NCAA Health and Safety

Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports Committee Website The mission of the CSMAS is to provide expertise and leadership to the Association in order to promote a healthy and safe environment for student-athletes through research, education, collaboration and policy development.

Best Practice Guidelines in Sports Medicine

The following links are external links from membership institutions which are provided to give institutional personnel examples of common policies and procedures for topics that are listed in the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook. 

Catastrophic Incidences
Catastrophic Incident in Athletics   (Syracuse University)

Infectious Control and Hygiene Policies
CDC/NCAA PowerPoint available October 2004  

Preseason Heat and Injury Educational Campaign
DII Memo, Survey and Educational Material (heat stress, conditioning, student-athelte handouts)  
DIII Memo, Survey and Educational Material (heat stress, conditioning, student-athelte handouts)  

Sports Medicine
2003-04 Sports Medicine Handbook  (2004-05 Handbook update soon)
Athletic Health Care and Coverage Guidelines  
 Nutrition and Performance
Sport-Specific  Issues

Comments and Questions
E-mail
 Input Into NCAA Health and Safety Legislation and Policy