Description
Contact us directly to learn more about our unique Best Practices program
Robin Bowman (President, SportRisk) robin@sportrisk.com
The following provides a brief description of SportRisk’s ‘Best Practices Risk Assessment Tool’. (For more information on how the tool was developed, vetted and tested, check the tab on ‘Best Practices: Methodology’.)
Best Practices Description
The Best Practices Risk Assessment program is structured as follows:
A) Core Program: Risk of Injury & Litigation
Best Practices risk assessment surveys focus on Campus Recreation programs, facilities and general (see below); plus a demographics survey designed to capture key information on each school (to facilitate comparisons between schools based on many different criteria).
Programs: Sport Clubs; Intramurals; Youth Camps; Outdoor Program; Instruction.
Facilities: Weight Room; Fitness Center; Aquatics; Ice Arena; Fields; Climbing Wall; Facilities (general).
General: Risk Management Committee; Travel; Emergency Response; Waivers, Concussions.
Demographics: school size, state/province; athletic conference; % male/female; public/private etc.
Program and Facility surveys are generally divided into 6 categories:
- Staffing
- Supervision & Instruction
- Training
- Facilities and Equipment
- Documentation
- Emergency Response Plan
B) Optional Add-on Extras
Option 1: ‘Global Department’ risks
A unique Best Practice risk assessment survey assesses ‘Global Department’ business-related risks for Campus Recreation operations (see below).
Business Operations survey focuses on the following areas:
Financial risks
IT Data risks
Human Resources risks
Facility Security risks
Reputation risks
Customer Service risks
Other risks
Option 2: Expert-sourced Resources
These resources are tailored to specifically target gaps identified by the risk assessment surveys in the Core Program.
Option 3: Custom Queries
Thanks to our large database, we’ll provide answers to custom ‘queries’ based on individual school needs.
Option 4: Repeat of Core Program
After 1-2 years, repeat the Core Program to determine progress in addressing gaps in your risk management program.
What are the Deliverables?
A) Core Program: Risk of Injury & Litigation
Participating schools receive a Detailed Report (approx. 50 pages) which includes:
- Action Recommendations based on importance of gaps and deficiencies discovered. The focus is on those Best Practices which experts consider more critical. Click here to see a one-page sample of the report.
- Benchmark Graphs showing how your school’s score in each survey area compares to other schools (over 120 schools to date).
Click here to see a sample comparison graph.
- ScorePlus
For each survey, this number tells you how much better or worse you are relative to the average, where the average is scored at 100. See sample below:
- Further breakdown of each survey by category (i.e. staffing, supervision, training etc.). Shown in an easy-to-read graph (see below).
- Three (3) custom comparison graphs showing how your scores compare to schools (i) of your size (ii) within your state/province (iii) within your Athletic Conference (iv) by NIRSA Region (v) institutional type (e.g. public v. private).
See example:
TOTAL COST FOR CORE PROGRAM: $750
B) Optional Add-on Extras
Option 1: Global Department Risks $350
Participating schools receive a detailed report which includes:
a) Action Recommendations based on gaps and deficiencies discovered in the ‘Global Department’ survey.
b) Benchmark Graph for all 7 Business Risk areas showing how each school’s total score compares to other schools.
Option 2: Expert-sourced Resources $250
Expert-sourced resources to assist staff in addressing gaps identified by the Core Program risk assessment surveys.
Resources include: sample policies & procedures; sample emergency response plan; checklists; web links etc.
Option 3: Custom Queries Cost based on number, depth of queries.
Custom Queries of your choice e.g. “which schools in your state/ conference which use software management packages (e.g. Fusion, Active Net)?” or “what is the % of schools by country/ state/ Athletic Conference etc. which have concussion policies and protocols in place for Campus Recreation programs?”
Option 4: Repeat of Core Program $500
After 1-2 years, repeat the Core Program to measure progress in addressing gaps in your original report.
Contact us directly to learn more about our unique Best Practices program – and to start the process:
Robin Bowman: robin@sportrisk.com