1. Coaches are required to download the FREE WeatherBug App and utilize it to ensure safety if storms are forecasted.
2. If Thunder occurs, the APP should be used to by clicking the Spark tab at the bottom of the page to determine if there is lightning is detected within 10 miles of your location. If lightning is detected within 10 miles of the location, all coaches and players are required to clear the field, benches, and stadium seats and seek shelter. STAY AWAY FROM METAL OR TREES.
3. There is a required 30 minute wait period if there are no other lightning strikes, however, every new lightning strike within the 10 miles radius restarts the 30-minute timeclock.

1. All players, coaches, referees, parents must seek immediate shelter if there is a building close. If not, they should go to their cars.
2. Training will be considered finished if there is less than 45 minutes remaining in training when lightning is detected.
3. Parents should not drop off players if there is a weather delay.
4. If there is threatening weather, parents should stay at the field until the conclusion of practice.
5. Coaches are not permitted to leave players unattended. SAFETY IS THE PRIORITY.
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International Futbol Club (IFC) Youth Soccer Concussion Policy

At IFC, we want to ensure our players are provided the safest environment possible. As a result, we are instituting a concussion policy to help provide guidelines related to players who have been diagnosed with or are suspected of having a concussion.

All coaches are required to take the Center for Disease Control (CDC) online training course. A copy of the certificate that you receive after completing this course must be sent to club Registrar prior to the first practice or game. We also highly recommend that parents and athletes take the time to review this course. Click to go to the https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html

All Coaches are required to sit a player out for the remainder of a practice or game if the player sustains a blow to the head or a jarring collision that causes the coach to suspect a possible mild or traumatic brain injury.

The coach is required to notify the parents/legal guardians of the incident. IFC coaches are with very limited exception, are not medically trained or certified and may not be able to spot a situation in which a player may have sustained a head or other injury.

The coach is also required to inform the Technical Director of the incident citing the date of the injury, the date the parents/legal guardians were notified, how they were notified (conversation, email, voicemail, etc.), and a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the incident.

If a coach suspects a concussion and requires a player to sit out, that player will not be allowed to return to soccer until the coach is provided with written clearance from a medical professional. The coach will inform the Technical Director that he or she received the note clearing the player to resume activities.

“Coaches” means all paid Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches and volunteers.

Qualified medical professional means a professional with expertise on concussion for example: pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and sports medicine specialists who have been certified by the state to provide care for patients with concussion or post-concussive symptoms.

Parent and Athlete Information Page (ImPACT)

Children’s National SCORE Concussion Clinic Information for Parents

All parents must complete the CDC Online Course 

Online Coaches Course

The Safe Concussion Recovery & Education (SCORE) program page has helpful additional information.

This testing protocol can help coaches, parents, and medical professionals to make more informed decisions when head injury may occur.  Coaches and parents can access the baseline scoring through the recommended mobile app:  Sideline ImPACT