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Concussion Awareness
Rowan's Law
Under Rowan's Law, before any player can be registered with the local association and Baseball Ontario, the player, and the parent or legal guardian of the player if the player is under 18 years of age, must review one of the Concussion Education Resources provided by the Province of Ontario. Links to these resources are provided here and will open in a separate window.
All Barrie Minor Baseball coaches, umpires players and their parent or guardian must review these Concussion Awareness Resources at least once per year, and confirm that they have reviewed them when registering for all programs, including tryouts. This applies to all House League, Select, Rep and Elite/High Performance players, Clinic participants and Warehouse members.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: By registering, I hereby confirm that the player being registered to participate in baseball activities with the local association and Baseball Ontario, and the parent or legal guardian of the player being registered if the player is under 18 years of age, have reviewed one of the concussion education resources provided by the Province of Ontario as referenced above and have reviewed the player code of conduct as referenced below. I/we further acknowledge understanding the nature and risk of concussion and head injuries to athletes, including risks of continuing to play after a concussion or head injury is suspected.
Codes of Conduct
Participants must also review and agree to the applicable Code(s) of Conduct.
Baseball Ontario Codes of Conduct:
Barrie Minor Baseball Code of Conduct
Parachute Canada provides a number of concussion resources, including a Return-to-Sport Strategy that has been adopted by Baseball Ontario and must be followed.
Additionally, NCCP offers free online concussion safety education as part of their national coaching certification program. We encourage all coaches to take advantage of this education opportunity.