoid your having to sell from removed portions of a roll. Be sure that all unsold tickets are in
consecutive order.
You
are requested to use only tickets supplied to you by the IGHSAU State Office.
This is essential to mandatory accounting procedures.
We
hope that we have anticipated your needs, but if you have reason to feel that
you will need more tickets, call us and we will forward an additional supply.
Instruct
your ticket sellers to tear each ticket into two or more pieces and deposit all
pieces in a receptacle.
TOURNAMENT
GATE RECEIPT REPORT
After
your Tournament has ended, complete the Tournament financial report form in
duplicate. In determining the total numbers of tickets sold, be sure to
subtract the serial number of the first ticket sold from the serial number of
the first ticket remaining on the roll.
This result will represent the total number of tickets sold.
The
total income of admission from your Tournament is to be forwarded to the Iowa
Girls' High School Athletic Union, PO Box 10348, Des Moines, Iowa
50306-0348. All unsold tickets
must be returned to the IGHSAU immediately upon completion of your Tournament.
The
reimbursement due you for conducting the Tournament may not be mailed until
after the State Tournament has been completed. However, you will assist this office in expediting the
preparation of the checks due you by:
1. Carefully checking and completing all
information on your Tournament report form.
2. Returning all unsold tickets
promptly so those auditors may have adequate time to audit the unsold tickets.
3. Immediately sending gross gate receipt
check payment.
PASS-OUT
TICKETS
You
are urged to avoid pass-out tickets.
A good rule to follow is "if you're in, you're in and if you're
out, you're out." In the
event that it is necessary to give pass-out tickets, it is suggested that a
rubber stamp be used to mark the back of a person's hand. In this event, it is necessary to
change the type of stamp each tournament day.
PASS
GATE ADMISSION
The
player entries to all tournaments shall be limited to twenty-two (22)
contestants from each
school.
One
bus driver may be admitted, along with those individuals listed on the
tournament checklist. If your team is eliminated prior to the final game in any
tournament, your team personnel (when properly accompanied by the coach) may
attend subsequent sessions of such tournament at the site your team was
eliminated with complementary admission.
Teams and/or coaches are not permitted complimentary admission for
scouting or evaluation purposes.
No
player or manager may be admitted unless accompanied by the coach, assistant
coach, superintendent and/or principal.
A maximum of 22 players may be dressed in school issued uniforms
(including warm-ups).
AWARDS
All
awards (banner and medals) will be sent directly to the Tournament Manager for
presentation to the regional champion team.
NOTIFICATION
OF TEAMS ASSIGNED TO YOUR TOURNAMENT
Should
you have any instructions peculiar to your tournament, contact the teams at
your convenience. It is
recommended a letter of invitation or of general announcement to other teams
participating at your school be sent. Study your pairing sheet carefully in
relation to teams assigned and designated time for starting the game.
PRESS
ACCOMMODATIONS
All
press outlets have been advised to directly contact the tournament manager of a
site from which they wish to broadcast tournament games.
Media
are not obligated to inquire through the State Administrative Office nor is the
tournament manager obligated to acquire sanction from the State Administrative
Office. This provision applies to regional tournament coverage. However, any outlet wishing to tape a
game for rebroadcast must have written permission from the State Office. Do not permit such without written
permission from the State Office.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Only
official press photographers may be alongside the field during the
contest. Any amateur photographers
must pay admission to the contest and are not allowed at fieldside. These rules apply equally to television
stations using video cameras.
VIDEOTAPING
Paying
spectators, including those scouting for other teams, are not restricted from
videotaping as long as the video equipment is hand held and done from the
purchased seat. The use of tripods
is prohibited at all times. Tournament
managers are not to make special arrangements for seating or electrical
hook-ups for spectators trying to film or videotape.
Any
school may videotape. However, the
host school shall make no special provisions for spectators or school
filming. If an area is usually set
aside for videotaping by the competing schools, such is also permitted during
tournament play.
BANNERS
The
display or usage of banner, signs, hoops, placards or other paper debris is
strictly prohibited.
Additionally,
any objects which could provide a safety concern (pom-poms on a stick, etc.) are
prohibited, as are artificial noisemakers such as
airhorns, megaphones or cowbells.
Excluded from this rule are permanent displays or signs used for general
administration of the tournament.
This
rule shall apply to the State Tournament as well.
All
fans must wear shirts and shoes during IGHSAU Regional and State Tournament
contests!
SPECTATORS
The
Iowa GirlsÕ High School Athletic Union has adopted policy recommended by the
Iowa Association of School Boards as it relates to spectator conduct.
The
State Office is to be notified immediately if any spectator is ejected from the
facility. This notification shall
include the name of the spectator.
Use
of "laser light" pens by a spectator shall result in immediate
ejection from the facility.
All
spectators at state-sponsored soccer tournaments shall wear shirts and
shoes. Shirts shall extend to the
waist-area. Masks are not permitted.
With
the understanding that a tournament soccer game is held as part of the
educational environment, the Board of Directors of the Iowa GirlsÕ High School
Athletic Union has adopted the following policies. It is the expectation that the host school
enforces these rules regarding unacceptable behavior:
Disrespectful
conduct, including profanity, obscene gestures or comments, offensive remarks
of a sexual nature, or other actions that demean individuals or the event. Penalty---EJECTION
Throwing
articles onto the contest area.
Penalty---EJECTION
Entering
the contest area in protest or celebration.
Penalty---EJECTION
Physical confrontation involving contest
officials, coaches/directors, contestants, or spectators.
