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Child Welfare and
Protection
By registering
your child with the Rugby Club they are covered by the RFU
Insurance scheme. Please speak to the coaching staff if you
want more details on this.
We need to be
aware of any ailments your child might suffer from as this
may affect what activities he/she can undertake. Therefore,
please complete the medical questions on the registration
form and also advise the coaching staff should your child
suffer from any illness or injury during the season. If you
feel for any reason that your child is not fit to partake in
training or play a game of rugby, please do not send them
down to the club. We cannot accept responsibility for
children that are unwell, as they will only be 'hanging
around' for a few hours and getting cold.
First Aid Cover:
There are qualified First Aiders, and First Aid Aware
people on hand for minor injuries such as cuts and bruises. For bigger emergencies we will use
the A&E facilities at the Royal Chesterfield Hospital, Calow,
Tel: (01246) 277271 if we are at home, or the nearest
hospital when playing away. Where practicable we
will ask you to go with your child in an ambulance, or to
take your child to the Hospital. However, if you leave your
child with us we will assume we are in loco parentis
and arrangements will be made to get your child to a
Hospital, and for you to meet us there.
Note: No member
of the coaching staff will administer any form of medication
to your child, so if necessary, please make your own
arrangements.
Child Protection
Policy.
The
following procedures and guidelines have been adopted by
Bakewell Mannerians Rugby Union Football Club.
Procedures
and Guidelines
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Only recognized coaches/volunteers and
recognized/authorized visitors/parents/guardians will be
permitted on site during training sessions/matches.
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Only officially appointed Mini/Midi Coaches will be
permitted to control Bakewell Mannerians RUFC (Ltd) activities.
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All children under 8 years of age must be accompanied
by a parent/guardian when arriving and leaving the Club
unless written agreement is provided beforehand.
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No child is permitted to leave the site without
parental consent during coaching sessions.
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Children will not be released from the Club's
facilities to anyone who is not recognised as the official
collector of the child. |
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Equipment shall be suitable, child centred, and in
good repair. |
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Accurate records shall be properly maintained for
each child including details of names, address, telephone,
emergency contact, details of health and necessary
confidential notes. |
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Any personal details/information about any child will
be kept completely confidential by the staff having access
to it. |
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Details of all coaches/volunteers will also be kept
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These procedures
have been adopted for three main reasons:
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To ensure the safety of children and good practice of
club operations. |
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To protect the interests of club members and coaches.
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To comply with the requirements of The Children Act.
(The Children Act (1989) which became law in October 1991,
and is a major piece of legislation affecting children,
their parents and those who work with children).
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CRB
Check Policy.
VERY IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
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With effect from 1 January 2007 all of our
coaches and volunteers who have regular supervisory contact
with children within the Game will be subjected to a CRB
check.
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When a new volunteer joins the club they will
be permitted to help provided they do not have sole adult
contact with children for up to 8 weeks by which time a
check will have been carried out.
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Checks will be repeated on all personnel
every three years.
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CRB checks are free for volunteers and the
only additional burden will be the filling in of a form.
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Casual helpers (such as parents on the
touch line) will still be able to help provided they do not
have sole contact with children and new coaches/volunteers
will obviously be able to start while the process is taking
its course provided they do not have sole contact.
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CONCUSSION.
Concussion - guidelines
and advice (This advice is taken directly
from the RFU's website (6th Aug 07)
RFU Website)
If the player has any of these
symptoms, they should not return to play:
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headache, feeling dazed or "in a fog”
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balance problems, dizziness |
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hearing problems/ringing in ears |
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vision problems |
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nausea or vomiting |
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confusion |
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drowsiness |
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feeling slowed down, low energy |
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more emotional/irritable than usual
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difficulty concentrating and/or remembering
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“don''t feel right” |
If the player has any of these signs, they
should not return to play
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loss of consciousness or unresponsiveness
(even temporarily) |
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seizure/convulsion (uncontrolled jerking of
arms and legs) |
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balance problems, unsteadiness, clumsiness,
slurred speech |
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appears dazed, stunned or confused
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poor memory (of score, moves, opposition,
events) |
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odd behaviour |
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significantly impaired playing ability |
If concussion is suspected, ask these
questions
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Which ground are we at? |
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Which team are we playing today? |
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Which half is it? |
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Who are you marking? (if appropriate)
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Which team scored last? |
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Which team did we play last week?
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Did we win last week? |
An incorrect answer should be considered
abnormal and the player should not return to play. The return
to play guidelines should then be followed. Following a
suspected concussion, the player should be seen by a doctor.
Post-head injury and return to play guidance
Following a head injury or concussion, further
serious problems can arise over the first 24 hours.
