Concussion Resources
Rowan's Law
The goal of Rowan’s Law is to protect amateur athletes by improving concussion safety on the field of play to help prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future. The legislation includes a number of requirements for sport organizations, athletes, parents, coaches, team trainers and officials to help mitigate concussions in sport.
Read more about Rowan's Law Mandatory Implementation in Ontario
Canada Soccer Concussion Policy
The Policy is based on current evidence and examples of best practice taken from soccer organizations around the world and other sports, including the Football Association, the Scottish FA, World Rugby, and the Canadian Concussion Collaborative. They are consistent with The Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport, (Toronto: Parachute, 2017) and the current Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport issued by the Fifth International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Berlin 2017. The Policy has been reviewed and is approved by Canada Soccer Sports Medicine Committee.
Parachute.ca Concussion Resources
Parachute is Canada's national charity dedicated to injury prevention. This link takes you to their Concussion Resource page. Ontario sport organizations that follow the revised Canadian Concussion Guidelines would likely not be in contravention of s. 5(2) para. 3 of Regulation 161/19 made under Rowan’s Law, since the revised Guidelines require medical clearance to occur earlier in the graduated return-to-sport steps
Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport, 2nd edition webinar
This link will take you to YouTube and contains The Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport, 2nd edition that was published in March 2024 with updated recommendations for the prevention, recognition and management of concussions. This webinar will provide an overview of key changes to recommendations and highlight resources available from Parachute and its partners for concussion policy and protocol development, training and education/awareness. Presenter: Stephanie Cowle, Director, Knowledge Translation, Parachute