Injury Management

How to Report an Injury:

  1. Inform ADP Rehabilitation Coordinator (Poppy Blanch), Class teacher, Squad Coach of the injury as soon as possible via email or in person.
  1. Book an appointment with an Allied Health Professional (physiotherapy) at PCB
  • The treating health professional will provide a report to ADP

OR

3. Book an appointment with an External Health Professional if preferred. In this case, a Health Professional Report Form must be taken and filled out by the treating health professional.  

  • Return the report to the ADP Hub or via email as soon as possible. They can be emailed to Poppy.

Physiotherapy Services

ADP’s general physical preparation program (GPP) aims to provide an overall risk reduction to injury occurrence in the youth population. However, not all injuries can be prevented and therefore need to be managed through structured rehabilitation and activity modifications. 

Physiotherapy Centre Bendigo (PCB) provides a physiotherapy service that can be accessed by all ADP student-athletes. The ADP Physical Prep staff work in collaboration with PCB to manage injuries and return to play programs.

Physiotherapy Centre Bendigo (PCB):

Opening Hours:

Monday: 7:30am to 6:30pm
Tuesday: 7:30am to 5:30pm
Wednesday: 7:30am to 8pm
Thursday: 7:30am to 8:30pm
Friday: 7:30am to 4pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

In the event that an injury occurs, an injury report completed by an allied health professional needs to be provided. The Physical Preparation staff use this report to apply appropriate adjustments to the student-athletes general physical preparation program (GPP) and Technical Squad training activities.