The McDonald’s Ballarat FNL today welcomes the announcement from the AFL of updated concussion management guidelines for community football.
Concussion management is vital to support the health and wellbeing of players affected with the Ballarat FNL to adopt these guidelines with immediate affect across all competitions at all levels. The competitions referred include:
- McDonalds Ballarat FNL Seniors
- McDonald’s Ballarat FNL Juniors
- McDelivery BFLWomens
- Western Bulldogs Under 9’s
Further support for clubs and officials (trainers / first aid) is being sought by the league through medical professionals that will further enhance the processes and provide greater support for clubs when dealing with players and returning to play.
The guidelines are not a radical departure from what has been the previous version of the concussion guidelines in place since 2017. The primary differences are the adoption of the head check app as the management tool. This app has been trialled within community leagues for a number of seasons.
