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Pre-Season Baseline Testing Checklist

A field-tested checklist to take you from ‘we should baseline this year’ to ‘the data is in the dashboard.’

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Four weeks before the season

  • Confirm roster from coaches and athletic director
  • Identify new athletes who need first-time baselines
  • Identify returning athletes due for re-baseline
  • Schedule baseline windows with each team
  • Send parent/guardian consent forms (or embed them in the baseline link)

One week before

  • Create the baseline link(s) in the dashboard
  • Send the link to the team group text or email
  • Remind athletes to bring a charged phone and earbuds
  • Identify a quiet testing space (locker room, classroom, or AT office)

Testing day

  • Confirm every athlete has tapped the link and started
  • Be available for questions but avoid proctoring (the platform handles scoring)
  • Note any athlete who couldn’t complete a module and why
  • Run practice or meetings in parallel — baselines do not require your full attention

Within 48 hours

  • Review the dashboard for flagged or incomplete baselines
  • Ask flagged athletes to retake if needed
  • Export and archive a signed summary for district records if required
  • Confirm every rostered athlete is covered before the first contact practice

In-season upkeep

  • Baseline any new athlete who joins mid-season
  • Re-baseline after any documented concussion once the athlete is cleared
  • Keep the link accessible for make-up sessions