Event Registration

In Ontario all Sports registrants must complete head injury awareness education annually; if you have completed Rowan’s Law registration and CBBCA code of conduct and Concussion Protocol and completed the acknowledgements at the bottom of this page please select a Program registration  on the left menu. You may be requested to provide the confirmation email that this process generates to league officials at a later date.

Rowan’s Law  has requirements for organizers and staff  with acknowledgements required by the participants, and parents of participants regarding the awareness of concussions, procedures to be taken if a concussion is suspected, and how to return a player to activity following a suspected concussion. In the following registration process, you will be asked to confirm you have read our policy statement, and that you have reviewed at least one of the resources offered by the Province of Ontario regarding concussions in the last 12 months. This form must be completed annually by athletes under 26 years of age and parents/guardians of athletes under 18. Concussions are serious brain injuries, so we ask all participants and parents to review the documents. Once you complete Rowan’s Law Registration we’ll send you a confirmation email that includes links to these resources. We recommend keeping them handy.

ROWAN’S LAW

Government of Ontario Concussion Awareness Resources

One of the government provided resources must be reviewed annually; please follow this link:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/rowans-law-concussion-awareness-resources

Concussion Code of Conduct for Athletes and Parents/Guardians

Items marked with an asterisk * are mandatory by O.Reg. 161/19: General.

I will help prevent concussions by:

• Wearing the proper equipment for my sport and wearing it correctly.
• Respecting the rules of my sport or activity.
• My commitment to fair play and respect for all (respecting other athletes, coaches, team trainers
  and officials).*

I will care for my health and safety by taking concussions seriously, and I understand that:

• A concussion is a brain injury that can have both short- and long-term effects.
• A blow to my head, face or neck, or a blow to the body that causes the brain to move around inside the skull may cause a concussion.
• I don’t need to lose consciousness to have had a concussion.
• I have a commitment to concussion recognition and reporting, including self-reporting and reporting when I suspect others may have sustained a concussion.*
• Continuing to participate in further training, practice or competition with a possible concussion increases my risk of more severe, longer lasting symptoms, and increases my risk of other injuries.

I will not hide concussion symptoms. I will speak up for myself and others.

• I will not hide my symptoms. I will tell a coach, official, team trainer, parent or another adult I trust if I experience any symptoms of concussion.
• I understand that if I have a suspected concussion, I will be removed from sport and that I will not be able to return to training, practice or competition until I undergo a medical assessment by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner and have been medically cleared to return to training, practice or competition.
• I have a commitment to sharing any pertinent information regarding incidents of removal from sport with the athlete’s school and any other sport organization with which the athlete has registered.* (Meaning: If I am diagnosed with a concussion, I understand that letting all of my other coaches and teachers know about my injury will help them support me while I recover.)

I will take the time I need to recover, because it is important for my health.

• I understand my commitment to supporting the return-to-sport process.* (I will have to follow my sport organization’s Return-to-Sport Protocol.)
• I understand I will have to be medically cleared by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner before returning to training, practice or competition.
• I will respect my coaches, team trainers, parents, health-care professionals, and medical doctors and nurse practitioners, regarding my health and safety.

CBBCA-Removal-from-Sport & Return Protocol

This section sets out the minimum requirements for removal-from-sport and return-to-sport protocols for athletes who have sustained a concussion or are suspected of having sustained a concussion during training, practices or competition in accordance with Rowan’s Law and the regulation made under that Act, O.Reg. 161/19: General.

Designated Person(s)

In accordance with the requirements set out in Rowan’s Law and its associated regulation, every sport organization is required to identify a designated person(s) as having specific responsibilities under the removal-from-sport and return-to-sport protocols. For CBBCA Programs the designated person will be the Coach or if doubt the Manager or for final determination the Convenor. Under the Removal-from-Sport protocol for CBBCA Programs, the designated person is responsible for ensuring that:

• An athlete is immediately removed from further training, practice or competition if the athlete has sustained a concussion or is suspected of having sustained a concussion, regardless of whether or not the concussion was sustained from a sport activity associated with CBBCA Programs,
• If in the opinion of the designated person, there is an emergency and/or any red flag signs and/or symptoms appear – including those resulting from a suspected concussion, call 911;
• Removal of the athlete from further training, practice or competition; and if the athlete is under 18 years of age, the parent or guardian is informed of the removal;
• The athlete, or the parent or guardian if the athlete is under 18 years of age, is advised that the athlete is required to undergo a medical assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner before the athlete will be permitted to return to training, practice or competition according to the Return-to-Sport protocol for the CBBCA;
• An athlete or, if the athlete is under 18 years of age, the athlete’s parent or guardian receives the Removal-from-Sport and Return-to-Sport protocols for the CBBCA as soon as possible after the athlete’s removal;
• Once removed, the athlete is not permitted to return to training, practice or competition, except in accordance with the CBBCA Return-to-Sport protocol;

Under the Return-to-Sport protocol  the CBBCA designated person is responsible for ensuring that:

• An athlete who has sustained a concussion or is suspected of having sustained a concussion does not return to training, practice or competition until permitted to do so in accordance  with the CBBCA Return-to-Sport protocol;
• When an athlete has not been diagnosed with a concussion, the athlete is only permitted  to return to training, practice or competition if the athlete or, if the athlete is under 18 years of  age, the athlete’s parent or guardian provides confirmation to the designated person that the athlete has undergone a medical assessment by the physician or nurse practitioner and has not been diagnosed as having a concussion, and is medically cleared to return to training, practice or competition;
• When an athlete is diagnosed by a physician or nurse practitioner as having a concussion, the athlete is not permitted to move on to unrestricted training, practice or competition unless  the athlete or, if the athlete is under 18 years of age, the athlete’s parent or guardian provides a confirmation of medical clearance by the physician or nurse practitioner to the designated person;
• An athlete is not permitted to return to training, practice or competition through the graduated Return-to-Sport steps unless the athlete or, if the athlete is under 18 years of age, the athlete’s parent or guardian has shared the medical advice or recommendations they received, if any, with the designated person;
• When an athlete is diagnosed by a physician or nurse practitioner as having a concussion, the athlete or, if the athlete is under 18 years of age, the athlete’s parent/guardian has been informed of the importance of disclosing the diagnosis to any other sport organization with which the athlete is registered or school that the athlete attends.

The regulation states that a designated person may rely on the information received from an athlete or, if the athlete is under 18 years of age, from the athlete’s parent or guardian in carrying out their  responsibilities under the CBBCA Return-to-Sport protocol.