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Injuries and First Aid

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The words ‘duty of care’ must be taken seriously by all coaches, managers, and club officials. Team coaches and managers have a legal obligation to exercise reasonable care to ensure players under their control are not injured. Below are some things to consider when exercising your duty of care:

  • at all times use common sense and give absolute priority to safety. This is an overarching rule intended to cover situations not explicitly anticipated below.
  • no mouthguard and No Shin guards = No play. The club relies on coaches and team managers to enforce this rule.
  • coaches should not participate in training games or competitive training drills. The temptation to do so can be irresistible, but it is easy to get carried away and the fact is that players are there to play, and coaches to coach. Your ability to observe will be diminished and you may cause injury.
  • do not allow an injured player to keep playing or training. No matter how important the game, or how important to the team a player is, her/his physical welfare is more important and must be given absolute priority.
  • if a player is injured, priority is to be given to obtaining appropriate medical attention and informing her/his parents or guardians. On game days Greensborough HC has ice and a first aid kit at the canteen and in the clubhouse. Grounds at which you play your away games should also have a first aid kit and ice available. A canteen is the usual place for them to be located; if not there, or there is no canteen inquire of your opposition where they are. If an injury is serious, do not hesitate to call an ambulance.
  • if you do not hold a current first aid qualification, do not offer to provide first aid other than ice or a band aid. If the injury requires treatment have the child’s parent or guardian take the child away for treatment; or if deemed serious enough call for an ambulance. If an ambulance is called, please inform a committee member as soon as possible.
  • please notify the club if you have a player suffer a severe injury. This will assist in the event of an insurance claim. There is an injury report form available from the clubhouse and on the Greensborough website for use if required. Once the form is completed, please forward it to the Administration Officer.