Risk Management in Sport

Course Summary

Course format: ONLINE
This course will be completed entirely online, at your own pace.
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This course has been developed in partnership with Brock University’s Centre for Sport Capacity and the Sport for Life Society.

Risk Management in Sport defines risk management, explains why effective risk management is necessary, and provides a practical description of the risk management process as it applies to sport organizations.

Who Should Take the Course?
This course should be taken by each member of the sport organization that has designated risk management responsibilities, including the organization’s Risk Management Representative (RMR), club RMRs, team RMRs, and members of the board of directors.

No refunds are available for SJA's Online Learning courses.

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Duration

Self-paced. On average, the course will take 30 minutes.

Prerequisites

None

Course Content

Define the terms hazard, risk, risk management, reasonable standard of care, and negligence
Recognize the benefits of effective risk management and know that risk management must be an ongoing process which becomes embedded into the culture of the organization
Know that each organization, club, and team needs to have a Risk Management Representative (RMR) and be able to identify the responsibilities of an RMR
Identify and describe each step in the risk management process
List the general areas of risk for a sport organization
Describe the policies, procedures and practices which must be implemented within each general area of risk to create a safe environment
Understand the importance of monitoring and evaluation in ensuring that the risk management process is effective

Assessment

At the end of the course, participants must successfully pass a multiple-choice test to verify their understanding of the information presented. If a participant does not pass, they can review the content and re-test as many times as required to obtain the required score. Test questions are randomly selected from a test bank, making each testing experience unique.

Upon successful completion of the test, each participant can download/print a Certificate of Completion.

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Risk Management in Sport

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Course Summary
Show Course Details

Course format: ONLINE
This course will be completed entirely online, at your own pace.
_________________________

This course has been developed in partnership with Brock University’s Centre for Sport Capacity and the Sport for Life Society.

No refunds are available for SJA's Online Learning courses.

Duration

Self-paced. On average, the course will take 30 minutes.

Prerequisites

None

Course Content

Define the terms hazard, risk, risk management, reasonable standard of care, and negligence
Recognize the benefits of effective risk management and know that risk management must be an ongoing process which becomes embedded into the culture of the organization
Know that each organization, club, and team needs to have a Risk Management Representative (RMR) and be able to identify the responsibilities of an RMR
Identify and describe each step in the risk management process
List the general areas of risk for a sport organization
Describe the policies, procedures and practices which must be implemented within each general area of risk to create a safe environment
Understand the importance of monitoring and evaluation in ensuring that the risk management process is effective

Course Availability

None

Assessment

Upon successful completion of the test, each participant can download/print a Certificate of Completion.

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