What does Rowan's Law require of me before the season?

Under Ontario's Rowan's Law (Concussion Safety), 2018, the OHF must have a Concussion Code of Conduct. Before you can register or take part in the OHF you must review the OHF Concussion Code of Conduct and the Ontario Government's Concussion Awareness Resource for your age group, and you must do this every year. For a U18 player that is the "Ages 15 and up" resource at www.ontario.ca/concussions.

The OHF acknowledgement form is a receipt of that review. If you are under 18, a parent must also sign it. The signed form is submitted to the Minor Hockey Association you register with.

In the code you commit to:

• report any possible concussion you have, and any you suspect in someone else, to a designated person;
• share information about a removal from sport with your school and other sport organizations you are registered with;
• accept that a player with a suspected concussion is removed from sport and cannot return to training, practice or games until assessed by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner and medically cleared.

Sources: OHF Rowan's Law Acknowledgement Form and OHF Concussion Code of Conduct (the appendix is dated 2020-2021, the latest version on the OHF site).