Rebecca Jackson Athletic Director Jackson College Risk Management Plan Season Overview W Volleyball M Soccer W !

!ymnastics Wrestling "aseball So#tball M$W %rack an& 'iel& %he #ollowing will give a brie# s(mmary o# the Risk Management Plan )RMP* on a month+to+month basis #or Jackson College Athletics, We s(--ort eight varsity -rograms an& the seasons are as #ollows. volleyball an& soccer begin in A(g(st an& all -ost+season events en& by /ovember, !ymnastics an& wrestling begin their seasons in /ovember an& #inish -ost+season to(rnaments by 'ebr(ary, "aseball so#tball an& track an& #iel& begin their season in 'ebr(ary an& concl(&e at the en& o# May, J(ne an& J(ly are months o# &isc(ssion eval(ation an& im-rovement #or #(t(re athletic seasons, August We will begin the athletic year with a man&atory meeting o# all (niversity athletic em-loyees incl(&ing b(t not limite& to coaches a&ministrators me&ical sta## (shers concessions gro(n&s crew maintenance an& marketing, %his in&ro&(ctory meeting will be a general overview o# the RMP an& em-hasis will be -lace& on the im-ortance o# A00 athletic em-loyees working together, We will alert all -ersons to the -rimary (sers o# &i##erent #acilities at &i##erent times as well as &isc(ss what #acilities are share& )weight rooms gymnasi(ms o(t&oor #iel&s etc,* an& the e1-ectations that sho(l& be withhel& &(ring &i##erent seasons, RMP man(als will be &istrib(te& to all members an& 2 will take #ew moments to acknowle&ge changes an& a&&itions that a##ect m(lti-le -rograms, 'or e1am-le one #oc(s this season will be on o(r im-rove& strength an& con&itioning -rogram, A#ter care#(l consi&eration with the S-orts Sa#ety Committee we ho-e to re&(ce athlete in3(ry by im-roving the overall #itness o# o(r athletes, 'inally all members will receive #ree CPR an& 'irst Ai& renewals )a re4(irement #or A00 athletic em-loyees*, A#ter the general meeting the coaches em-loyees an& one st(&ent re-resentative #rom the #all s-orts )volleyball an& soccer* will stay #or an a&&itional meeting, 5ere 2 will han& o(t the RMP monthly eval(ation #orm that was create& s-eci#ically #or these s-orts &(ring -revio(s seasons, 'or volleyball the #orm contains items like acci&ent re-orts bleacher walk thro(ghs net an& stan&ar&s checks volleyball s-eci#ications locker room &etails so(n& system #(nctions 6mergency Action Plan )6AP* location etc, 'or soccer items s(ch as acci&ent re-orts bleacher walk thro(ghs barriers #or s-ectators sec(rity o# nets t(r# ins-ections o(t&oor PA checks 6AP7evac(ation -roce&(res e1it an& warning signs etc, September %hree times a year the S-orts Sa#ety Committee will host a sa#ety training consisting o# changes to -olicies the im-ortance o# goo& s(-ervision an& other #re4(ently overlooke& as-ects, We will have role+-lay sit(ations o# -otential emergencies that my be enco(ntere& over the co(rse o# a season, %his #irst meeting will be man&atory #or new

