These guidelines have been produced by ACC in partnership with national sporting organisations to introduce a consistent standard for recognising and treating concussion in community sport.  

The guidelines provide background information and a concussion awareness policy template to assist with:  

• increasing awareness of concussion in sport with the community and supporters 

• guiding principles and advice on concussion recognition and management 

• the process for a player returning to participate following a suspected concussion. 
  
  

General principles of concussion management 

• Early removal and early access to care reduces recovery time. 

• Extra caution is required for child, adolescent and female athletes as they take longer to recover. 

• Everyone has a role to play in supporting the recognition and management of concussion. 

Please note: these guidelines have been developed to ensure safety in community sport settings and separate advice applies for high performance sport.  

Find out more about concussion in sport on the ACC website.