• 1. Every school or organization that sponsors athletics should develop an EAP specifically for managing serious and/or potentially life-threatening sport-related injuries (athletics emergency action plan AEAP)
• 2. The AEAP should be developed and coordinated with local EMS, school public safety officials, on site medical personnel or school medical staff, and school administrators
• 3. Every school should distribute the AEAP to all athletics staff members
• 4. The AEAP should be specific to each venue (including maps, directions, etc.)
• 5. On-site emergency equipment that may be needed in an emergency situation should be listed
• 6. The AEAP should identify personnel and their responsibilities to carry out the plan of action with a designated chain of command
• 7. Appropriate contact information for EMS
• 9. AEAP should be reviewed and rehearsed annually by all parties involved
• 10. Healthcare professionals who will provide medical coverage during games, practices, or other events should be included
• Coaching education required as part of coaching certification on topics relating to preventing sudden death in sport

Heat Acclimitization

• 3. On days 1-5, 1-hour maximum walk-through is permitted, however there must be a 3 hour minimum between practice and walk-through (or vice versa)
• 5. Day 6–14, double-practice days must be followed by a single-practice day. On single-practice days, 1 walk-through is permitted, separated from the practice by at least 3 hours of continuous rest. When a double-practice day is followed by a rest day, another double practice day is permitted after the rest day.
• 7. On a double-practice day, the 2 practices should be separated by at least 3 continuous hours in a cool environment.

CPR/AED and First Aid training required for all coaches