Team Administration

An athletics department must demonstrate an unwavering commitment to protect the health of, and provide a safe environment for, each of its participating student-athletes. The safety and health of our student-athletes, staff, and event personnel are paramount.  Thus, policies and procedures with regard to dehydration as well as heat and cold related illnesses of student-athletes must be implemented in the training of sports medicine personnel, event personnel, coaches, and the education of student-athletes themselves.

Athletic departments must have policies in place addressing the prevention of transmission of blood-borne pathogens in the athletic environment. The blood-borne pathogens of concern include (but are not limited to) Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. Other types of infectious diseases, specifically skin infections, are highly transmissible, especially in certain contact sports such as wrestling.

Athletics departments are committed to providing a healthy environment in which student-athletes can grow academically and athletically.  The misuse of alcohol and use of recreational drugs among the employees and student athletes undermines this commitment.  Toward the end of advancing a more healthy athletics and educational environment, we should be committed to education about and prevention of alcohol, tobacco and recreational drug misuse among student-athletes, the rehabilitation of student-athletes who suffer alcohol, tobacco or drug dependence, and policies and programs th