Centennial Lakes Little League

New to coaching or don't know where to turn with your questions.  The internet provides a wealth of resources to help you.  If you find a resource that is not listed here and you think it should be added, please e-mail the League.  If you still need help planning practices or anything else, you may contact Bob Irlbeck for assistance. 

Concussion Certification Required for ALL Coaches & Officials 

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed a "Concussion Law" which requires any municipality, business, school district or nonprofit organization that organizes a youth athletic activity and charges a fee to follow the statute's requirements, including implementing concussion training and education to improve player safety and establish safe return-to-play policies for athletes who sustain a concussion.

The law mandates that:
•All coaches (head and assistants) and officials receive concussion training and education by September 1, 2011, and then at three-year intervals thereafter.
•Coaches must remove an athlete from activity if they exhibit signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion and/or are suspected of sustaining a concussion.
•The law also requires a doctor's signature to return to play if an athlete is removed due to a concussion or is showing signs or symptoms of a concussion.

The Concussion Education we recommend for coaches and officials is the online video training session developed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Federation of State High Schools. This course requires registration but is free. Over 200,000 coaches and officials have already successfully completed this course. The training process involves watching a video and then successfully completing a quiz. The entire training module can be completed in a little over a half an hour and then participants can print out a certificate on their desktop or print and scan the certificate to create a digital file.

Click here to order and view the free course.  
 
Be sure to register and upload your certificate to the Little League Database using the on line module below.

 

New to coaching or don't know where to turn with your questions.  The internet provides a wealth of resources to help you.  If you find a resource that is not listed here and you think it should be added, please e-mail the League.  If you still need help planning practices or anything else, you may contact Bob Irlbeck for assistance.