Health Service and the Sports Medicine Department must screen all student-athletes in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics. All requirements must be completed fully before the student-athletes may practice. Athletes will not be partially cleared by either Health Service or the Sports Medicine Department. It is the student Ð athleteÕs responsibility to refrain from participation in practices or conditioning programs until fulfilling all requirements. It is the responsibility of the head coach to inform the athlete of the teams selected physical examination date and to insure that all student-athletes are cleared for participation.
Each preseason student-athletes are not allowed to participate with his/her team due to failure to fulfill all of the sport participation requirements. The most common reasons are:
1.No pre-entrance physical
on file with Bowdoin College Health Center.
2.Immunization records
incomplete.
3.Insurance information form
either not on file or incomplete.
4.Failure to complete
orthopedic evaluation with sports medicine department.
Pre-Participation / Medical History Questionnaire
Student-athletes have the
responsibility to truthfully and fully disclose their medical history and
report any changes in their health to the team health care provider. The
questionnaire must be filled out each season in the athletic training
facility. The procedure includes general health and orthopedic evaluation,
previous injuries screening, height, weight, blood pressure and pulse. The university physician and/or team
physician or their designee is the final authority concerning when the
student-athlete may return to partial or full participation following a previous
injury or illness.
All freshman, transfer and
first year student-athletes must obtain a physical from his/her personal
physician prior to entering the college.
This form must be on file at the Dudley Coe Health Center prior to
participation in any sports related activity.
Medications
The athlete will be required
to list all medications and the dosages that are being taken on this form. Athletes who are prescribed inhalers
must bring a second inhaler to be kept in the possession of the sports medicine
staff. The inhaler must be clearly labeled with the athleteÕs name and
prescription. Student-athletes who have epi-pens prescribed to them in
the event of an allergic reaction must bring a second epi-pen to be kept in the
possession of the sports medicine staff. The epi-pen must be clearly labeled
with the athleteÕs name and prescription.
Rehabilitation
Athletes who have been
receiving rehabilitation off-campus must bring a prescription from their
physician. Athletes should bring copies of all rehabilitation notes if
rehabilitation is to be continued in a Bowdoin College Sports Medicine
facility.
Recent Surgery
All student-athletes who have had surgery within the past one-year must submit a physicianÕs note stating that they are cleared for full participation in their particular sport.
Insurance Information Form
Each year a new insurance information form must be filled out
and on file in the sports medicine facility in order to be eligible for
practicing or conditioning.
Helmet Safety Statement
Athletes participating in
football must be read, sign, and date a helmet safety form each season.
Medical Records
The sports medicine
department records are considered a medical record. Sports Medicine
records and the information that they contain are considered confidential and
private. Written permission, signed by the student-athlete, that
authorizes the release of medical information to others must specify which
information may be released and to whom. Medical records are
maintained during the athleteÕs collegiate career and for 7 years thereafter.
At Bowdoin College students may not tryout for a team unless both Health Service and the athletic training department have cleared the athlete. Walk-ons may not participate in any intercollegiate activity until they have fulfilled all the pre participation physical requirements. It is the both the athleteÕs and the coachÕs responsibility to determine if an athlete is cleared prior to participation.