Unfortunately we have had a few instances of concussion this season.

Due to growing concern worldwide about the impact of concussion on players especially with early return to sport after injury, guidelines have been developed for the management of concussion in community and youth sport.

Information about the guidelines can be found:

Football Australia - Community Sports Related Concussion Guidelines

We have the same information on display on the notice board at the soccer grounds in a simple flow chart from, Sports Medicine Australia. Which states:

• 'Return to Competition' is not before day-21 post concussion AND must have remained symptom-free for at least 14 days.
• For the BHSA & BHJSA these guidelines also apply to refereeing or doing the lines due to the risk of being hit by a ball whilst undertaking these duties.