About the Concussion Awareness Resources

On July 1, 2019, new rules came into effect through Rowan’s Law, to improve concussion safety in amateur competitive sport.

If you are an athlete under 26 years of age*, parent of an athlete under 18, coach, team trainer or official and your sport organization has advised that you need to follow the rules of Rowan’s Law you need to:

• review any one of Ontario's official Concussion Awareness Resources before registering or serving with your sport organization; and
• review your sport organization’s Concussion Code of Conduct that they will provide to you; and
• confirm that you have reviewed both of these resources every year with your sport organization(s)

If you are involved in more than one sport

No matter how many sport organizations you register with in a given year, you are only required to review a Concussion Awareness Resource once within that year. You are however required to confirm your review of a Concussion Awareness Resource with each sport organization with which you register.

You are also required to both review and confirm your review of the Concussion Code of Conduct for each sport organization with which you register.

Additional rules will come into effect on July 1, 2020 that require sport organizations to put into place Removal-from-Sport and Return-to-Sport protocols, to improve concussion safety. You may wish to follow-up with your sport organization about their plans for implementing their protocols.

CONCUSSION AWARENESS RESOURCES - This is mandatory for all parents, players over age 18, coaches and officials to review.
Ages 10 and Under
Ages 11-14
Ages 15 and Up

MANDATORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - You must acknowledge that you have reviewed the concussion resources above for your child (or yourself if you are 18 years or over) in order for you or your child to participate in games or practices. Click here to obtain the acknowledgement form, print, sign and return in person to the league office.