Concussion Protocol Appendix
APPENDIX A
Approved Annual Training Resources
Regulations require that schools must provide Annual Trainings for coaches, school nurses, school and team physicians, certified athletic trainers, athletic directors, trainers, marching band directors, student athletes and their parent(s)/guardian(s). The current Massachusetts Department of Public Health approved training can be found on the department’s website: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/concussion-trainings
The following online annual training programs meet the state requirements of the regulations:
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Heads Up Concussion in Youth Sports On-Line Training Program (available online and free of charge)
- National Federation of State High School Associations: Concussion in Sports – What you Need to Know (available online and free of charge)
- For DPH approved in person annual training refer to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Concussion Training website noted above.