The Role of the Team Physician in Basketball

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Abstract

In addition to sideline coverage at games (the most visible aspect of a team physician’s job), the team physician is often responsible for clinical-based care, traveling with the team, and developing policy and procedures to provide all related health-care and safety measures for the athletes and members of the traveling party. Team physicians are often subspecialty trained to handle both sport-specific injuries and non-sport-specific emergencies. They work in tandem with the athletic training and coaching staff to ensure quality and timely care for their athletes. In addition to a deep knowledge of sports medicine, it is crucial a team physician be an effective leader and communicator as they are looked to as the “gatekeeper” for the health and safety of their team.

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Kovan, J. R., & Gonzalez, C. (2020). The Role of the Team Physician in Basketball. In Basketball Sports Medicine and Science (pp. 121–123). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61070-1_11

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