All students participating in a contact or collision sport at Rocky River High School are required to complete baseline concussion testing. Baseline testing is to be completed by incoming freshmen and juniors, as well as those student-athletes who are new to the school, those who new to a contact or collision sport or those who suffered a concussion during the previous academic year.

 

Student athletes planning to participate in any of the following sports are required to complete baseline concussion testing: football, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, ice hockey, basketball, softball, baseball and lacrosse. Student athletes participating in sports not aforementioned are welcome to be baseline tested, but should contact me directly to facilitate this.

 

Traditionally, two baseline concussion testing tools are utilized as part of the collaboration between Rocky River High School and Cleveland Clinic. The first is C3, which involves an iPad and balance assessment portions. The second is ImPACT, which is completed on a computer. The ImPACT assessment can be completed by a student athlete at home, as long as they are using a laptop or desktop computer. ImPACT is not compatible for completion on an iPad/tablet or cell phone. 

 

These assessments can be utilized in the event that a student athlete suffers a concussion during the season to help make a more informative and appropriate decision if the involved student athlete is ready to begin the state-mandated return-to-play protocol proceedings. The return-to-play protocol will only begin after a concussed student athletes post-injury and baseline test scores are comparable without any reproduction of symptoms. 

 

Please visit the OHSAA’s Sports Safety and Concussion Resources or the Cleveland Clinic Concussion Center webpages for further information regarding concussion signs and symptoms, return-to-play proceedings and/or to get information on scheduling an appointment with a Cleveland Clinic concussion specialist.

 

2022-2023 BASELINE CONCUSSION TESTING
 
C3
 
C3 baseline testing will continue for the 2022-2023 year. This will take place in the high school’s Café/Commons on Friday, June 10th  starting at 8:00 AM. All incoming freshmen and juniors for the 2022-2023 academic year participating in one or more of the contact/collision sports listed below, as well as those student-athletes new to the school, those new to a contact/collision sport, or those who suffered a concussion during the 2021-2022 academic year. Time slots are listed below. If a student-athlete intends to participate in more than one contact/collision sport during the 2023-2023 academic year, they only need to come in for one time slot. C3 testing will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

ImPACT
 
ImPACT baseline testing will need to be completed by all incoming freshmen and juniors for the 2022-2023 academic year participating in one or more of the contact/collision sports listed above, as well as those student-athletes new to the school, those new to a contact/collision sport, or those who suffered a concussion during the 2021-2022 academic year. ImPACT can
be completed at home on a laptop or desktop computer. Instructions for completing a baseline ImPACT assessment can be found at this link: Rocky River High School ImPACT Instructions.

Please contact Curtis Friebel, Athletic Trainer for Rocky River High School and Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine, via email at [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions, comments or concerns.

 

Last revised: 5/12/2022