ADSA 8005 Health and Wellness in Athletics and Sports Administration

This course, with a multidisciplinary perspective that involves athletes, health care providers, and administrators, will provide a basic overview of key health and wellness aspects within sport and the administration and delivery of that health care. It will explore the regulatory and medical legal landscape affecting sports health and wellness, beginning with the history and development of sports medicine at all levels and the evolving models currently being established. In addition to the athletes it will address the personal health and wellness of those nonathletes such as administrators and health care providers involved with athletic programs. Included in the course will be the administration and roles of members of the healthcare team. An overview of the history of sports medicine and the interaction of various health care systems in the U.S. with athletic entities will be discussed. Health and wellness priorities within the construct of an athletic department, team or program will be introduced on such topics as concussion, catastrophic injury, emergency action plans, supplement and drug usage, drug appeals & therapeutic use exemptions, mental health best practices, sexual violence, mind-body interactions in sports & injuries, strength & conditioning and sports performance, impact of select sports in society, families and the health & wellness of athletes, sleep, rest & recovery, health services in large sporting venues & national events and insurance and disability.