hires in athletics b(t strongly enco(rage& #or others, A member o# each coaching sta## is re4(ire& to atten& one o# the sa#ety trainings thro(gho(t the year, Volleyball an& soccer will be in #(ll swing so in o(r monthly (-&ate meeting #or em-loyees #rom all elements o# the -rograms will be in atten&ance, 2 will collect an& &isc(ss their A(g(st RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te Se-tember RMP eval(ation #orms, We will &isc(ss how the ran&om #acility ins-ections went #or A(g(st an& what to e1-ect this month s(ch as the #an e1-erience an& #acility7e4(i-ment maintenance, October We will hol& o(r secon& S-orts Sa#ety Committee meeting this month, %he gro(- is com-ose& o# coaches st(&ent+athletes #acility managers maintenance ticket sales marketing college a&ministrators s-ectators etc, We will &isc(ss iss(es relate& to A00 athletic -rograms with a #oc(s on the s-orts c(rrently in session, We will review an& revise c(rrent athletic sa#ety -olicies making mo&i#ications where nee&e&, Volleyball an& soccer will again have a monthly (-&ate meeting #or em-loyees o# all as-ects o# the -rogram, 2 will collect an& &isc(ss their Se-tember RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te October RMP #orms, We will &isc(ss ran&om #acility an& event ins-ection #or Se-tember looking #or consistent im-rovement, November Volleyball an& soccer will concl(&e their seasons this month, We will start with o(r monthly meeting collect October RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te /ovember RMP eval(ation #orms as well as season en&ing checklists, We will also nee& to review the to(rnament an& overnight g(i&elines that o(r teams may nee& to a&&ress as they enter -ost+season com-etition, At the concl(sion o# their season we will re#lect on the sa#ety -lan &isc(ssing strong an& weak -oints as well as s(ggestions #or the #(t(re, At this time gymnastics an& wrestling will be beginning, We will hol& a meeting with all -arties involve& as we &i& #or volleyball an& soccer in A(g(st, 2 will han& o(t the RMP monthly eval(ation #orms create& s-eci#ically #or these s-orts &(ring -revio(s seasons, %hese s-orts have -otential #or some o# the worst in3(ries so 2 will again em-hasi8e the im-ortance o# s(-ervision alertness an& stan&ar& emergency -roce&(res, 2 will reem-hasi8e o(r #oc(s on well+con&itione& athletes to re&(ce in3(ries in these high+ risk s-orts, %he wrestling -rogram (ses the gym occ(-ie& by the volleyball team so many o# the #acility concerns are the same an& have been care#(lly watche& in the earlier months, 2tems (ni4(e to wrestling s(ch as mat con&ition cleaning sche&(les the location o# s-eci#ic sa#ety e4(i-ment )training room A6D backboar&* an& locker room &etails will be incl(&e& in the RMP, %he gymnastics team has it own -ractice7com-etition gym, %he RMP #or gymnastics relies heavily on the coach an& #acilities sta## #or their e1-ertise on e4(i-ment, 2t will also look at #an barriers the #acility layo(t PA systems an& more,

December With o(r in&oor s-orts in #(ll swing the S-orts Sa#ety Committee will be taking their meeting on the roa&, We will be to(ring o(r in&oor #acilities as a gro(- looking #or sa#ety ha8ar&s that may have been overlooke&, %his has -roven bene#icial &(ring -ast seasons as the m(lti-le -ers-ectives notice elements o#ten overlooke& by those who are in these #acilities on a reg(lar basis, !ymnastics an& wrestling will have their (-&ate meeting #or em-loyees o# all as-ects o# the -rogram, 2 will collect an& &isc(ss their /ovember RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te December RMP #orms, We will &isc(ss ran&om #acility ins-ections #or /ovember looking #or im-rovements, Also with winter break occ(rring &(ring this month we will &isc(ss #acility (sage an& the im-ortance o# s(-ervision by coaches an& members o# the training sta## at A00 -ractices )#ormal or not*, 2 will e1-ect -ractice7game sche&(les #rom each team be#ore they leave #or break, January %he beginning o# the calen&ar year is the time the &e-artment ran&omly &istrib(tes sa#ety s(rveys to members o# coaching sta##s st(&ent+athletes #acility managers maintenance ticket sales marketing college a&ministrators s-ectators an& comm(nity members, We will (se this &ata to com-ile -oints o# -ri&e s(ggestions an& wish lists #or o(r sa#ety -olicies an& -roce&(res, %his will be &isc(sse& at the ne1t S-orts Sa#ety Committee meeting, %he secon& o# the three S-orts Sa#ety Committee9s sa#ety trainings will occ(r in Jan(ary, %he training will be man&atory #or new hires in athletics since the Se-tember training b(t strongly enco(rage& #or others, A member o# each coaching sta## is re4(ire& to atten& one o# the sa#ety trainings thro(gho(t the year, !ymnastics an& wrestling will have their (-&ate meetings #or all em-loyees associate& with the -rogram, 2 will collect an& &isc(ss their December RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te Jan(ary RMP #orms, We will analy8e the ran&om #acility an& event ins-ections #rom December an& make a&3(stments, February %he S-orts Sa#ety Committee will be meeting to review the res(lts #rom the s(rveys &istrib(te& in Jan(ary, %here will be a #oc(s on elements that can be imme&iately im-rove& as well i&enti#ication o# certain items #or #(rther eval(ation, !ymnastics an& wrestling will concl(&e their season this month, We will have o(r monthly meeting to collect Jan(ary RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te 'ebr(ary RMP eval(ation #orms as well as en&+o#+season checklists, We will also nee& to a&&ress to(rnament an& overnight g(i&elines that o(r teams may nee& entering -ost+season com-etition, At the concl(sion o# their season we will re#lect on the sa#ety -lan

