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Durban High School is one of the first schools participating in the Discovery SharkSmart Schools of Excellence Programme. |
This is part of DHS's committment to ensuring a safe, healthy and ethical sporting environment for our pupils and staff.
The Discovery SharkSmart Schools of Excellence Programme was launched recently. All the schools in the programme will subscribe to specified criteria aimed at encouraging their players to play competitive but fair and safe rugby.
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Those schools that achieve their targets will receive rewards that will benefit and promote safe and injury-free rugby at the school. In addition to Discovery and The Sharks providing exciting rewards to the programme, including the sponsorship of coaches to attend Jake White’s Winning Ways Coaching Conference, Police Watches, and Diesel Sunglasses, a number of other partners have joined us in this iniative. Fun Holidays and Springbok Lodge will provide weekends away for the SharkSmart Champions who will be driving the programmes at the schools: Medac has provided sports bracing to the schools, corner flags, rugby balls, water carriers and bottles have been provided by Powerade, and medical consumables have been sponsored by the Life Westville Hospital and Life Entabeni Hospitals, MediClinic Pietermaritzburg as well as ER 24. All schools will also receive copies of the latest Sharks Magazine.
Website: www.sharksmart.co.za
Schools Involved:
DHS, Hilton College, Glenwood Boys High School, Kearsney College, Hillcrest High School, Crawford College, Westville Boys High School, Clifton College, Maritzburg College and Weston Agriculture College are among the schools who took part in the initial roll-out of the programme with the ultimate reward being Accreditation as a Discovery SharkSmart School of Excellence.
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Concussion |
A sport such as rugby has a particularly high incidence of concussion, and school boy rugby players typically have several of these injuries over their rugby playing careers. The Discovery SharkSmart Concussion Clinic based at the Sharks Academy Medical Centre aims to standardise the diagnosis and management of concussive episodes suffered by all sportsmen and women. It also provides a multi-disciplinary service where clinical assessments and return-to-play guidelines are provided.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact the Clinic on 031-3121136
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Rugby Medic Training |
Rugby Medic Training provides medics with the appropriate knowledge to render on-field medical support to injured players. It aims to ensure that all medics are trained to a satisfactory standard to perform rugby medic duties, and that injured players are treated correctly and professionally both on and off the field. This also means ensuring that players are appropriately managed and where necessary adequately transported to the nearest, most appropriate medical facility where they can receive further medical care if necessary.
Pupils, coaches, referees and parents of rugby players can benefit from this training programme. If you are interested in participating in this training, please complete a Rugby Medic Training Request Form.
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Boksmart Spineline |
BokSmart provides a toll-free National emergency telephone helpline called the ‘BokSmart Spineline’ to expedite and fast track the emergency treatment and management of a potentially seriously injured rugby player. The BokSmart Spineline is a dedicated emergency rugby helpline for serious concussion, head, neck and spine injuries. The aim of the BokSmart Spineline is to provide a potentially serious and/or catastrophically injured rugby player with the best possible emergency medical care related to his injury. This implies providing proper telephonic screening and advice, appropriate head, neck and spine stabilisation, and expedited transportation to the most suitable medical facility. It is also to ensure that the injured player gets the most effective treatment in the shortest possible time following injury.
0800 678 678: Operational 24 hours a day |
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