CONCUSSION AWARENESS TRAINING

The Legislature of the State of New Jersey passed a bill to raise the
awareness of concussions amongst youth athletes. This bill requires coaches
to have head injury safety training to help in the recognition of
concussions.

To support this effort, the following was agreed to at the New Jersey Youth
Soccer Board of Directors meeting of August 19, 2011 concerning Concussion
Awareness Training.

. By October 15, 2011 all coaches will be required to have taken the on
line Concussion Awareness Training and be able to present their certificate
they receive from taking the course.
. All clubs will certify to NJYS by October 15, 2011 that their coaches
have complied with the Concussion Awareness Training requirement and are
able to produce a certificate. The required certification will be via a
form that will be available on the NJYS website and will be similar to the
KidSafe Club Certification Form that now exists.
. All coaches will have the certificate with them when they are coaching.
. This requirement pertains to both travel and recreation coaches.
. A link to the Concussion Training sites has placed on the NJYS web
site
http://www.njyouthsoccer.com/Concussion.htm