In this assignment, you will research the processes and requirements of sports medicine teams to provide medical clearance or medical disqualification for student-athletes.  You will explore two sets of student-athletes that are facing medical clearance/disqualification, population one is student-athletes that are new to a university, first-year or transfer students and population two is an active student-athlete that is experiencing illness or injury.You are to use the research you conducted around the processes and requirements of sports medicine teams to provide medical clearance or medical disqualification of student-athletes to outline the steps taken by the university/college sports medicine programs in the scenarios below. You are to select an ending and address the items listed in accordance with the selected ending. 

Scenario 1 

Jamel Baxter is entering his first year as a football player for the Titans at Train College.  Prior to starting any workouts, practice, team meetings, or competition, Jamel must be medically cleared to participate.  He is a bit anxious to undergo his medical exam due to knee pain that started at the end of his senior season.

Select your ending for the scenario and explain the process that the sports medicine team takes in order to arrive at ending A or B below. 

• Ending A: Jamel is allowed to participate. 
• Ending B: Jamel is disqualified/not cleared to participate.

In your explanation, address the following items.   

• Define the process that the sports medicine team follows at Train College.
• Determine which members of the sports medicine team are involved in the process.  
• What is paperwork if any is required to serve as documentation? Where and with whom does this paperwork need to be filed?
• Explain the line of communication from the sports medicine team to the athletic administration, coaches, and possibly family members. 

Scenario 2 

Tessa Green was awarded a track and field athletic scholarship to Wave University. Tessa Green was diagnosed with depression in high school and on medication. She routinely, once a month, sees a psychologist.  During Tessaàthird year at Wave University, Tessa left the track team after only 2 meets.  Tessa stopped running because her depression made her unable to focus in class and negatively impacted her athletics performance. Upon leaving the track team, Tessa scheduled an immediate appointment with her psychologist.  Tessaàpsychologist determined that she needed more focused treatment and scheduled weekly appointments. The psychologist noted her depression affected her physical and academic functioning. The psychologist change Tessaàmedication. 

Select your ending for the scenario and explain the process that the sports medicine team takes in order to arrive at ending A or B below.

• Ending A: After a few weeks of new medication and intensive treatment with the mental health professional, Tessa was doing much better. Wave University decided to file for a Medical Hardship Waiver.  
• Ending B: After a few weeks of new medication and intensive treatment with the mental health professional, Tessa was not doing any better, but instead worse. Wave University decided to medically disqualify Tessa. 

In your explanation, address the following items.   

• Define the process that the sports medicine team follows at Wave University.
• Determine which members of the sports medicine team are involved in the process.  
• What is paperwork if any is required to serve as documentation? Where and with whom does this paperwork need to be filed?
• Explain the line of communication from the sports medicine team to the athletic administration, coaches, and possibly family members.