1. USSF’s Recognize to Recover
Resources for Clubs and Coaches

2. What is it? Recognize to Recover
US Soccer Federation Program for player health and safety
Announced December 2, 2015
Introduced at the January, 2016 NSCAA Coaches Convention and US Youth Soccer Workshop in Baltimore

3. Recognize to Recover is NOT just about concussions.

4. What is included? Recognize to Recover Emergency Action Plans
Cardiac Conditions
Head and Brain Conditions
Environmental Conditions
Injury Prevention

5. What is included? Recognize to Recover Environmental Conditions
Heat and Hydration
Lightning Guidelines
Field Conditions
Air and Insects
Resources for Healthy Travel
Zika Virus

6. What is included? Recognize to Recover Injury Prevention Ankle Sprains
Athletic Trainers
Protective Equipment
The 3 Rs of Recovery
Additional Resources

7. Emergency Action Plans
Recognize to Recover
Emergency Action Plans
Written plan
Addresses potential risks
Medical
Environmental
Security
Includes who to contact in emergency and who will make the call

8. Emergency Action Plans
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Emergency Action Plans
Contact info for all team officials
Emergency contact info for all players
EMS contact info
Protocol for what to tell EMS if called
Address and GPS coordinates of venue
Entrances for ambulance
Assignment of tasks in emergency

9. Emergency Action Plans
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Emergency Action Plans
Shared with all team officials
Reviewed by Trainer or other medical personnel
Identifies Resources at training site and game sites
Venue specific

10. Cardiac Conditions Recognize to Recover
Guidance for recognizing cardiac condition
CPR and AED information
Arrange CPR and AED training

11. Head and Brain Conditions
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Head and Brain Conditions
Recognize Concussions
Remove from play
Evaluation by medical professional
Resources:
Concussion Guidelines
Educational Materials

12. Head and Brain Conditions
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Head and Brain Conditions
Same information as CDC and NFHS
Similar resources to Providence/OYSA concussion resources
Does not include the rule changes for youth competitions. Rule changes are in Player Development Initiatives

13. Environmental Conditions
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Environmental Conditions
Temperature Guidelines
Heat Guidelines document
Recommended additional hydration breaks in competitions incorporated into competition rules
Cold Weather Guidelines document

14. Environmental Conditions
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Environmental Conditions
Lightning
Guidelines
Recommendations incorporated into competition rules
Use Weather Bug or apps to check for lightning in area
See NOAA Lightning Safety page for more resources

15. Environmental Conditions
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Environmental Conditions
Fields
Check before practices and games
Remove hazards
Make sure goals are anchored
Air and Insects
Know which players have issues
Verify that players have inhalers/epipens

16. Environmental Conditions
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Environmental Conditions
Zika
Be aware of potential issues
Use CDC safe travel website before going to areas where local mosquito-borne transmission is a potential issue.
CDC site:

17. Injury Prevention Recognize to Recover Ankle Injury Athletic Trainers
Recognize signs
Recover – R.I.C.E.
Athletic Trainers
Used for all Development Academy games
Encouraged for Club practices and games

18. Injury Prevention Recognize to Recover Protective Equipment The 3 Rs
Shoes
Shinguards
Keeper gear
The 3 Rs
Rehydrate – prefer water
Refuel – Carbs for immediate recovery
Rebuild – Protein for muscle

19. Injury Prevention Recognize to Recover
Resources available for download
Nutrition for Soccer
Warming Up Guidelines
Periodization for Youth Soccer

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Concussion Resources:

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Environmental Concerns Resources:
Also mobile apps for iOS and Android

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Emergency Action Plans
Run a google search for “emergency action plan sports template”
You will find many sample plans and templates that you can use as a basis for your plan

25. Recognize to Recover
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26. Recognize to Recover
Contact Information:
Brian Scott
Manager, Member Services
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