1. Sports Information Night
Brunswick High School
Pietro Demonte (Athletic Director, Asst. Principal)
Bryan Biedron (Asst. Athletic Director)
Samantha Martinez (Athletics Secretary)
Sports Information Night

2. Brunswick Athletic Foundation
BAF
brunswickathleticfoundation.org
President - Kim Goessler

3. Athletic Training Program
8/27/16
Brunswick High School

4. Brunswick Sports Medicine Program
Brunswick HS contracts with the Cleveland Clinic for Sports Medicine and Athletic Training services.
What we provide:
Two Athletic Trainers at the school
Team Physician at football games and appointment availability throughout the week
On site Physical Therapist 2x/week
What we do:
Treat injured athletes in the training room (on site)
Acute Management and Rehabilitation
Assist with referrals when needed
Intermediary between coaches and athletes regarding injuries
Manage (in conjunction with physicians) Concussions
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5. Your Athletic Trainers:
Steve Hart, AT, MA, ATC
Kara Butcher, AT, ATC
Head Athletic Trainer at Brunswick HS
Entering 7th year at BHS
24 year experience as AT
Cell: (216)
Assistant Athletic Trainer at Brunswick HS
Entering her 3nd year at BHS
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6. Availability: Training Room Hours: Daily 2pm – 6pm
Training Rooms are located in the stadium (fall/ spring) and in the weight room (winter)
We are available for: Injury evaluation, injury management and rehabilitation
We are available to assist with facilitation of sports medicine (including concussion management) appointments at any Cleveland Clinic Facility.
On site at home athletic contests
Availability:
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7. Team Physician: Dr. Lutul Farrow
Sports Medicine Trained Orthopedic Surgeon
Treats patients at Sports Health Center (Garfield Hts.) and Strongsville FHC.
On the sidelines at football games.
Office phone # (216)
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8. Concussion Management
Mandatory baseline testing utilizing the ImPact concussion management system
All concussions should be reported to the training staff
Electronic injury tracking
Systematic management and gradual return to play after physician clearance
Work with school administration to provide academic accommodations, if required.
We attempt to provide the safest, most comprehensive and most up to date care for your athlete.
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10. Understanding Concussions
Common Signs and Symptoms
8/17/2015
Steve Hart, AT, MA, ATC
Athletic Trainer, Brunswick High School

11. Short-lived brain injury caused by a jarring hit to the head.
There does not need to be LOC
CT scan will be normal most of the time.
What is a concussion?
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12. What the athlete may report:
Headache
Nausea
Blurred Vision
Sensitivity to light/noise
Balance problems
Fatigue or low energy
Dizziness
Altered sleep patterns
Difficulty with concentration and/or comprehension
Irritability, sadness, nervousness
“In a fog”
“Just not right”
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13. What we may observe: Dazed or stunned appearance Personality changes
Confusion
Seems “Out of it”
Lack of focus
Drowziness
Poor Academic Performance
Missing assignments
Poor test performance
Lack of focus in class
Abnormal behavior
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14. Who have I just described?
Every Student?
Sleep Deprived?
Drug use/abuse?
Influenza/ Illness?
ADD/ Learning Disability?
YES
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15. Athletic Management: Rest Resolution of symptoms Gradual RTP Brain
Body
Resolution of symptoms
Gradual RTP
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16. Rest of the brain may include:
No Computer
No Phone
No Video Games
No/ Limited School
Academic Accomodations
Avoidance of “Triggers”
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17. Our goal moving forward:
Close the loop between athletics and academics for our student athletes.
Improved communications
Increased success rate for athletics and academics
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18. Questions?

19. Thank You! harts1@ccf.org (216) 385-1623
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20. Brunswick Athletics Web-site
bluedevilathletics.org
Online Ticketing
Final Forms - Online Forms
Code of Conduct
Drug/Alcohol/Nicotine Policy
Concussion Test
Emergency Medical Information
OHSAA

21. Items Required for Participation:
Physical Form
Signed Forms on Final Forms
Online forms system
Pay-to-Participate fee
$ per sport w/ a family cap of $360.00
Must be paid by the first regular season contest
All other forms required by your activity

22. Academic Requirements
Students must have 5 passing classes (PE does not count!)
2.0 GPA for sophomores, juniors, seniors
1.8 GPA freshman
Students must be in school for half a day in order to participate in practice/game
(10:46 am)

23. Physical Education Exemption
The Board of Education permits students to be excused from the BHS P.E. requirement if, during grades 9-12, the student has successfully participated in 2 full seasons of inter-scholastic athletics, marching band and/or cheerleading.
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24. P.E. Exemption Continued...
For the purpose of exemption, the following sports/activities will be accepted:
1) All students in officially sanctioned Brunswick City Schools interscholastic sports
2) All students enrolled in Marching Band/Color Guard
3) All students in officially sanctioned Brunswick Cheerleading & Dance teams
4) All officially sanctioned OHSAA sports in which a student competes at another school as a representative of Brunswick in a sport not offered at Brunswick
5) Any combination of above which results in two full seasons of participation Students are exempt from physical education with 2 full successful seasons. Please remember that no credit will be issued…only an exemption Transfer students must include verification of successfully participating from their former district to receive exemption. It is the student’s responsibility to get it approved by the previous Athletic Director
6) The P.E. Exemption Form must be completed by the end of the student’s junior year

25. Pictures
Pictures taken at any school event cannot be sold as we have a contract with Lifetouch Photographic
Fall Sports Picture Day - Thursday, August 11th
Lifetouch will no longer be taking pictures at Senior Night. Parents will be permitted to take their own pictures

26. Stay Informed - Communication Tools
-Twitter
-Blue Devil Locker Room - Quarterly Newsletter
-Distributed by , print copies available in athletic office/various events.
Follow us for updates on weekly events, and live results.

27. BHS Athletic Department
Pietro Demonte (Athletic Director)
(office)
Bryan Biedron (Asst. Athletic Director)
Samantha Martinez (Athletic Department Secretary)
BHS ATHLETIC WEBSITE