Concussion Return to Sport Checklist

The Australian Concussion in Sport guidelines brings together the most contemporary evidence-based information on concussion for athletes, parents, teachers, coaches and healthcare practitioners. These guidelines can be found here: Concussion in sport | ASC

Concussion Return to Sport Protocol – AMS Checklist Guidance

When managing athletes under the Concussion Return to Sport (RTS) protocols, five key checkpoints must be completed before an athlete is cleared to return to competition:

1. Relative Rest

2. Light Aerobic Activity

3. Non-Contact Sport-Specific Training

4. Return to Contact and High-Risk Activities

5. Return to Competition

To support documentation and clinical decision-making across these stages, an AMS form has been developed to track athlete progress. The form allows practitioners to record start and end dates, progress athletes through checkpoints, hold them at a specific stage, or move them backwards if clinically indicated.

Form Name: Concussion Return to Sport Checklist
Dashboard Name: Concussion Return to Sport Checklist

Access to this form and dashboard has been provided to the 2GEN_Medical and 2GEN_Physio roles across ASC and all CHILD sites. Access can also be granted to sport-specific Medical and Physio roles where required.

Key Workflow Notes

• Date Calculations:
  All automated date calculations are based on the Date of Injury recorded in the linked Injury Diagnosis entry.
  Without a linked Injury Diagnosis entry, the form will not function as intended.

• Starting a New Concussion Return to Sport Checklist:
  Practitioners can initiate the checklist using either of the following methods:

  Option 1:

  • Create an Injury Diagnosis entry

  • Link it to a Doctors and Physios (Injury) Consult entry

  • Create a new Concussion Return to Sport Checklist entry from the consult

  Option 2:

  • After creating an Injury Diagnosis entry, select Enter Data for Athlete

  • Locate the Concussion Return to Sport Checklist form

  • Begin data entry

• Ongoing Data Entry:
  For athletes already progressing through concussion protocols, the recommended workflow is to:

  • Create a new Doctors and Physios (Injury) Consult entry

  • Link this consult to the existing Concussion Return to Sport Checklist

• Form Behaviour and Data Corrections:
  The form is designed to minimise scrolling. Once a checkpoint entry is completed, it will be hidden and the next selected checkpoint will be displayed.
  If incorrect data is entered, practitioners must contact AMS Support to request corrections.

How To Video

A short video demonstrating the recommended data entry workflow is provided below.

Graded Return to Sport Frameworks Used

There are two guiding checklists that have been used for the design of this form and workflow:

• Advanced Care Settings (high-performance / elite environments)

  

• Community and Youth Settings (grassroots, schools, community clubs)