&isc(ssing strong an& weak -oints as well as s(ggestions #or the #(t(re, %his marks the beginning o# o(r s-ring s-orts baseball so#tball an& track so we will have a meeting #or all -arties involve& as we &i& #or the #all an& winter s-orts, 2 will &istrib(te RMP monthly eval(ation #orms create& s-eci#ically #or these s-orts &(ring -revio(s seasons, 2 will reem-hasi8e the im-ortance o# s(-ervision well+con&itione& athletes an& -lace a s-ecial #oc(s on weather emergencies )i,e, lightening* that occ(r more #re4(ently &(ring the s-ring season, %he baseball an& so#tball com-le1 is share& an& so their RMPs are similar incl(&ing items like e4(i-ment stan&ar&s #an -rotection signage -rotective+wear #or -layers #iel& maintenance bleacher con&itions base -aths7bases emergency shelters PA systems an& locker room, 'or track an& #iel& there are many elements #or the RMP to a&&ress like age7wear7con&ition o# e4(i-ment coaching break&owns r(nway con&itions lane marking bleacher con&itions throwing areas7markings #iel& s(r#ace PA systems locker room an& emergency -re-arations, March As we &i& #or the in&oor s-orts this time the S-orts Sa#ety Committee will take their meeting on the roa& to to(r the o(t&oor #acilities, %he m(lti-le -ers-ectives helrecogni8e elements that may have been overlooke& in -revio(s ins-ections, "aseball so#tball an& track an& #iel& will have their (-&ate meetings #or all em-loyees associate& with the -rogram, 2 will collect an& &isc(ss their 'ebr(ary RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te March RMP #orms, We will analy8e the ran&om #acility ins-ections #rom 'ebr(ary an& &eci&e on necessary a&3(stments, 'inally -rograms will nee& to review overnight g(i&elines #or any s-ring break tri-s an& s(bmit -ractice sche&(les7-lans be#ore the start o# the vacation, April %he thir& an& #inal S-orts Sa#ety Committee sa#ety training will occ(r in A-ril, %he training will be man&atory #or new hires in athletics since the Jan(ary training b(t strongly enco(rage& #or others, A member o# each coaching sta## is re4(ire& to atten& one o# the sa#ety trainings thro(gho(t the year, 2 will begin to assemble all recor&s #rom the #all an& winter s-orts as well as begin to check on the storage o# e4(i-ment an& maintenance o# gyms that are no longer in (se, %his will be revisite& in the s(mmer months, "aseball so#tball an& track will have their sa#ety (-&ate meetings #or all associate& em-loyees, 2 will collect their March RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te the A-ril RMP #orms, We will analy8e the ran&om #acility an& event ins-ections an& make necessary a&3(stments,

May %he S-orts Sa#ety Committee will meet to re#lect on the -ast seasons, S-eci#ic -ro-osals an& -ro3ects #rom -revio(s meeting sho(l& be vote& on an& im-lemente&, Research on new e4(i-ment sho(l& be ongoing an& items sho(l& be -(rchase& within the allotte& b(&get, All o# these -(rchases will be recor&e& an& #ile& in the s-eci#ic s-ort #acility an& RMP sa#ety recor&, "aseball so#tball an& track an& #iel& will concl(&e their seasons this month, We will have o(r monthly meeting to collect A-ril RMP eval(ation #orms an& &istrib(te May RMP #orms as well as en&+o#+season checklists, We will nee& to a&&ress -ost+season to(rnament an& overnight g(i&elines, At the concl(sion we will re#lect on the season9s sa#ety -lan an& i&enti#y areas #or im-rovement in #(t(re seasons, June %his month9s #oc(s will be on re#lection an& review, 2 will s-en& time analy8ing -roblems what went well what can be im-rove& an& more, 2 will assemble all o# the RMP eval(ation #orms #rom each s-ort looking at common sa#ety iss(es 7concerns &eci&e what can be monitore& an& what m(st be a&&resse& now, %hen 2 will com-ose en& o# season s(mmaries #or each s-ort an& #acility, 2 will also nee& to com-ose my sa#ety b(&get #or the (-coming s-orts season, 2 will analy8e how m(ch 2 s-ent this -ast season what 2 want to s-en& on im-rovements an& leave a small amo(nt #or emergencies At the en& o# the month 2 will have my #inal meeting with the S-orts Sa#ety Committee, We will &isc(ss an& #inali8e changes to the RMP #orms #or each s-ort as well as select im-ortant items to a&&ress at the #(ll sta## meeting in A(g(st, Any remaining items will be -lace& on the a&gen&a #or the A(g(st meeting, July We will #oc(s on -ro#essional &evelo-ment this month, 2 will enco(rage all members o# the sta## to atten& training in+services an& con#erences in their res-ective #iel&s, 2 will travel to other #acilities to analy8e their sa#ety -roce&(res as well as rea& the latest (-&ates #rom -ro#essional an& reg(latory organi8ations,