Indoor Track/Tennis Emergency Plan

Indoor Track/ Tennis Facility

Emergency Plan for a Serious/Life-Threatening Injury

The certified athletic trainer on the scene provides appropriate first aid and executes the emergency plan. If a certified athletic trainer is not present:

• A coach or a first responder more qualified in emergency care should stabilize the injured athlete, provide first aid, and delegate the responsibilities listed below to the bystanders who could most prudently complete designated task(s) from the emergency plan. (If a certified athletic trainer is near the vicinity of the injured athlete, they should be located and directed to the scene.)

  • An athletic training student (or other first responder) calls 911. The closest emergency phone is located in the indoor track/tennis training room. A phone is also located in the corridor between the track and tennis courts and at the security desk upstairs.

  • After calling 911, the athletic training student (or other first responder) reports back to the certified athletic trainer and then goes to wait at the entrance to the Blackstock Stadium parking lot so that the ambulance can be directed to the injured athlete. If the gate on the south side of the stadium parking lot gate is locked, the certified athletic trainer or coach will give them master key #3217 to open the gate.

  • A second athletic training student (first responder) or coach assists the certified athletic trainer with first aid and is responsible for crowd control. Teammates, fans, etc. need to be kept at a distance.

  • If possible, an athletic training student (first responder), coach, or teammate accompanies the athlete to the hospital in the ambulance. The athlete's medical card is sent with the athlete. The certified athletic trainer will arrive at the hospital at the conclusion of the game or practice.

  • The certified athletic trainer or coach calls the athlete's parents to inform them of the situation as soon as reasonably possible.

  • The certified athletic trainer completes an injury report as soon as reasonably possible.

Venue Directions

-Take Hanna Street west to the Blackstock Stadium parking lot. Take an immediately left upon entering the parking lot and go to the gates on the south side of the Blackstock Stadium parking lot. Go through the gates and follow the paved road around the softball field and past the tennis courts until you reach the back side of the indoor tennis and track facility. Use the double doors on the back of the facility. These doors will lead directly to the indoor track at floor level and will lead to access of the indoor tennis courts.