department of athletics policies & procedures - UNC Wilmington ...

providers are highly encouraged to provide liability insurance coverage for healthcare
services.
Facility Usage: The athletic training facilities are the property of UNCW. Should camp
operators choose to contract a current UNCW sports medicine staff member, please
understand that these individuals are also operating under a private umbrella and
therefore they do not hold access privileges to UNCW sport medicine facilities and
medical supplies while under the employment of the camp.
Equipment Usage: All equipment in the athletic training facilities is the property of
UNCW and is not to be used for summer camp purposes. Supplies for summer camps
will not be purchased through the UNCW sports medicine budget as it is inappropriate to
combine finances for publicly and privately funded operations. Camp operators should
plan ahead of time to assure that camps have proper personally owned equipment,
including coolers, cups, water bottles, ice bags, towels, first aid equipment, etc.
The Certified Athletic Trainers employed at UNCW have developed the following
camp coverage policies.
POLICY STATEMENT: A Certified Athletic Trainer is defined as a person who
possesses national athletic training certification awarded by the national athletic trainers’
association board of certification (NATABOC), as well as holds a License to practice
athletic training in the State of North Carolina.
Coverage Structure:
Each camp must have a standardized medical waiver and health history form
completed by all participants. A template can be obtained from the Department of
Athletic Training.
No camps will be covered with “on call” coverage. A certified athletic trainer
must be on site.
The Athletic Training Department will not be open to camp participants.
Assistance will be provided to access ice machines and water for hydration in
addition to emergency situations.
Certified athletic trainers and student first responders will not provide any form of
transportation to campers in emergency situations in one’s private vehicles as the
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