The status of athletic department ATOD policies has received
limited attention. Few studies have examined the extent to which
athletic trainers are currently involved in developing and revising their
drug education and prevention policies. This study compared the
perceptions of head athletic trainers from NCAA member Divisions I, II
and III toward the status of their current ATOD policies and what they
would ideally like to see in their athletic departments. Policy issues
were related to each of the following four domains, 1) policy
implementation; 2) educational programs; 3) ATOD policy
enforcement; 4) athletic trainer participation in developing and
evaluating ATOD policies. A web-based questionnaire was designed to
collect data. Responses were collected from (353) head athletic trainers
at three NCAA member institutions.
Conveying ATOD policies to visiting student athletes related to
the use of drugs banned by the NCAA during recruitment visits was
the highest priority among HATS in three NCAA divisions. Athletic
trainers from all divisions wanted to see ATOD education programs
scheduled closer to athletic events when the potential for drug use
could increase. Drug enforcement policies related to the consequences
of testing positive for using a banned drug after a second or a third
time by athletes was a high priority for Division I and III HATS.
Division II trainers reported that mandatory drug testing was
also a high priority. More Division I NCAA member institutions had
evaluated their ATOD policies during the past year compared to
Division I and III members. Participation in developing and revising
athletic department and team ATOD policies was an important priority
for head athletic trainers. HATS who were more involved in developing
ATOD policies mentioned that they gained a better understanding of
drug abuse and drug testing issues when they were part of their
athletic departments' policy making process. / Graduation date: 2004
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/30741 |
| Date | 30 September 2003 |
| Creators | Shirazi, Aida |
| Contributors | Tricker, Raymond |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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