General
The Club recognizes that there a risk of injury playing any sport, including soccer. The risks of
receiving blows to the body are both foreseeable and necessary to soccer and any other bodily
contact sport. To help mitigate the consequences of injury to players the Club has adopted the
following policy.
Policy
It is Club policy that each competitive team must designate one person to be the official team
first-aid attendant. The attendant is a team official and must be properly registered with the
Club and the OSA in accordance with the OSA Volunteer Screening Program. It is mandatory
that the individual has the appropriate first aid certification or is a licensed health care worker
with the appropriate training. The Club will cover the cost of first–aid training if it is required.
The attendant is responsible for dealing with minor injuries that may occur during games or
practices. It is preferable that the attendant for girls’ teams be a female.
Procedure
In the case of an accident or injury the attendant and/or any other team officials must
understand and conduct themselves in the standard of care required by the situation.
If a participant is injured, a team official must:
• Secure proper medical attention immediately,
• Call 911 if the injury is serious,
• Make sure you have coaches’/participant’s medical information at hand,
• Notify the parents, and
• Follow up on the condition of the player.
Any serious injury must be reported to the Club within 24 hours of the incident.
