Waunakee co-curricular staff summarized changes to coaches’ handbooks June 5, highlighting a new preseason meeting/checklist, expanded weather and lightning guidance, a required accident-report process, and placement of additional automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at athletic sites.

The presenter, Nick, said the handbook now spells out a short pre‑contest meeting coaches, officials and athletic trainers should hold before each contest. The checklist outlines who calls 911, where AEDs are located and site-specific emergency-assignment roles. He said the intent is to make responsibilities clearer than the previous, shorter guidance.

Weather and safety: Nick said the updated language explicitly treats thunder-related delays the same as lightning and recommends bringing people inside; the handbook adds guidance on heat, humidity and air-quality considerations and asks coaches to evaluate how long it will take to get participants to safe shelter if tornado warnings or severe-weather watches are issued. He also noted staff will complete accident reports for any injury that occurs on district grounds, including during after-school practices, which then may be routed to the high-school nurse.

AED placement and facilities: Nick reported three new AEDs had been installed in the past year: one in the weight room (installed last fall), one outside the concessions at Warrior Stadium for youth teams using the field, and an AED mounted on the varsity softball scoreboard structure for practice and games. He said those three plus the earlier unit provide improved AED access at outdoor practice fields and related facilities; the presenter described this as effectively bringing the outdoor sites to a target of four accessible AED locations.

Handbook edits: The updated high-school code removes an outdated eligibility bulletin referencing pre‑NIL language to avoid duplication; the district will instead rely on the current campus sign-off process for eligibility agreements. The co-curricular presenter also described streamlining registration forms into the campus system to replace multiple colored cards families previously used.

Ending: The committee accepted the handbook summary; no formal motion to send to the board was requested at the meeting, and staff will provide the family guide rollout beginning July 1.