Physical Education Safety Guidelines, K-12
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Physical Education Curricular Intramural Interschool Safety Guidelines K-12 2010 Prince Edward Island Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 250 Water Street, Suite 101 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Canada, C1N 1B6 Tel. (902) 438-4130 Fax. (902) 438-4062 http://www.gov.pe.ca/eecd/ Curricular Safety Guidelines K-12 Acknowledgements ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of Prince Edward Island gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the Physical Education Safety Guidelines Committee in the development of this document. Darryl Boudreau, Bluefield High School Velma Durant, École Évangéline Robyn MacDonald, Vernon River Consolidated School Joan Moore, School Safety Consultant for the Provincial School Boards Paul Steele, PEI School Athletic Association Rick MacKinnon, PEI School Athletic Association Cheryl Tanton, Somerset Elementary School John Toner, Westisle Composite High School Lori MacPherson, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and the Physical Education Safety Guidelines Committee would like to thank teachers, principals, school board personnel, and the Risk Management and Insurance section of the Department of Finance and Municipal Affairs who reviewed and gave input into this document prior to implementation. The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is also grateful to the province of Ontario for the initiative and production of the Ontario Safety Guidelines. The document copyright was purchased from the Ontario Physical and Health Association (OPHEA) and was used as a working base for the Prince Edward Island Safety Guidelines. This document has three sections. There are safety guidelines for: physical education curriculum; intramural sports programs; and interschool athletics. Each section has an appendix. Disclaimer These guidelines have been developed to assist school boards in their formulation of site-specific safety guidelines for physical education, intramural sports programs, and interschool athletics. These guidelines are, to the best of the Prince Edward Island Safety Guidelines Committee’s knowledge, based upon the most current knowledge and experience available in Canada. Implementation of safety guidelines should in all cases be preceded by a close review of these guidelines and appropriate modification on the part of each school board in order to meet the specific requirements and circumstances of their respective schools and programs. The Prince Edward Island Safety Guidelines Development Committee accepts no responsibility for the implementation and customization of these guidelines. PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development: Physical Education Safety Guidelines i Physical Education Safety Guidelines Table of Contents Curricular Generic Section Intent of the Guidelines........................................................................ 1 Cycling....................................................................................................68 Impact and Scope ................................................................................ 1 Dance/Rhythmic Activities ....................................................................70 Risk Management ............................................................................... 2 Generic Issues....................................................................................... 3 Dodgeball/Tag Games ............................................................................71 Introduction to Sport/Activity Page Components ................................... 6 Field Hockey ...........................................................................................73 Introduction to the Appendices ...........................................................12 Fitness Activities .....................................................................................74 Physical Activity Pull-out Section ..........................................................13 Floor Hockey – Gym Ringette ..............................................................76 Generic Safety Guidelines...................................................................13 Football – Flag/Touch ............................................................................77 Communications Strategies ................................................................20 Football (Tackle) .....................................................................................78 Archery....................................................................................................21 Golf .........................................................................................................79 Badminton ..............................................................................................23 Gymnastics – General Procedures..........................................................81 Ball Hockey/Cosom Hockey ..................................................................24 Gymnastics – Above-ground Trampoline ..............................................83 Baseball/Hardball ...................................................................................25 Gymnastics - Beatboard .........................................................................84 Basketball/Bordenball/Endball/Benchball ............................................26 Gymnastics – Bench and Chair Activies ................................................85 Board Sailing………………………………………………………. ...28 Gymnastics – Box Horse/Utility Box .....................................................86 Bowling/Lawn Bowling/Bocce Ball ........................................................30 Gymnastics – Climber ...........................................................................87 Broomball ...............................................................................................31 Gymnastics – Climbing Ropes ..............................................................88 Climbing – Ascending Lines ..................................................................32 Gymnastics – In-ground Trampoline.....................................................89 Climbing – Bouldering ..........................................................................38 Gymnastics – Mat Work ........................................................................91 Climbing – Climbing Wall and Climbing Related Activities ...............43 Gymnastics – Mini-Tramp ....................................................................92 Climbing – Ropes/Challenge Courses ................................................... 50 Gymnastics Climbing – Zipline/Tyrolean Traverse/Equivalent ................................57 Parallel Bars/Still Rings/Balance Beam/ Cricket/Cricket Variations ......................................................................62 Uneven Parallel Bars//Vault Table/Flatback Vaulting ............................93 Cross-Country Running/Orienteering ..................................................64 Gymnastics – Pyramid Building ............................................................95 Cross-Country Skiing/Snow Shoeing/Snow Skating .............................65 Handball .................................................................................................96 Curling....................................................................................................67 ii PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development: Physical Education Safety Guidelines Physical Education Safety Guidelines Curricular Table of Contents Hockey – (Ice) Lead up Games (e.g., shinny) .......................................97 Racquetball .......................................................................................... 157 Horseback Riding – English/Western/Therapeutic ..............................99 Ringette - Ice ....................................................................................... 158 In-Line Skating/Quad Roller Skating ................................................. 102 Rugby – Non-contact ......................................................................... 160 Kinball ................................................................................................. 104 Rugby – Tackle .................................................................................... 161 Lacrosse (Box/Field)............................................................................ 105 Scoop Ball ............................................................................................ 162 Lacrosse – Inter (Soft) ......................................................................... 107 Scooter Boards ..................................................................................... 163 Martial Arts – Judo/Aikido/Karate/Tae-Kwan-Do .............................. 108 Self Defense ......................................................................................... 164 Mountain Biking ................................................................................. 109 Skateboarding ...................................................................................... 165 Movement Activities for Primary Grades............................................ 113 Skating - Ice ......................................................................................... 167 Outdoor Education – General Procedures ......................................... 115 Skiing – Alpine/Snowboarding/Snowblading....................................