HEADS UP to Youth Sports: Officials

One of the main jobs of a sports official is keeping athletes safe. This sheet has information to help you protect athletes from concussion or other serious brain injury, learn how to spot a concussion, and know what to do if a concussion occurs.

Online Concussion Training for Sports Officials

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The HEADS UP to Sports Officials: Online Concussion Training was developed through a partnership between CDC and the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) to share the latest guidance on concussion safety and prevention. The training provides essential information to help sports officials spot possible concussion signs and symptoms that can help keep athletes safe.

Fact Sheet for Youth Sports Officials

Information to help you protect athletes from concussion or other serious brain injury, learn how to spot a concussion, and know what to do if a concussion occurs.

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Fact Sheets for High School Sports Officials

Enforce safe play. You set the tone for safety. Watch out for possible concussions. Use injury timeouts to ensure that an athlete with a possible concussion is removed from play. When in doubt, sit them out! Enforce the rule that an athlete with a possible concussion cannot return to play on the same day of the injury and until seen and cleared by a health care provider.

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For information on concussion involving teenage athletes, see HEADS UP Concussion in High School Sports.

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