• TOTAPS (Talk, Observe, Touch, Active and Passive movement, Skills test).

TOTAPS

• Secondary assessment of injury.
• Allows the scrutinization of the nature of injury and its degree so that decisions can be made whether the injured player can continue play or need to be substituted.
• Talk – analysing cause and outcomes, reassurance
• Observe – necessary to check for aberrations and deformities
• Touch – for identifying the injury area and span
• Active movement – making the athlete move around to check how painful the injury is
• Passive movement – done by the trainer on the injured area to assess pain
• Skills test – making the athlete perform activities that he’d do during gameplay