Volleyball Injuries and Concussion Safety
Prevent the common injuries, recognise a concussion, and bring your child back to sport step by step.
Preventing volleyball injuries and handling a concussion
The most common volleyball injuries are ankle sprains, sore knees from jumping, and sore shoulders. Most can be prevented with a good warm-up, rest days and training that grows with your child.
Prevent
- Dynamic warm-up before every session
- At least one or two rest days a week
- Take extra care during growth spurts
Tell the coach
- Pain that lasts more than a few days
- Pain that changes how your child moves
- Any past injury or medical condition
Suspected concussion
- Remove from play right away
- No return the same day
- See a doctor and follow a step-by-step return
Concussion: signs and return to play
A concussion can happen from a ball to the head, a fall, or a collision with a teammate. Signs include headache, dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, confusion, unusual tiredness, or changes in mood. Symptoms can appear hours later.
- Recognise and remove: any athlete with a suspected concussion stops playing right away and does not return that day.
- Medical assessment: see a doctor or nurse practitioner as soon as possible.
- Return to school and sport, step by step: follow the Return-to-School and Return-to-Sport strategies, and get medical clearance before full practice and games.
We follow the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport (Parachute) and our provincial association's concussion protocol. In Manitoba, Volleyball Manitoba asks youth athletes, parents and coaches to review Parachute's pre-season concussion education sheet.
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