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

develop such programs cooperatively with the strength and conditioning staff and
Athletic Training staff in order to prevent the unintentional endangering of the health and
safety of any student athlete.
Psychological or other forms of direct or indirect pressure on student-athletes to
participate when an injury is present will not be tolerated.
Coaches are not permitted to “diagnosis” injuries or interpret medical information for
student-athletes or arrange a plan of care or physician referral. All diagnoses and plan of
care decisions should be coordinated by the team physician and sports medicine staff.
Coaches will be presented with schedules for the pre-participation examinations at the
beginning of each year. Coaches are responsible for informing student-athletes of these
dates and enforcing appointment compliance.
Injury Reports for Coaches and Strength/Conditioning Staff Policy
POLICY STATEMENT: Each certified athletic trainer who oversees a particular sport
is responsible for communicating a written or verbal injury report to the sport coach,
strength and conditioning coach and the Director of Athletic Training in a timely and
efficient manner. Additionally, the certified athletic trainer is responsible for
communicating any changes to the report in a timely and efficient manner. All imposed
medical limitations need to be communicated in the injury report. This includes, but is
not limited to orthopedic and general medical conditions. Any modification that may
need to be made to the student-athlete’s strength and conditioning program due to injury
or illness needs to be clearly communicated and documented to the strength and
conditioning staff.
SECTION IV
MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY
Preseason Pre-Participation Screening Policy
PURPOSE: To provide baseline medical screening for all student-athletes and members
of the cheerleading squad and help identify any potential injury or illness that may affect
their athletic performance or future activities of daily living. No athlete will be cleared to
participate without the proper medical clearance.
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