Health & Safety

CYO is committed to providing safe, authentically Catholic youth sports opportunities for children in Northeast Kansas. We are proud to sponsor initiatives that make CYO a national leader in protecting the gift of your children. Through a dedication to educate, mitigate and care for injuries, we're working together with families to assure the best experience for children! 
Click here to contact us with any questions:  CYO Email

Athletic Trainers
CYO provides certified athletic trainers for all tackle football games, cross country meets and track and field events. These trainers are fully qualified to handle any injuries that occur during a game and/or recommend further medical care should the situation require it.

Important Health and Safety Documents
Contained below are numerous important and informational links and documents.  All parents and coaches are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with this information.  If you are aware of anything you'd like to see added to this page, please contact us and let us know!

Latest COVID information from the Archdiocese
CDC Concussion information for parents and coaches
AMSSM Overuse and Burnout Injuries in Youth Sports
KSHSAA Concussion Guidelines
KSHSAA Concussion Guidelines and Resources
KSHSAA Concussion parent-student sign off
NFHS Concussion Brochure
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fact Sheet from the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
KSHSAA Lightning Policy (Observed by CYO)
KSHSAA Heat Policy (Observed by CYO)
Arch KCK Child Protection Policy
VIRTUS "Plan to Protect God's Children"
Kansas Prevention and Protection Policy and Procedure Manual for Dept. of Child & Family Services
Guide to Reporting Child Abuse

Important Health and Safety Links

KSHSAA 2021-22 Handbook 
NFHS
CDC Traumatic Brain Injury Information
NCAA Sports Science Institute
Youth Sports Safety Alliance
STOP Sports Injuries
USA Football
ImPACT Testing
Archdiocesan VIRTUS
Child & Family Services

New Locations for Performance Rehab our Physical Therapy Partner

Performance Rehab KC Area Location .pdf

COVID REPORTING INFORMATION

• When an individual tests positive, the Health Department is aware and performs the tracing.
•  Parents, coaches or anyone that is aware of a player that is positive must inform the parish school nurse immediately.
•  DSM or coach please inform CYO if the Covid related incident has any impact on the schedule
•  CYO does not perform tracing functions but we make sure all entities are informed; school nurse, opposing teams for example,
   if relevant.
•  CYO follows the requirements of the parish school nurse and health department regarding quarantines which should be similar
   (but not always). CYO does not define quarantine requirements.
•  If you have any questions on what to do, feel free to call or email CYO at any time.
   Please let coaches know the health department contact numbers are listed below.
•  Covid email communication to CYO; please send email to CYO defining school, team, grade, boys or girls, quarantine dates 
   (cannot play until and can  return to play), and that the school nurse has been informed. Do not reveal player’s/individual’s name in
   any communication.
•  Please let us know if we should contact the opposing team if a player was known to be positive during competition.
•  Coaches, let parents of the team know about any quarantines if relevant (nurse or health dept may also perform this notification)

• If you have virus-related questions, call the Johnson County Community COVID-19 Hotline.
  Staffed by school nurses from across Johnson County.
  913-715-CV19 (2819) Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  
  

  CV-19 Tracing Hotlines for each County
  Douglas County Lawrence-
  Douglas County Public Health
  200 Maine Street Lawrence, KS 66044
  Phone: 785-843-3060
  
  Miami County Health Department
  1201 Lakemary Drive Paola, KS 66071
  Phone: 913-294-2431
  
  Wyandotte County
  Call the COVID-19 phone line at 913-396-7070
  (Monday - Saturday, 9 AM - Noon)

  Johnson County COVID-19 hotline
  913-715-CV19 (2819)
  Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  Kansas Department of Health and Environment
  Phone: 866-534-3463 (866-KDHEINF)
  Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm