General Policies

 

•  The Athletic Training Room is the medical facility dedicated to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries to our interscholastic athletes. It is not a lounge or student hangout.

 

•  All injuries or illnesses should be reported to the Training Room no later than 7:00 AM the following day. If possible, report the injury/illness immediately to the athletic trainer assigned to your team. Do not stop in on your way to a practice or game and tell us you cannot participate. If you do not report your illness/injury in the morning, you will be assumed to be ready for full participation that afternoon.

 

•  Any athletes desiring to be taped for participation should be involved in a daily rehabilitation routine. Taping does not add to your strength, flexibility, or endurance, and the stability of taping is much less than that gained through a rehabilitation program. If you are getting taped, it is your responsibility to finish your prescribed routine prior to being taped.

 

•  It is your responsibility to complete the assigned treatment plan for your injuries on a daily basis until released by the athletic trainer. All treatment, including rehab, must be completed in the Training Room. Absences will be reported to the Licensed Athletic Trainers as well as the Head Coach.

 

•  Under no circumstances are you to treat yourself. Someone on the athletic training staff will supervise your program and will make any changes as necessary.

 

•  The Training Room will be open at least 1 hour prior to a practice or game and 30 minutes afterwards. Regular Training Room hours will be posted each semester as well.

 

•  All physician appointments should be scheduled through the Athletic Training Room. If one of our team physicians is not covered by your particular insurance policy, we will assist you in getting a referral to a physician who is covered by your plan.

 

 

Heat Policy for Pearland ISD

 

The following is the policy for policy for PISD Athletics concerning practicing in the heat. Decisions determining practice status will be based on Heat Index, which is a calculation of how hot it feels based on temperature, humidity, and wind. Reminder: Heat illness can occur in temperatures much lower than these guidelines. Please remember the warning signs, symptoms and what to do if those are present. Younger, non-conditioned and over-weight students are more prone to heat illness.

Normal Precautions will be made on all hot days. 1. Unlimited Water 2. Ice Towels availabilities at breaks
FOOTBALL
Heat Index
105 and Above	FRESHMAN & INTERMEDIATE - No equipment, shorts and shimmels ALL LEVELS - Practice to break ratio 45/15. Break will be in shade with pads off. No conditioning.
110 and Above	FRESHMAN & INTERMEDIATE - no workout outside. JV/V - Shorts Shimmel, and helmet. Practice to break ratio 45/15. Break will be in shade with pads off. No conditioning
120 and Above	ALL LEVELS - NO WORKOUT OUTSIDE
TENNIS & CROSS COUNTRY
Heat Index
105	Stay on Campus
110	Tennis inside
120	Cross Country inside

 

 

Lightning Safety Policy for Pearland ISD

 

The first preventative measure to mitigate the lightning hazard is for the coaching/athletic training staff to check the weather report each day before practice or event. The second preventative measure is to know the location of the closest shelter to the athletic site and how long it takes to reach that shelter. A shelter is defined as any sturdy building that has metal plumbing or wiring, or both, to electrically ground the structure, (i.e. not a shed or a shack). In the absence of a sturdy building as described above, any vehicle with a hard metal roof, i.e. not a convertible or a golf cart, with the windows rolled up. The third preventative measure is to know how close lightning is occurring. The most convenient way to estimate how far away lightning activity is the "flash-to-bang" method. Simply stated, count the seconds between seeing the lightning "flash" and hearing the clap of thunder "bang". Divide this number by five to determine how far away (in miles) lightning is occurring.

 

 

* It is imperative to begin and sustain CPR as soon as possible following a lightning strike. In triage situations this task becomes formidable, because first responders are trained to treat the "living" and leave the "dead" alone. In lightning trauma, the opposite is true. Studies have recorded patient revival following prolonged lack of pulse and apnea. First aid to the victims who appear dead can reverse cardiopulmonary arrest. Athletes who are struck by lightning and are unconscious have fixed and dilated pupils, cold extremities, and absent pulses and breath sounds; they must have CPR administered immediately, because these signs are common to victims who recover fully. An athletic trainer must also always consider possible cervical spine trauma when treating unconscious victims. Even though lightning strike victims do not carry an electrical charge, the rescuer should be concerned with the possibility of a second strike in the immediate area.

 

* The decision to remove a team or individuals from an athletic site in the event of dangerous and imminent lightning activity is up to the coach supervising the activity. The safety of any team or student-athlete ultimately rests with that coach. Whenever possible, the full time certified athletic training staff will advise the coach supervising the activity as to the danger and proximity of the lightning threat. However, the responsibility still remains with supervising coaches to remove their teams or individuals from a field or event site.