Athletics

ImPACT (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment & Cognitive Test)

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Instructions for Baseline Testing

All Thayer Academy students must take the computerized ImPACT baseline test every 2 years. The test can be completed on a home computer and takes about 30 minutes. 

ImPACT is a simple cognitive assessment tool that helps health care providers to:

• Assess for concussion after a student sustains a head injury.
• Guide a student-athlete’s safe return to play.

Before beginning the ImPACT test, the student should:

• Be supervised by a parent/guardian when taking the test.
• Have access to a computer with an external mouse. (A laptop can be used as long as also using an external mouse. TouchPad and TrackPoint will not work for this test.)
• Close out of all applications except the ImPACT site within your Internet browser.
• Turn off the pop-up blocker in your Internet browser. (The test will not launch if the pop-up blocker is on. Be sure to turn the pop-up blocker back on when you are finished.)
• Ensure that the testing environment is free of noise and other distractions. You will need to concentrate and exercise your memory.
• No talking. No cell phones. No sound on the computer.

Steps to begin the test:

1. Go to the ImPACT Online Test site by clicking https://www.impacttestonline.com/htmllauncher/
2. Enter the Customer Code: E44CVM3UES.
3. Click “Launch Test”.
4. Choose your preferred language to take the test. (English is the default).
5. Answer the questions about “demographic information” and “current symptoms and conditions”. Note: # of years completed in school = your year in September minus 1. (e.g. If you're entering 9th grade in September, the number of years completed = 8).
6. Proceed with the test.
7. At the end, when prompted, be sure to include your email address and athletictrainer@thayer.org to be sent a confirmation that includes an identifying “Passport ID”.
8. Please make sure Thayer Academy is identified in the screen as shown below.

Once the test is completed:
A parent/guardian must log in to Magnus Health and enters the date of the completed test.

If you have questions about taking the baseline ImPACT test, please contact the Athletic Trainers (athletictrainer@thayer.org).
 

Upper School Waiver Form | Exemption from Athletics

Historically at the varsity level, captains’ parents plan team events and organize a food/drink schedule. However, these events and schedules are welcome at all levels (JV and Thirds) so that these athletes can have the same bonding experiences. If a parent is interested in helping the team in this manner, please reach out to the coach. Click here to read about Team/Captain's Parent Guidelines.

Team dinners are a wonderful tradition at Thayer in which team members gather as a team bonding experience. Often organized at the varsity level, they are welcome at the sub-varsity level as well. If you are interested in hosting or simply coordinating a dinner, please reach out the team parent or coach. Events include potluck dinners, pizza or pasta parties, and team breakfasts before a game.  Please ask for volunteers to host with all families contributing so that it is not a burden on the host family.  To reserve an on-campus space for an event, please contact Barbara Browne (bbrowne@thayer.org or 781.664.2268). 

Each Upper School Varsity Team will be recognized at an awards ceremony on campus at the end of their season in lieu of individual team banquets held off campus. This will be an event sponsored by the Athletic Department with the assistance of the Team Captains and the Thayer Academy Parent Athletic Council.

Team rosters can be found on each individual Team Page. You can access all Team Pages via the Parents Section, under Athletics (thayer.org/parents/athletics), or in the main Athletics section of thayer.org under “Teams, Schedules & Results” (thayer.org/athletics/teams-schedules-results).

Team schedules can be found on each individual Team Page. You can access all Team Pages via the Parents Section, under Athletics (thayer.org/parents/athlettics), or in the main Athletics section of thayer.org under “Teams, Schedules & Results” (thayer.org/athletics/teams-schedules-results).

You can set up Athletics text alerts to receive a text whenever there’s a change in the schedule, and you can also subscribe to Team schedules to pull into the calendar app you use on your phone or computer.

Click here for instructions on how to set up Athletics text alerts and how to make your team’s schedule appear on your default Calendar app.

Click here for instructions on how to set up Athletics text alerts and how to make your team’s schedule appear on your default Calendar app.

Yes. Uniforms are issued prior to the first game and will be handled by the coach. Uniforms should be turned in at the end of the season.

Your child will be assigned a team uniform. If he/she would like sport-specific athletic attire in addition to this, they can find descriptions of what is available to purchase on their Team Page. You can access all Team Pages via the Parents Section, under Athletics (thayer.org/parents/athletics), or in the main Athletics section of thayer.org under “Teams, Schedules & Results” (thayer.org/athletics/teams-schedules-results).

The Campus Store is located in Cahall and is open during school hours. Click here to view a limited selection of items available for sale in the Campus Store.

Your child will be transported by Thayer to and from their sporting events. If you wish to drive your child or have them drive themselves, you must ask the AD and the coach for permission. You are allowed to drive your child home from a game or your child can leave with another student after informing the coach.

All Thayer students are assigned a locker in the locker room. Please speak with staff in the Campus Store for more information and to be assigned a padlock for this locker.

Yes. Students can drop off dirty uniforms in the Campus Store/Equipment Room. If it is closed, there is a chute outside the Campus Store that the uniform can be dropped into. Clean uniforms can be picked up the next day in the Campus Store.

Thayer does not provide food or drinks for practices and games. Team parents often put together a schedule and ask parents to contribute. The free online scheduler “Sign Up Genius” is a great resource for parents to use. If you would like to put together a schedule, please reach out to the coach.

If you have any questions about spring trips, please email the head coach of your child's sport or the athletic department (athletics@thayer.org). We will be able to provide all of the information you may need. 

Yes. The athletic training room is located on the ground level of the Sawyer Athletic Complex, adjacent to the Fish Center for Physical Fitness. There are three satellite Athletic Training Rooms, at the South Athletic Complex, at the Boch Ice Center, and at the Canton Sportsplex.

Click here to see more information about Sports Medicine at Thayer.

Click here to see Thayer’s Athletics Policies and Requirements.