Athletic Training Information
Bethel University Sports Medicine Department focuses on the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries sustained to our student-athletes. Sport participation in intercollegiate athletics involves an inherent risk of injury, and the student-athlete must share in the responsibility of prevention through following established safety protocols, communicating and reporting injuries to the sports medicine staff in a timely manner, reporting for treatments and rehabilitation as directed.
All injuries must be reported to the sports medicine staff for evaluation, treatment and referral. Medical referral will be made when deemed necessary. The role of the sports medicine staff is to assist the athlete in returning to sport participation following an injury as quickly and safely as possible. In order to return the athlete safely back to sport participation, coaches and athletes must immediately inform the sports medicine staff of all injuries sustained while participating in sports. The athlete must also directly communicate any concerns that he/she may have regarding his/her injury evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation program to the sports medicine staff.
Bethel University Athletic Training and the team physician have the final authority to determine when a student-athlete is removed or withheld from participation due to an injury, an illness, or pregnancy.
All Bethel University athletes must complete the Athlete’s Risk Acknowledgment and Consent to Participate form for each sports season. This form can be downloaded or can be picked up in either the Bethel University Athletic Training Room or the Bethel University Athletic Office. The form may not be completed prior to attending the medical eligibility meeting before each season.
