Concussion Guidelines for Athletes in Australian Sport
By Janine Appleton
At our last MMBCC Executive Committee meeting, we discussed the need for our members and their families to be aware and responsible for the implementation of the recommendations from the Concussion in Australian Sport report from the Australian Institute of Sport.
We’d like all parents and older teenagers to have a look at this information. There is a lot in it but I highly recommend the Athletes and the Parents and Teachers subsections.
IN SUMMARY, the signs and symptoms of concussion are varied. People without medical training can use the Concussion Recognition Tool. You can download it from here or from here - print this out or copy and file it on your phone.
If in doubt after an incident, they should not return to play.
Children under 18 should not return to contact/collision activities before 14 days from complete resolution of all concussion symptoms and a medical review before returning to full contact training.
There are health care practitioners in Mansfield that can use the Concussion in Group Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6) and for children: the Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (Child-SCAT6) to assess concussion in children aged 5 – 12 years.as part of an overall clinical assessment to assess potential concussions. There are also health care practitioners in Mansfield that can help treat concussion symptoms.
Please take the time over the next few weeks to have a really good look at this information. Print it out, share it, talk about it with your family members and friends.
Thank you,
Janine Appleton, on behalf of the Executive Committee of Mansfield Mt Buller Cycling Club Inc.
Final Dirt Crits
By Dave Empey
The final Dirt Crits for 24/25 was held on Tuesday night on a dry and dusty track. And there were lots of new faces for the last race!
Ant Bateup showed everyone a clean pair of heels and took the win by two seconds over Archie Smith; Archie blaming the colour of his bike for the time deficit. Apparently purple is much slower than dark blue.
Spencer Carmen rounded out the top three; Spencer has been improving consistently over the season and was rewarded with a 3rd place.
Newcomer Scarlett D’Arcy rode well for a second place behind Carly Bingham with the ever-speedy midget Sienna Vivash taking third and rounding out the women’s podium.
The night wasn’t without incident - recently crowned National Masters 7 XC Champ Damian Grundy took a dirt nap and dislocated his little pinky!
Steve Curnow had a mechanical, or so he says, and failed to produce the result he was looking for in the last race.
Zac Empey turned up for his third bike ride in 12 months and seemed to have a good time, stating he wasn’t that fit and hates riding on flats in work boots.
Thank you everyone for making dirt crits so enjoyable. It’s awesome racing and hopefully we will see bigger numbers again next season.
Last Road race of the season
By Tim Hall
The last road race of the season was held on the Merinda Way loop last Thursday 27 March. Two and a half laps anticlockwise (that’s around to the left for all you millennials with digital watches), rolling climbs, and a quick section coming down Monkey Gully Road past the tip before getting on the brakes and around the very rough corner at the Highton Lane intersection.
We enjoyed the starting list thanks Dave!
Dave ‘Lone Wolf’ Jagger led us off, followed by Dave ‘Mr Consistent’ Bock. Ian ‘The Wickerman’ Conrick and Bill ‘Just Visiting, Honest’ Bainger paired up to chase them down with just a 1 minute gap. Craig ‘Psyched Out’ Wilson, Tim ‘I’ve got Principals’ Hall and Adam ‘Leaving Mansvegas’ Baker followed at the 4 minute mark, rounding out the slower groups. Steve ‘ El Camelino’ Curnow and Adrian ‘Oh so rowdy’ Dowd at 7 minutes. Then a bigger group at 10 minutes with Steve ‘531 watts’ Duke, Mick ‘the legend’ Pearce, Simon ‘where am I going’ Mulvihil, Jason ‘Mr Niceguy’ Parker and Tim ‘M town diesel’ Ross. At the 11 minute mark, Darren ‘Mario’ Bakker, Heath ‘can I please have a single digit number’ Hammond and Simon ‘B town diesel’ Hall. Block group was Dave ‘the handicapper’ Moore and Chris ‘wolf pack’ Miller. Chris had his personal cheer squad running around his ankles at the start, just to show we’re a family friendly mob. Scratch group at 14 minutes was Andy ‘straight to the pool room’ Garrett and Damian ‘The Champ’ Grundy, Damian fresh from national mountain biking success – well done on that one Damian.
It was a messy kind of ride – all the hills and the changing wind directions made consistent and steady bunch riding difficult. At the front, Bock, Jagger, Conrick and Bainger were all caught in the second lap; Jagger grateful to be able to sit behind the Wilson/Baker/Hall trio having done most of the ride solo. The hills made a mess of the bunch with Hall and Baker riding away. Baker then dropped Hall on the Stoneleigh Road straight and rode away to take the win. The slower groups were all pleased to be able to hold off the back-markers to the end.
At the back end of the race, Moore and Miller caught the Bakker/Hammond/Hall trio early on, before Miller rode away from them and weaving through the big group in front, fighting it out with Bakker for 8th and 9th place. Garrett and Grundy worked hard but didn’t manage to catch the groups in front.
Thanks to all the committee, volunteers and officials for their efforts every week, to keep us all safe and racing. What an awesome bunch of people!
And thanks to the club for being welcoming of all comers, regardless of skill/fitness. We really appreciate being ‘The Social Club with a Cycling Problem.’
A final big thanks to Tony Copland for his weekly images.
Here are the results. And keep any eye out for news soon of the summer series presentations.
Collarbone holiday
For those who’ve heard the rumours, Bruce is currently convalescing in Angelsea after cracking his collarbone on his first little mountain bike ride of the holiday. And even though he’s been a relatively good patient, nurse Jenni has vowed that he’s never allowed to ride his mountain alone while on holiday again!
The x-ray doesn’t show much but there is a small crack near the sternum. Not that Lola the border collie seems too concerned.
One fun aspect of the holiday so far has been wearing a St Kilda t-shirt down in Geelong country on the Surf Coast. Go Saints!