Requirements for Sports Organizations

 Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2018 makes it mandatory for sports organizations to:
 
1. Effective July 1, 2019, ensure that athletes under 26 years of age, parents of athletes under 18, Coaches, Team Trainers and Team Officials confirm every year that they have reviewed Ontario’s Concussion Awareness Resources. The Concussion Awareness Resources can be accessed free of charge HERE . 
 
A Confirmation Receipt for review of Concussion Awareness Resources must be completed by each registered participant and managed by the community sport organization for athletes under 26 years of age, parents of athletes under 18, Coaches, Team Trainers and Team Officials before participating in their sport. The Confirmation Receipt Form can be found HERE

2. Effective July 1, 2019, establish a Concussion Code of Conduct that sets out rules of behaviour to support concussion prevention. Each year, Athletes, Coaches and Team Trainers must review and sign off on their applicable Codes of Conduct. 
 
Code of Conduct Templates that can be used or adopted within existing community sport organization codes of conduct.
 
3. Effective July 1, 2020, establish a Removal-from-Sport and Return-to-Sport protocol.   Further information and sample templates will be made available online here when finalized by the Province of Ontario.

In the interim, TSA Members are encouraged to use the Removal and Return documents we already have within our "Concussion Protocol" as developed by Holland Bloorview Concussion Centre. These will remain mandatory when teams compete in TSA Leagues!
 
The purpose of Rowan’s Law legislation is to promote culture change and make participation in amateur competitive sport safer. There are no enforcement or monitoring provisions in Rowan’s Law.
 
It is up to entities and individuals to ensure that they comply with the laws of Ontario. 
 
If an organization does not comply with the laws of Ontario, then the organization assumes any liability risk associated with non-compliance.