NMAA Student-Athlete Health and Safety- MEMBER SCHOOL SELF-AUDIT & NMAA MEMBER SCHOOL AED/EAP VERIFICATION

MEMBER SCHOOL SELF-AUDIT – NOTES

NMAA STUDENT-ATHLETE HEALTH AND SAFETY – MEMBER SCHOOL SELF-AUDIT – NOTES

1.	Purpose - The purpose of this instrument is to provide the NMAA member school athletic director with a tool to assess their program’s status in meeting current legal standards in the area of student- athlete health and safety. Careful attention to this assessment will help ensure the health and safety of the student-athletes and other participants, as well as minimizing legal risk for staff and the school/district.

2.	Procedure - The NMAA member school athletic director is required to complete and submit this form no later than October 15th of each school year. Checked boxes are interpreted as an acknowledgement that the standards and resources have been reviewed as they apply to the local school/district, not as a guarantee of compliance to every standard/level.

3.	Fourteen Legal Duties of Athletic Personnel (Coaches and Administrators) - The following categories of legal duties are generally accepted national standards derived from case law. All coaches and administrators should be aware of these standards and ensure that their programs consistently meet the standards. (NIAAA Leadership Training Institute. (n.d.). Course 504: Legal Issues in Athletics Administration I.)

1. Planning	8. Evaluating Conditioning
2. Supervision	9. Evaluating Injury
3. Selecting Coaches	10. Matching and Equating Athletes
4. Technigue Instruction	11. Medical Assistance
5. Warnings	12. Emergency Response
6. Safe Playing Environment	13. Safe Transportation
7. Protective Equipment	14. Accurate Disclosure


4.	Anyone Can Save a Life (ACSL) - ACSL is an emergency action plan program sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League, the Medtronics Foundation, and the NFHS Foundation. The program includes information and forms for after-school practices and events as well as information on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (one of the most important emergencies). The resources can be downloaded from www.anyonecansavealife.org.


5.	CPR/AED Training (AHA/ARC/PHS/ACSL/Other) - There are several training/certification programs available to train coaching and event personnel in the areas of compression only CPR and use of an AED.

	•	PHS – Project Heart Start – http://projectheartstartnm.org (CoCPR/AED training), recommended by NMAA as an effective, low cost training program
	•	AHA - American Heart Association – www.heart.org (CPR/AED certification)
	•	ARC - American Red Cross – www.redcross.org (CPR/AED certification)
	•	ACSL – Anyone Can Save a Life – minimal training models, see note 4, above
	•	Other – There are other nationally recognized organizations that provide safety training including the National Safety Council, www.nsc.org

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GENERAL

*Note – checked boxes indicate a review of standards, NOT an assurance of compliance, see "Procedure" above.

Fourteen Legal Duties*

Read/review/acknowledge the 14 legal duties, share with all personnel as fundamental expectations for job performance.

NMAA Sports Medicine Page*

Locate/review information and resources available from the Sports Medicine Page on the NMAA website

NMPED Coaching License*

Ensure that every coach has a current coaching license to ensure minimum requirements are met with regard to national/state standards

Pre-Participation Physicals*

Ensure that every student athlete has a current (after April 1st of prior school year) physical form on file from an MD/DO/PA/NP/DC (NMAA 6.15)

Consent to Treat*

Ensure that every student athlete has a parent or legal guardian sign the NMAA Consent to Treat form (NMAA 6.14.2)

Participation Insurance*

Ensure that every student athlete has provided proof of medical insurance coverage and the school/district has catastrophic coverage (NMAA 6.16)

Risk of Injury Warning*

Ensure that every student athlete and parent has been advised of the potential risk of injury (written forms/pre-season meetings/sport specific)

Pre-Competition Practice*

Ensure that every student athlete has 5 days of practice (FB/Spirit – 10), waivers (5 days) for participation in the preceding season (NMAA 7.6.19)

ALL SPORTS

*Note – checked boxes indicate a review of standards, NOT an assurance of compliance, see "Procedure" above.

First Aid, Health and Safety*

Ensure that all coaches have completed the NFHSLearn course First Aid, Health and Safety for Coaches (required for level 1 & 2 coaching licensure)

Emergency Action Plan*

Ensure that every practice and event staff and facility has a written emergency action plan for medical and safety emergencies (ACSL Resource)

AED Units On-Site*

Ensure that every practice and event has immediate access to a functional AED unit that can be used in the event of a SCA.

CPR/AED Training*

Ensure that every practice and event staff has been trained in compression only CPR and use of an AED (AHA/ARC/PHS/ACSL/Other)

Concussion Injuries*

Ensure that every athlete/parent/coach and non-school youth group meets the requirements of NM law for concussion education/symptoms/return to play (NMAA 7.6.20)

Heat Illness*

Ensure that all coaches are aware of heat index requirements, where to get information, and what action to take if heat illness is suspected (NMAA 7.6.21)

Severe Weather/Lightning*

Ensure that all coaches and field managers are aware of authority, criteria for suspension, and return to play guidelines (NMAA 7.9/7.10)

SPORT SPECIFIC

*Note – checked boxes indicate a review of standards, NOT an assurance of compliance, see "Procedure" above.

Baseball Specific*

NFHS and NMAA baseball regulations require that no individual pitcher throw more than 120 pitches (Sub-Varsity 105) in any one day and that pitchers abide by certain days of required rest based on their pitch counts (NMAA 7.12.1.D.).

Football Specific*

NMAA regulations require 10 days of pre-competition practice (8 days for a scrimmage), restriction on weekly contact hours for practice, “experiences” in a 5 day window, and “USA Football Heads Up” certification for Head Coaches (NMAA 7.15.1.B, 7.15.1.C, 7.15.1.K)

Track and Field Specific*

NMAA regulations specify student athlete event limits (7.22.1.D.) and pole vault coach certification every 4 years (NMAA 7.22.1G.)

Spirit Specific*

NMAA regulations require 10 days of pre-competition practice and AACCA Safety Training for coaches participating in state competition every 4 years (NMAA 7.19.5.D.4.c.)

Wrestling Specific*

NMAA regulations require schools/individuals to comply with the wrestling weight management program (NMAA 7.24.1.F)

NMAA AED/EAP VERIFICATION FOR STATE-LEVEL CONTESTS

NMAA Bylaw 7.7.8 requires venues hosting state-level contests, member-school venues included, to have a venue-specific emergency action plan and be equipped with an accessible Automated External Defibrillator (AED) during state-level contests. Failure to meet either of these requirements forfeits the venue’s ability to host state-level contests.

Please check verifying one of the following statements and sign below:*

Our school meets both requirements. We have an emergency action plan for each of our athletic venues and are able to provide an accessible Automated External Defibrillator at those venues during state-level contests.
Our school does not currently meet both requirements. We understand that our school will be unable to host state-level contests until we meet both requirements and verify through the submission of an updated NMAA Health and Safety Self-Audit that our school meets the requirements.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE HEALTH AND SAFETY - MEMBER SCHOOL SELF AUDIT & NMAA MEMBER SCHOOL AED/EAP VERIFICATION

MEMBER SCHOOL SELF-AUDIT – NOTES

GENERAL

ALL SPORTS

SPORT SPECIFIC

NMAA AED/EAP VERIFICATION FOR STATE-LEVEL CONTESTS

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