Woolwich Wild Concussion Management Program (Woolwich Wild)

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Woolwich Wild Concussion Management Program

The Woolwich Wild concussion management program has helped to provide a safe return to play for injured players and players with concussions.  All injuries requiring medical attention including suspected concussion need to be reported to [email protected] by the team trainer for tracking purposes.  The role of the director of injuries is to support the trainers while their injured players proceed through the return to sport strategies.

Pre-Season Concussion Education Sheet - Player, Parent, Guardian

  • This document will give an overview of what a concussion is, signs and symptoms, as well as the return to school and return to sport strategy.  School boards may have their own policy you should follow for return to school.


Team Trainer/Guardian Resources

OWHA Medical Form

  • Trainers must have a medical history form for all players and bench staff.  These must be shredded at the end of the season

Hockey Canada Medical Assessment Letter 

  • this can be used when the player is seeking an assessment for a suspected concussion from a physician/nurse practitioner (they may use their own as well, both are acceptable).  The return to school/sport strategy is also included in this resource.

Hockey Canada Concussion Pathway

  • this is a decision tree style resource to aid in the return to sport strategy

Concussion Communication Tool

  • this is a great resource for tracking the players progression through the steps in the return to sport strategy

Hockey Canada Medical Clearance Letter

  •   this can be used when the player is seeking clearance from a physician/nurse practitioner to progress from step 3 to step 4 in the return to sport strategy (they may use their own as well, both are acceptable)

Concussion Recognition Tool (CRT6) (pdf)

  •  this is the CRT6 Concussion Recognition Tool to aid trainers in a suspected concussion

OWHA Trainer Injury Tracker

Hockey Canada Injury Report  Complete the Hockey Canada Injury Report in the following cases:

  1. If a player or team official is injured during a game and misses more than one period.
  2. If a player or team official is injured during a practice or any other association-sanctioned event and requires medical attention.
  3. If a player or team official reports an injury after the fact (e.g., if a player continues to play after being injured during a game but seeks medical attention the next day).

The injury report serves statistical purposes and must be submitted to OWHA at [email protected].

INJURED PLAYER'S PARENTS/GUARDIANS

    • Provide the partially completed "Canadian Hockey Injury Report" to the injured player's parents or guardians.
    • Explain that this form is used to register potential claims for expenses related to the injury if not covered by provincial health coverage or personal insurance through their employer.
    •  Instruct them to mail the completed form along with original receipts to the OWHA offices within 90 days.

Ontario Women's Hockey Association
225 Watline Avenue
Mississauga, Ontario
L4Z 1P3