Penalty---EJECTION
Spectator interference with the event.
Penalty---EJECTION
Jumping
up and down on the bleachers.
Penalty--WARNING/EJECTION
Use
of artificial noisemakers, signs, or banners.
Penalty---WARNING/EJECTION
Chants
or cheers directed at the opponent.
Penalty---WARNING/EJECTION
A
procedure has been established to assist officials and administrators when
spectator conduct becomes a problem.
1. When an official arrives on-site (30-60
minutes prior to match time) he or she shall find the administrator in charge
for the evening. If no
administrator is available, the HOST COACH is the defacto administrator in
charge.
2. If a problem arises during a game, the
official shall stop play, and notify the administrator in charge of the
problem, and of the remedy to the problem. The remedy may include asking for supervision of the
troublemaker, direct confrontation of the troublemaker by the administrator, or
removal of the troublemaker from the premises. The game will not restart until the administration complies
with the remedy ordered by the official.
Host
game management is responsible for each and every spectator on the premises,
regardless of the school the spectator supports. At no time are officials to address spectators directly. Any necessary
communication with spectators shall be done by the administrator in charge.
What
defines a problem which needs to be addressed? A) Any derogatory or inappropriate
remarks directed at players. B)
Any comments or actions by spectators which prevent the
official from doing his or her job at the highest level possible. Officials must understand, not every
call is going to be met with polite applause, and one should not over-react
when fan reaction is negative. That
does not mean, however, an official should be forced to tolerate conduct that
is inappropriate for interscholastic athletics.
IGHSAU
WEB SITE
Coaches
and administrators are encouraged to visit the soccer site on the IGHSAU website daily. All pertinent updates and news
will be posted on the soccer web page first.
The
address is http://www.ighsau.org.
During the tournament series, next round site information, nightly
scores and other necessary tournament information is available.
PROGRAMS
FOR REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
Any
host school may furnish the official programs for its tournament either on a
gratis or sales basis and may retain any profits derived from the sale
thereof. Fans and guest teams
appreciate the use of the official programs.
STATE
TOURNAMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION
Information
regarding materials for the State Soccer Tournament program will be available
on the IGHSAU website in May.
Failure to submit those materials will result in having your school
omitted from state tournament program materials.
HANDLING
BODY FLUIDS DURING THE CONTEST
Contest
OfficialsÕ Limits of Responsibilities
In
the event an athlete sustains an injury or becomes ill during a contest on the
competitive surface or in close proximity such that the problem affects play or
the continuation of the contest, IGHSAU officials shall take the following steps:
1.
Stop the contest at the point a problem is recognized. The IGHSAU recognizes some rule books make specific statements about play
interruption. All rule books have an "elastic clause" which allows
an official to take whatever action may be required.
2. Do not administer first aid to any
athlete except to comfort the athlete until those designated to administer
first aid arrive.
3.
Do not take part in handling blood, vomit, feces, pus or other body fluids.
4.
Officials shall professionally monitor the situation as observers, keeping in
mind the rules addressing interruptions, stoppage of play, starting play, and
other specific rules that may apply.
5. Officials with specific qualifying
training shall avoid participating in first aid treatment except when there is
absolutely no other alternative.
Uniform
rule -- If through injury or illness the uniform of a contestant becomes
contaminated with body fluid, the official will disregard rule
book codification on penalties for changing the participantÕs uniform.
The
IGHSAU supports officials and coaches who are responding to a situation with
the philosophy that the welfare of the injured player always comes first. We ask officials to be aware of their
responsibilities and limitations as outlined above,
with the understanding school personnel (coaches, trainers, etc.) are
responsible to work directly with the injured or ill player.
POLICY
ON THE PRESENCE OF BLOOD DURING
ATHLETIC
CONTESTS IN GRADES 7-12
1. Before competing, cover any open
wounds.
2. When a contest official observes an
athlete bleeding during competition, competition shall be stopped. A participant shall not continue
competition until the bleeding is controlled and the wound is covered. Injuries creating visible bleeding
shall be treated as any other injury in that the injured athletes shall be
removed from the contest for the length of time specified by that sport's
injury rule and given proper attention.
3. Any time a contest is stopped due to
blood being present, any washable surfaces (i.e. gym floor, pool deck,
equipment) contaminated with blood shall be properly cleaned using OSHA
accepted standards and procedures before competition resumes.
4. Athletes should render first-aid to themselves or first-aid shall be administered
by sideline personnel, not by contest officials.
5. The risk of contracting the AIDS virus
as a contest official or participant is minimal. There are no documented cases
of AIDS being transmitted through athletic participation.
SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF CONCUSSIONS
A
concussion is a traumatic brain injury that interferes with normal brain
function. An athlete does not have to lose consciousness (be Òknocked outÓ) to
have suffered a concussion.
Common
Symptoms of Concussion Include:
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Headache
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Fogginess
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Difficulty concentrating
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Easily confused
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Slowed thought process
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Difficulty with memory
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Nausea
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Lack of energy, tiredness
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Dizziness, poor balance
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Blurred vision
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Sensitive to light & sounds
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Mood changes - irritable, anxious or tearful.
Suggested
Concussion Management
1.
No athlete should return to play (RTP) or practice on the same day of a concussion.
2. Any athlete suspected of having a concussion
should be evaluated by an appropriate health-care professional that day.
3. Any athlete with a concussion should be medically
cleared by an appropriate health-care professional prior to resuming
participation in any practice or competition.
4.
After medical clearance, RTP should f