The goal of Hope College Athletic Training is to support our student-athletes with comprehensive, quality medical care while they are participating in collegiate athletics at Hope College.
Hope College student-athletes will be cared for by the Hope College team physician, a team of healthcare providers in West Michigan, and, on campus, by full-time certified athletic trainers.
Hope College Athletic training strives to provide student-athletes with all the necessary medical forms, insurance forms, and other items needed prior to participating in any intercollegiate sport at the institution.
Pre-Participation Physical Exam
Before beginning competition, all Hope College athletes will be required to have a pre-participation exam (PPE) at Hope College. The PPEwill take place with one of our team physicians, head coaches will notify athletes of the scheduled time for their PPE.The PPE is designed to determine if athletes are physically and medically able to participate in athletic competition at Hope. The NCAA and our team physician require all previous medical history items be disclosed at the time of the PPE. All of this information should be brought with athletes at the time of their scheduled PPE.Download a PPE.
Note: An exception has been made to this policy in response to COVID-19. To comply with current national, state, and local directives and to help ensure social distancing on campus, Hope College Athletics is asking for student-athletes to complete their physicals at home this year.
Sickle Cell Results
First-year and transfer student-athletes are also required to have documentation of their sickle cell trait status. The NCAA recommends and Hope College requires documentation of sickle cell trait status prior to participation. The results of this test only need to be documented initially before the student-athletes first season of participation. This test result can be obtained during the PPE with your provider. Documentation of the sickle cell test results should be emailed toathletictraining@www.icarseries.com, making sure to include the athlete's name and the sport(s) they will be competing in at Hope. If sickle cell trait status is unable to be obtained prior to arriving on campus, a simple test can be provided to you when you report to campus for preseason at the cost of $20.
Insurance
All prospective Hope student-athletes must provide proof of major medical insurance that covers intercollegiate athletic participation (up to $90,000 per NCAA recommendation). This documentation must be provided to the Athletic Department prior to participating in intercollegiate athletics. Student-athletes covered under a parent or guardian's insurance policy will be required to complete documentation prior to their pre-participation exam in theAthletic Training Software (ATS). (Please note: This information is also requested by the Hope College Health Center – student-athletes must complete both).
Hope College also offers major medical insurance coverage. This insurance policy can be purchased through theHope College Business Services website.
除了学生运动员的主要保险之外，希望学院的体育运动还通过BMI提供二级保险，即与参加校际体育运动直接相关的伤害世界杯荷兰vs厄瓜多尔走地福利。根据NCAA的规定，休赛期期间发生的伤病，如果与赛季内的比赛或监督下的训练没有直接关系，如健身课、校内比赛、无监督的重量训练或常规医疗护理(包括牙科或眼科护理)，不包括在该计划范围内。
If an athlete sustains an injury in a covered activity, they must report this to the Hope College Athletic Training staff. Students who are referred for medical treatment will be provided the secondary insurance policy information to provide to the health care providers. However, medical claims must be filed first with the student's/parents'/guardians' personal or primary insurance company. After the primary insurance pays their responsible amounts, eligible expenses will be processed under the secondary policy and considered for payment to providers. Throughout this process, please email Jamie Dewitt atdewitt@www.icarseries.comfor additional assistance.
Athletic Training System (ATS)
The Hope College Athletic Training Staff usesAthletic Training Software (ATS)保存霍普学生运动员的医疗记录所有学生运动员将负责在系统中输入/更新他们的信息。所有目前的学生运动员必须完成他们的帐户，以便有资格参加团队活动。团队活动包括举重、练习、游戏和非传统季节。If you have any questions, contact Erik Byl at 616.826.2381 orbyl@www.icarseries.com. To begin here are the checklists forNew Student-AthletesandReturning Student-Athletes.
Medications And Medical Conditions
If you have been diagnosed with a medical condition that requires prescription medication you are required by Hope College and the NCAA to provide a copy of your prescription, complete with physician's office name/signature, medication name, and dose. This needs to be submitted to your Hope medical file prior to your pre-participation exam. Some substances are banned by the NCAA (i.e. ADHD or ADD medication) and in the event of drug testing your prescription needs to be on file in order for a medical exemption application to be filed on your behalf with the NCAA, preventing any sanctions affecting your participation status.
Medically, if you have cardiac, respiratory, diabetes, recent surgeries, or other medical conditions, which require frequent check-ups, monitoring, clearance or testing, please bring/submit documentation allowing for participation in sports. Any recent test results or diagnoses of these conditions, as well as the management plans for them, should be included from your family physician/specialist. Please submit any/all documentation, which might clear you from this requirement or have updated testing performed at home before you arrive on campus and have your results ready to share with the physician during your PPE. If the Hope physician feels additional testing is required for participation, this will be determined during the pre-participation exam.
Download theNCAA Medical Exception Documentation Report Form(PDF).
Policies
Hope College'sconcussion policy.
Eligibility Information
For information regarding the eligibility process, please view ourFrequently Asked Questions. Any additional questions regarding eligibility should be directed to Jamie Dewitt (dewitt@www.icarseries.com).
