Ontario is a national leader in concussion management and prevention. Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2018 makes it mandatory for sports organizations to:

1. ensure that athletes under 26 years of age,* parents of athletes under 18, coaches, team trainers and officials confirm every year that they have reviewed Ontario’s Concussion Awareness Resources
2. establish a Concussion Code of Conduct that sets out rules of behaviour to support concussion prevention; and 
3. establish a Removal-from-Sport and Return-to-Sport protocol

The new rules requiring the review of Concussion Awareness Resources and Concussion Codes of Conduct came into effect on July 1, 2019. https://www.ontario.ca/page/rowans-law-concussion-safety

Starting in 2024, every coach support personnel on a GKSA Team must now review and sign the Concussion Code of Conduct form.  

Please click the PDF link below for Pre-Season Education review information. 

Starting in our 2024 Registration, Athletes / Parents or Guardians of players under 18yrs will acknowledge their annual review of the GKSA Concussion Protocols in accordance with Rowan's Law established by the Province of Ontario.