 | First and foremost is remaining calm! It is no help to anyone if the person in charge,
isn’t in charge. |
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| It is also very frightening to the injured player if he/she sees panic in the adult
faces around him/her. |
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| You may have to ask people to stand back if they are getting in the way of providing
care to the player. This too can be done in a calm voice. Yelling at this time is rather
inappropriate and doesn’t help anyone and can frighten the player and team members. |
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| Your initial assessment of the injury is very basic. Most of the players will come
running in from the field or you will be able to tell that you need to go out to them.
Anyone who appears to be injured seriously probably is. Following your "gut
feelings" is a good thing to do. |
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| If player is unable to get up the coach or manager should go to them immediately and
check for injury. |
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