Emergency Action Plan

This NCCP eLearning activity on creating and using an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) prepares coaches to respond calmly, quickly and effectively if a sport participant is seriously injured during practice or competition.

After completing this activity, coaches will be able to:

  • Describe the importance of having an EAP
  • Identify when to activate the EAP
  • Explain the responsibilities of the charge person and call person when the EAP is activated
  • Create a detailed EAP that includes all required information for responding to an emergency

Coaches will also have access to a downloadable EAP template to use for any practice or competition location.

Coaches who are maintaining their trained or certified status will receive 1 Professional Development (PD) point upon completing this eLearning activity. Completion of the NCCP Emergency Action Plan eLearning activity is required as part of the NCCP Planning a Practice module.

This eLearning activity will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Once you have completed the NCCP Emergency Action Plan eLearning activity, the credit will appear on your coach transcript.

Module Sign-Up: Emergency Action Plan