BCJALL & BCJT1LL Partner With HeadCheck Health

VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League (‘BCJALL’) and the BC Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League (‘BCJT1LL’) announced a new partnership with HeadCheck Health Inc. (‘HeadCheck’) to implement the company’s concussion testing platform in both leagues.

The simple implementation and utilization of the HeadCheck concussion testing platform will raise testing standards in the two leagues and limit the risk of concussion mismanagement. Teams are given the technological tools they need to implement today’s most well-researched concussion testing methods. The leagues are provided with reporting on the effectiveness of their concussion protocol and areas for athlete health and safety improvements.

“Our partnership with the BCJALL and BCJT1LL helps standardize concussion testing across both leagues,” said Harrison Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of HeadCheck Health. “It’s important to us to help raise the level of concussion care for amateur athletes.”

“Our athletes wellbeing is a major focus in allowing them to pursue the opportunities they earn with U.S. Colleges and playing professionally in the National Lacrosse League,” said Karl Christiansen, President of the BCJALL and Chairman of the BCJT1LL. “We are excited to have HeadCheck Health as a partner to help us advance our concussion protocol and monitor the concussion care of our athletes.”

During the upcoming season, all 8 BCJALL and 10 BCJT1LL teams will use HeadCheck perform baseline and post-injury concussion tests and monitor medical clearance. HeadCheck’s mobile app allows for testing to be done at the time of the suspected injury and provides team athletic therapists with more information to make data-driven decisions. Due to the league-wide adoption of HeadCheck, player concussion history can transfer with them from team-to-team. The company will also provide full training, onboarding, and data management support to the organization throughout the season.

About the BC Junior A Lacrosse League
The British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League is a junior box lacrosse league based in British Columbia, Canada. The BCJALL is one of three leagues that constitute as Junior A within the Canadian Lacrosse Association as the highest level of junior, ages 16 to 21 years old, box lacrosse in Canada. The BCJALL currently consists of eight (8) teams located throughout the Lower Mainland (6) and Vancouver Island (2). Regular Season play begins the last week of April through to the first week of July. Teams compete annually for the British Columbia Provincial Championship, with the winner moving on to play for the Minto Cup, the Canadian National Championship. For more information on the BCJALL, please visit http://www.bcjall.com/

2018 is the Inaugural season for the new BC Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League. For more information on the BCJT1LL, please visit http://www.bcjt1lax.com/

About HeadCheck Health, Inc.
HeadCheck provides sports team, leagues and organizations with a complete concussion testing and management platform. This includes mobile technology to run baseline and post-injury concussion assessments, an enhanced web management dashboard, and custom reporting. The platform includes today’s gold standard concussion tests and is flexible enough to incorporate the tests specified by any organization’s concussion policy. The technology provides comparable data to help medical professionals make appropriate concussion management decisions. All data is securely stored for convenient 24/7 access and can follow the athlete to all future sports and teams. For more information on HeadCheck Health please visit https://www.headcheckhealth.com/