Concussion Management
Policy & Safe Return to Play
Concussion Management
Testing Inquiries:
For inquiries regarding baseline testing or any related concerns, players and parents should contact:
Baylor Scott & White SportsCare
Statement from McKinney Ice Hockey Club
The McKinney Ice Hockey Club is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all its participants. As part of this commitment, the club has implemented a Concussion Management Policy to address the prevention, identification, and management of concussions among its athletes in collaboration with and administered by the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League. This policy applies to all players registered with the McKinney Ice Hockey Club and participating in the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League.
Baseline Testing:
The McKinney Ice Hockey Clubs and the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League partner with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation for baseline testing using ImPACT. aylor will continue to use ImPACT for baseline testing with a retest required every 2 years. If your player took the test in the fall of 2024, they do not need to retest this season.
TESTING IS MANDATORY FOR ALL PLAYERS.
The program is the same for the 2025-2026 Season.
Testing Inquiries: For inquiries regarding baseline testing or any related concerns, players and parents should contact:
Concussion Protocol
Parents just need to note these steps
- Athlete is deemed out by the athletic trainer and turns in a concussion log form
- Parent needs to take athlete and the clearance form to doctor of their choice (only non-accepted are ER docs and chiropractors)
- If the doctor does NOT diagnose a concussion the form is sent back to J. D. Shields with the first box checked and the doctor's signature and clinic stamp
- If the doctor does diagnose with a concussion the athlete is out until a follow up appointment where the doctor says they are “Clear to start return to play”
- This does not mean they go immediately back to playing
- They then need to perform the 5-step return to play activities with no symptoms and initialed by a coach, parent or medical professional. The steps cannot be combined into more than one day
- Once the RTP steps are complete the clearance form needs to be completely filled out and signed by the doctor with the actual clearance date and sent back to Corey Smith.