Safety Guidelines for Secondary Interschool Athletics in Alberta

APPENDIX X - PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM GLOSSARY
The following are definitions of terms used in this document:
careful parent
teacher/coach
when speaking of the standard of care expected of
teachers/coaches, this refers to the amount of caution that a prudent
parent would display in caring for their child.
can be any individual approved by the principal or designate (see
Appendix H). Any teacher/coach who is not a teacher or administrator
employed by the board or an individual with teaching certification
approved by the principal or designate (e.g. retired
teacher, teacher not under contract) should:
• complete the application form for outside teachers/coaches
including retired teachers, or teachers not currently under
contract (see Appendix I);
• be interviewed and approved by the principal or designate
(seeAppendix H);
• familiarize themselves with relevant school and board policies
and procedures provided by the principal or designate.
constant visual supervision
designated adult
event organizer
fair play
first aid principles
Interschool athletic activities
in-the-area supervision
non-personal equipment
on-site supervision
personal equipment
ratio
see supervision.
an adult appointed by the teacher, administrator, teacher/coach or
designated person in charge.
a teacher, administrator, teacher/coach or a designated person in
charge of organizing the event.
participating with integrity and respect for teammates, opponents,
officials and rules.
the sequence of events that should be followed in any emergency
situation.
school sponsored competitive sport programs which:
• occur outside the student athlete’s instruction time;
• involve a selected school team/individual;
• involve practice activities;
• involve a competition against other school teams/individuals.
see supervision.
equipment that is facility-related or is used by all for the purposes
of the game or practice (e.g., football sled, volleyball net,
backstop, baseball base, hockey net.)
see supervision.
equipment that an athlete wears or holds in the course of play
(e.g., football helmet, eye protection, hockey stick,
water bottle, racquet, shoes, protective pads.)
for the intent of this document, numbers are only indicated for
high risk activities; for others, consideration should be
given to board policies
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