Emergency plan | Injury prevention | Preventing disease transmission |
Heat emergencies | Ankle injuries | Knee injuries | Dislocations | Blisters | Bleeding | Nose bleeds |
Head & neck injuries | Broken bones

When you accept the role of coach, you accept a major responsibility for the care and safety of your players. Although the athletes share in the responsibility for their protection and safety, their ability to understand what they can do,, how they can do it, and whether they are doing it correctly, may be limited. It is your job to help them practice and play as safely as possible.

If you don’t already have first aid certification, we encourage you to enroll in both CPR and first aid classes to help prepare yourself to handle accidents that may happen while you are coaching.

Your job as a volunteer coach is to recognize an injury when it happens, to stabilize the injury as best you can, and to summon medical assistance if necessary. You need to understand the limitations of your training and knowledge. If you are not a trained medical professional, then it is your responsibility to call one immediately whenever you have any doubt as to what to do next.

For those emergencies that require immediate attention by a trained professional, call 9-1-1.

Whenever a player is injured, be certain to inform the parents or guardians of the injury, even if it seems minor and the athlete is able to continue with the practice or game.

Here are some common coccer injuries and their methods of care:
emergency plan, injury prevention, preventing disease transmission, heat emergencies, ankle injuries, knee injuries, dislocations, blisters, bleeding, nose bleeds, head & neck injuries, broken bones