Sports Medicine and Strength Conditioning
SPORTS MEDICINE
1. Service
The North Greenville University sports medicine staff provide student-athletes with athletic training services and care. Athletic training plays a vital role in intercollegiate athletics competition. Services include assessment, evaluation, care, rehabilitation, and education and care for the prevention of injuries. Athletic training rooms are located in Hendricks Athletic Center and Hayes Gym and are available to all student-athletes. Athletic training room hours and procedures are posted at each training room entrance. Trainers will communicate with the coaches regarding the status of player injuries. The athletic training staff will make the final decision regarding practice and game participation concerning injured players.
2. NCAA Policy
The NCAA states that the Department of Athletics is responsible for medical services administered to student-athletes who are injured in a practice or competition that was under the coach’s supervision. The word “injury” only applies to those injuries that are caused by participation in a practice or competition.
3. Health and Safety Issues
The sports medicine staff is responsible for institutional awareness of health and safety and sports medicine policies. All student-athletes are required to have a yearly physical examination administered by university team physicians before they are eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Student-athletes have the direct responsibility for reporting all injuries and illnesses to the sports medicine staff. Student-athletes who seek outside medical treatment/surgery without knowledge and approval by the NGU sports medicine staff will be responsible for all medical bills.
As a student-athlete, you should understand that all athletic activity presents some inherent risk of personal injury.
4. Sports Medicine Forms/Insurance
All athletic and sports medicine forms must be read and signed before intercollegiate athletic participation may begin.
NGU provides a secondary insurance policy for student-athlete injuries which will cover the remaining balance of any medical expense sustained while participating in intercollegiate athletics at NGU after the student-athletes primary insurance has been billed. Therefore, all student-athletes are to carry primary insurance coverage that covers athletic injuries and provide proof of insurance coverage. Unfortunately, some primary insurance policies do not work with secondary insurance policies. Those include Medicaid and military funded insurance such as Tricare, Christian Ministry Insurance, self-funded insurances, short-term plans, and accident plans. International student-athletes are required to purchase a plan through McGriff insurance. Below is the link to purchase insurance
https://coverage2u.com/school/north-greenville-university-athletes/
Further information regarding sports medicine forms, insurance information, and insurance claim procedure may be found on the NGU athletic website.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
The Kelly Strength and Conditioning Center may only be used by student-athletes. Strength and Conditioning activities for student-athletes must be developed and carried out under the direction of the head strength and conditioning coach and the assistant strength and conditioning coaches in conjunction with the coaching staff of each team.