Walled Lake Athletic Coaches, Staff, Teachers, and Volunteers;
Re: MANDATORY Concussion Training – ALL Coaches and PE Teachers
If you are in receipt of this email then you are required to complete the state mandated online Concussion Training and submit your certification of completion by July 1, 2013 to the Athletic department if you are working with students this summer.
ALL Walled Lake athletic coaches, staff, teachers and volunteers are required to complete Concussion Training per the recent Michigan Concussion Law. PA 342 and PA 343 of 2012, mandated by the State of Michigan. Public Act 342 and PA 343 of 2012 apply to school athletic activities, which include organized practices or competitions, and also physical education classes that are part of the curriculum.
#1 Read the following documents attached to this email:
· Michigan Concussion Law Overview
· Concussion Memo
· Parent and Athlete Info Sheet
o Coaches may distribute this information sheet to their athletes as additional educational literature.
o The Walled lake School District will provide at student registration and or enrollment, the educational materials on concussion awareness and the nature and risks of concussions to each student athlete participating in the district’s athletic activities and his/her parent or guardian; and obtain a statement signed by each youth athlete and their parent/guardian acknowledging receipt of the educational materials and maintain the signed form in a permanent file.
Once you have read all of the attached information, you will be ready to complete the online training.
#2 Complete Online Training This is a 20-25 minute video offered through the Michigan Department of Community Health and the National Federation of High Schools.
· Go to http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-54783_63943---,00.html
· Click on>High School Sports Training. This directs you to the NFHS site.
· Click on>New User? Register” or “SIGN IN” if you have an existing login.
o You must register with the NFHS to take this course. This is required.
· Click on >Courses> FREE Courses>Concussion in Sports, What You Need To Know.
· Click on>ORDER NOW> I am ordering form myself> Save>Check out
· Click on>To access your course(s), please click here.
· Click on>Begin
· Complete the full course.
#2 Submit Course Certificate by July 1, 2013 You must return your course certificate, which is your proof of course completion, to Walled Lake Athletics by July 1, 2013.
· Click on> My Homepage/Courses>My Completed Courses
· Click-View Certificate>Save and name file with your last name.
· Email, Fax, mail or drop off your certificate by July 1, 2013 to:
o Fax: 248.956.2072
o Email: BrianSwinehart@wlcsd.org
o Email: LizaSovel@wlcsd.org
o Mail/Drop off: WL Athletics; 850 Ladd Road, Bldg. D, Walled Lake, MI 48390
Please do not delay (or make me hunt you down). ALL Walled Lake athletic coaches, staff, teachers and volunteers are required to complete Concussion Training per as mandated by the State of Michigan.
Note: Concussion Training provided by the MHSAA through their annual Rules Meeting, DOES NOT qualify as a substitute for this training.
SUMMARY
1. Go to the MDCH web site http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-54783_63943---,00.html
2. Register with the NFHS http://www.nfhslearn.com/index.aspx
3. Complete the 20-25 minutes on line course
4. Print or Save to a file your certificate of completion
5. Return a copy of the certificate to the Athletic Department by July 1, 2013.
ALL COACHES, ALL LEVELS. (Contractual, COACH EZ, Volunteer, or Otherwise) must complete the online Concussion Training.
Please let me know if you have any questions.