Club Sports Started the Fire

Elise Harvey & Chelsea Watson, UGA

Your Presenters

Elise Harvey, UGA •  Senior Coordinator for Competitive Sports •  Education: The College at Brockport •  Loves: Climbing, Baking, & her dog KiKi

Chelsea Watson, UGA •  Graduate Assistant for Competitive Sports •  Education: Appalachian State University •  Loves: Pizza, College Sports & Chopped

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to do the following (within the realm of their Club Sports programs): • Recognize the importance of risk management •  Identify possible risks that club members are partaking in • Develop strategies for proactivity

Defining Risk Management

The practice of identifying and analyzing loss exposures and taking steps to minimize the

financial impact of the risks they impose International Risk Management Institute INC.

Importance of Risk Management

Possible Topics (related to Risk Management) Traditional • Medical Emergencies • Weather/Natural Disasters • Fire • Hosting Events • Travel • Field Surfaces • Waivers/Insurance

Non-Traditional • Finance • Hazing • Campus Culture • Sexual Assault • Unique Populations

How do we minimize risk? •  Identify threats • Assess vulnerable parties (Club Sports in this case) • Determine the risk • Develop strategies for reducing risk •  Implement plans • Evaluate successes • Adjust as necessary

Activity • Break into groups • Each group will be given a topic • How do you address this risk at your institution? • What other ideas could improve the response to the issue? • Vote best strategy for addressing the problem

How We Address Risk Proactively

• Emergency Action Plans • Safety Officer Requirements • Officer Trainings (to be continued) • Student & Professional Staff Training • Coaches Meetings

Officer Trainings Required • Policies & Procedures • Risk Management • Finance • Hazing Prevention • Sports Medicine/Nutrition

Optional • Bystander Intervention • Sexual Assault Prevention/

Response • LGBT Awareness • Sports Psychology • Alcohol & Other Drug

Awareness • Ethics

How We Address Risk in Practice

• Presence at Events • Staff • Reporting • AED Program

Areas for Improvement of Practice • NGB Compliance • Athletic Trainers • Research Opportunities • Technological Issues

Thank you for attending!

Contact Us:

Elise Harvey – eharvey@uga.edu Chelsea Watson – cgw26723@uga.edu

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