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NEW FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR!

Cardinal Newman has moved to an online platform for all of the sports clearance paperwork called SportsNet. On this platform you will be able to fill out all of the clearance paperwork except for the physical form portion that must be filled out and signed by a physician. You will also be asked to fill out emergency contact information and health history questions to allow the athletic department to digitally create emergency travel cards for each sports team/ coach. Please click HERE for an instructional letter that will walk you through how to create your account.

If you have any questions regarding the new SportsNet system please contact the Athletic Director- Jeff Nielson, at Nielson@cardinalnewman.org or (707) 546-6470 ext. 111

Driver Permission Form for parents, Athletes will not be allowed to participate in tryouts or practices until the following procedures are complete: Player Participation Fees – Football $250 --- All other sports $175 (Please do not send in payment, your account will be billed.)

If you need to purchase insurance through school (forms available in the Athletic Office)Forms and Proof of Insurance may be turned in to Mrs. deRutte in the Athletic Office, on or before August 7, 2019

 

IMPACT & COGNITIVE TESTING

To ensure the safety of our student-athletes who participate in an interscholastic sport that may put them at a greater risk of sustaining a concussion, Cardinal Newman requires mandatory ImPACT (Immediate Pre/Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) testing of CN athletes participating in the following sports: football, soccer, water polo, volleyball, cheer, wrestling, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, softball, and track & field (long jumpers, pole vaulters, and hurdlers only).

As stated in the introductory paragraph of one of the attached informational flyers, ImPACT was "developed by clinical experts who pioneered the field" and "is the most widely used and scientifically- validated computerized, concussion evaluation system. It provides trained clinicians with neurocognitive assessment tools and services that have been medically accepted as state-of-the-art best practices---as part of determining safe return-to-play decisions."ImPACT testing at Cardinal Newman will be conducted by a certified athletic trainer. There is no charge to CN families for this service.

Fall sports athletes playing a winter or spring sport do not have to be re-tested if they already completed a baseline test in June, July, or August. Designated athletes must return the attached Consent & Release Form with the appropriate signatures on the day of testing. Please note that athletes on teams designated for ImPACT testing will not be allowed to practice or compete until ImPACT testing has been completed.

In addition, PLEASE READ the following attached documents: CIF Concussion Info Sheet on recognizing signs and symptoms of concussion; CIF Concussion Return to Play (RTP) Protocol, which explains the specific procedures for RTP if your son/daughter experiences concussion-like symptoms from participating in an interscholastic sport.