The coach has many roles to play and many tasks to perform. One of the most important role is to provide a safe environment for his athletes or participants. One of your most important responsibilities as a coach is to help participants prevent injuries. We know that no programme of prevention is perfect, therefore injuries will happen, and often without warning. However, to establish an overall injury-prevention programme is significant. The following are suggestions for such a programme:
An Injury-Prevention Programme
1. Check to see that all equipments are in good condition.
2. Check equipment at the beginning of the season. Teach participants to care for and maintain their equipment in good order.
3. Check out an area before participants start to use it, in other words anticipate problems in the practice or competitive environment. Get help from trained personnel to inspect equipment and facilities.
4. Get health status of participants -- reports on previous injuries (particularly chronic ones).
5. Keep records of injuries that occur. Watch for patterns in injuries-they often indicate causes.
6. Help develop participants strength, endurance, flexibility, agility, speed and power. Make sure that what they do in practice suits their stage of development.
7. Take a first-aid course so that you can care properly for minor injuries. Carry a first-aid kit. Take care of minor injuries quickly so that they don't become major ones.
8. Make sure that injured participants do not return to activity too soon - they
should have normal flexibility and strength, and are in no pain.
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