Combative (Martial Arts) and Wrestling safety standards update

Please be advised that an update was made to the intramural Combatives (Martial Arts) safety standards and to the interschool and intramural Wrestling safety standards which are effective immediately. Consult Wrestling and Combatives Safety Standards Updates for more information.

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Concussion Prevention Strategies – School Boards and Athletic Associations

Prior to the beginning of the interschool sport season/school year school boards and athletic associations:

  • must use the school board process to receive confirmation that officials participating in school board-sponsored interschool sports have reviewed an appropriate Concussion Awareness resource; and
  • should consider rule changes to the sport to reduce the head injury incidence or severity, where a clear-cut mechanism is implicated in a particular sport.

Prior to the beginning of the school year; and/or intramural activity, parents/guardians of student under 18 years of age must be informed of the:

  • risks and possible mitigations of the activity/sport;
  • dangers of participating with a concussion;
  • signs and symptoms of a concussion;
  • school board’s identification, diagnosis and management procedures;
  • activity/sport-specific concussion prevention strategies;
  • importance of encouraging the ethical values of fair play and respect for opponents; and
  • importance of determining that, when students/athletes are permitted to bring their own protective equipment, it is properly fitted (as per manufacturer’s guidelines), properly worn, in good working order and suitable for personal use.