Our West Jefferson Youth Athletic Association, Inc., "WJYAA" young athletes deserve the very best when it comes to sports-related care. And they need it fast.
As a Nationwide Children’s Hospital community partner, their Priority Scheduling and Injury Hotline gives our families immediate access to an “on-call” Athletic Trainer. Their comprehensive team of specialists delivers age-appropriate care to get our athletes back in the game as quickly and safely as possible.
Our families receive priority care. For all of their athletes. Because when your athlete is injured, everything matters.
• Staffed 7 days a week by a certified Athletic Trainer
• Available to discuss and provide injury advice
• Schedule priority appointments when needed
• Alleviate unneeded trips to the Emergency Room
• Offer quick appointment times to meet your needs
• Provides peace of mind when dealing with kid’s injuries
Hotline: (614) 403-6396
NationwideChildrens.org/SM-Priority-Scheduling
Staffed 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day
Fueling Your Sport Event
Concussions in Sports
When the Heat is On
Swelling: The Body's Reaction to Injury
Stretching
Promoting Youth Fitness
State of Ohio Concussion Law and Training
The Ohio Legislature's "Concussion Law" requires online training for all coaches and officials and concussion education for all parents and athletes.
The Ohio Legislature passed a "Concussion Law" which requires any municipality, business, school district or nonprofit organization that organizes a youth athletic activity and charges a fee to follow the statute's requirements, including implementing concussion training and education to improve player safety and establish safe return-to-play policies for athletes who sustain a concussion.
The law mandates that all coaches and officials receive concussion training and education by April 2013, and then at three-year intervals thereafter. Coaches must remove an athlete from activity if they exhibit signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion and/or are suspected of sustaining a concussion. The law also requires a doctor's signature to return to play if an athlete is removed due to a concussion or is showing signs or symptoms of a concussion.
The concussion education we recommend for coaches and officials is the online video training session developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Federation of State High Schools (http://www.nfhslearn.com/electiveDetail.aspx?courseID=15000). This course requires registration, but it is free. Over 200,000 coaches and officials have already successfully completed this course.
The training process involves watching a video and then successfully completing a quiz. The entire training module can be completed in a little over a half an hour and then participants can print out a Certificate of Completion. Users should use a screen capture to save the certificate on their desktop, or print and scan the certificate to create a digital file.