Full contact Restore confidence and Are there drills’, other dynamic activities Example: Following medical ‘battle practice clearance, participation in full assess functional skills by that can be trained prior to engaging in full game 5 practice without activity coaching staff play? restriction Return to sport Normal game play 6 [NAME OF SPORT]-Specific Return-to-Sport Strategy Stage Aim Activity Goal of each step Symptom-limiting activity Daily activities that do not provoke symptoms. Gradual reintroduction of 1 work/school activities Light aerobic activity [INSERT SPORT-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES HERE] Increase heart rate 2 No resistance training. Sport-specific exercise [INSERT SPORT-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES HERE] Add movement 3 No head impact activities. Non-contact training drills [INSERT SPORT-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES HERE] Exercise, coordination and increased thinking 4 May start progressive resistance training.
5 Full contact practice Example: Following medical clearance, participation in full practice without activity restriction Restore confidence and assess functional skills by coaching staff Are there ‘battle drills’, other dynamic activities that can be trained prior to engaging in full game play? 6 Return to sport Normal game play [NAME OF SPORT]-Specific Return-to-Sport Strategy Stage Aim Activity Goal of each step 1 Symptom-limiting activity Daily activities that do not provoke symptoms. Gradual reintroduction of work/school activities 2 Light aerobic activity [INSERT SPORT-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES HERE] No resistance training. Increase heart rate 3 Sport-specific exercise [INSERT SPORT-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES HERE] No head impact activities. Add movement 4 Non-contact training drills [INSERT SPORT-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES HERE] May start progressive resistance training. Exercise, coordination and increased thinking
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