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the player should not be left alone and
should be monitored regularly. |
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players must always consult their doctor
following a suspected concussion. |
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symptoms may worsen with exertion.
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a player who has been concussed MUST NOT play
for a minimum of three weeks (unless over 19 and cleared to
do so by an approved doctor competent in managing
concussion. |
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AND should not return to play or training
until symptom free. |
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AND should only return to play or training
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This applies to all club/school sides a player
belongs to and it is his or her/parents responsibility to
advise other clubs/schools of the concussion.
“When
in doubt, sit them out”
CONCUSSION ADVICE
Drowsiness
After a knock to the head, It is then quite
common for the person (especially children) to want to sleep
for a short while. This is normal.
However, it will appear to be a normal
''peaceful" sleep, and they wake up after a nap. If they want
to sleep, let them.
Drowsiness means they cannot be roused. If you
have a concern, wake them up after an hour or so. They may be
grumpy about being woken up, but that is reassuring. You can
then let them go back off to sleep again. You can do this a
few times during the night if there is particular concern.
When asleep, check to see that he or she
appears to be breathing normally and is sleeping in a normal
position.
Headache
It is normal after a knock to the head to have
a mild headache. Sometimes there is also tenderness over
bruising or mild swelling of the scalp. Some paracetamol will
help (such as Calpol or Disprol for children). Do not take
tablets containing aspirin.
It is a headache that becomes worse and worse
which is of more concern.
DON’T HESITATE. IF IN
DOUBT, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR OR
NHS
DIRECT 0845 46 47
As a club
policy we enact the following:
Concussion is a very serious condition and has quite specific
symptoms. Any child who has concussion will automatically
be rested from training and matches for three weeks. If
your child gets a bang on the head during the week away from
Rugby please let their team coach know. This is now club
policy:
1. ONLY doctors can diagnose
concussion and certify recovery.
2. This being the case
coaches, referees and indeed parents will all err on the
side of safety and treat ALL head injuries as possible
concussion.
3. Any head injury, where the
player is delayed from immediately rejoining play, or shows
any perceived signs of concussion, will be considered to be
possible concussion.
4. If in doubt, any head
injury will be treated as concussion.
5. The welfare of the player
is paramount; the match result, the wishes of the coach, the
demands of the parent and even the pleas of the player being
secondary.
6. Any player with possible
concussion will be prevented from any further play and
immediately referred to a doctor.
7. Young players who were
diagnosed by a doctor as having been concussed may NOT take
part in any training or game activity for a mandatory THREE
week period.
8. After the mandatory three
week period, the player may only return to rugby with a
doctor’s written certificate.
9. Returning players will be
eased back into rugby starting with completely non-contact
training, building up to full contact and matches only if
the coach does not notice any change to the players normal
training manner.
10. If injured away from
club activities, please inform the club that an incident has
taken place, otherwise if we become aware of an incident
away from rugby we will stop a child playing unless we are
possession of the full facts from a parent or recognised
guardian. See 4 above.
11. If we have not been
informed of any incident it will be assumed that any player
attending training is fit enough to play.
Child Welfare:
As the provider
of Mini/Midi coaching sessions and games all of our members
and coaches have a duty of care to protect all children
under their supervision from possible cases or causes of
abuse. Our members’ and coaches’ main role in the
protection of children will be:
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To be aware of the symptoms children may display if
suffering from any form of abuse.
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To report any suspicion they may have about possible
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Child Sickness/Injury:
If a child
becomes unwell or is injured whilst under the supervision of
the Club and it is the appropriate coach/relevant first aider's judgement that it is to that child's detriment to
stay on site, the following procedure will be adopted:
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The child will be removed from activities that are
likely to deteriorate their state of health, and taken to
hospital if required, either by parents in the first
instance or club officials if the former are not available.
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The relevant coach/first aider will contact the
relevant parent/guardian.
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The relevant coach/first aider will record all
information about the incident on the Incident/Accident
Report Form. |
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If the parent/guardian cannot be reached the relevant
coach/first aider will ensure that the child is supervised
until the parent/guardian can be reached.
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Children
Taking Medication:
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Children who take medication, of any
nature, will be responsible for administering it themselves.
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Under no circumstances will any club
member/coach accept responsibility for securing or
administering a child's medication.
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Any medication that a child brings to the
club must be labelled with the child's name.
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Although
these are 'rules', club members and coaches staff will be
encouraged to use their common sense and decide when it
would be appropriate to handle medication.
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The RFU
produce a document called ‘Policy and Procedures for the Welfare
of Young People in Rugby Union’. It is available from the
RFU’s website; (http://www.rfu.com/PDFs/ChildProtection/CPPolicyText.pdf)
Stephen Coates
Bakewell Mannerians Rugby Club Child Welfare Officer
Tel: 01629 735882.
email:
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