Minnesota Youth Athletic Concussion Policies

Minnesota law now requires organizations that organize and charge a fee for youth athletic activities to:

• provide information about concussions to coaches, officials, youth athletes and parents;
• require all coaches and officials to receive annual concussion training.

A coach or official must remove a youth athlete from the athletic activity if the youth athlete exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion or is suspected of sustaining a concussion.


The youth athlete can return to play once:
 

• he/she is evaluated by a trained provider and the provider gives them written permission to return to the activity; and
• the provider develops a plan to aid the youth athlete in recovering and resuming participation in athletic activities and academics that is
  • coordinated with periods of cognitive and physical rest while symptoms persist; and
  • reintroduces cognitive and physical demands on the young person on a progressive basis only.

Parents and Players
 

• Click here for PDF for parents and youth athletes with concussion information
   
• Click here to link to online Concussion Training  (optional for parents)

Coaches
 

• Click here to link to online Concussion Training (required for all head and assistant coaches)
• http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/Training/index.html

• Print and save your certificate in case it is needed by MGSA

Other Resources
 

• Link to  CDC Concussion Website

• Information on the new Minnesota law