Point to add to a risk management plan
Through reading other's risk management plans I have began to think about how much a coach has to worry about. I know that before I tried out for each of my three sports in high school I as the player had a meeting with the head coach. I explained to the coach my ailments. I did this to ensure the coach knew my limitations and what I could or couldn't do. I also did this when my diabetic sister and I were in high school together. My mother or I would go in and have a meeting with the coach who would be running tryouts. We would explain what level her blood sugar had to be at to compete and what the warning signs for high or low blood sugar were.
It is very time consuming to have a meeting with each player to make sure they can compete. However, I feel that there should be some sort of form to fill out prior to tryouts that briefly explains if the athlete has any limitations. If there are limitations I believe there should be a meeting with the coach so they understand the circumstances. Many people in this class have indicated in their risk management plan, that they would like an on-site trainer. Due to many schools budgets this is sometimes unavailable. I believe these forms/cards would help the coach. I know that if I get involved with high school athletics or any team that has to have tryouts, that I understand what each of the athletes are facing. This is also were individualization comes in. Not every athlete can do every drill. I know this and have done drills I physically shouldn't be doing to impress a coach. This is dangerous.
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Comments
I really like what you bring up. It is something very important to think about. When I was in sports throughout high school, I never thought about people have outside problems like diabetes and such. I think that is a really good idea to have this card to fill out at the beginning like you described. Also, the whole trainer on site is interesting to me because I have always had facilities that have had all these extra nice things, and so when thinking about those things, I always picture my high school. These are some good points to think about. Not all the high schools are going to be like the one you attended when you were younger. Nice work.
At my high school we had a form like you suggested. We had to have a physical to play any sport. The doctor would say if they were able to play or not, but there was also a paper that stated the player limitation and that was given to the coach. this paper would have information such as diabetes or heart conditions. I think your idea of having the form should be used in all forms of athletics.