TEAM POLICIES

Participant Gifts

Each institution will receive 23 Championship gifts courtesy of the Atlantic 10. The gifts were ordered on an individual basis via a designated website. Institutions received the opportunity to purchase additional gifts, if desired. Each institution’s gifts will be shipped directly to the respective campus administrator.

Official Team Travel Party Entrance

Members of the official team travel party gain entrance to CHASE Fieldhouse through the Participants Entrance behind the arena. Official travel party individuals are not permitted entrance with the general public. (See pages 18-19 for maps).

Team Locker Rooms

Locker room assignments will be determined by seed. The top seed of each game will be in locker room facility 1 or 2 located directly off the playing floor. The lower seed of each game will be in locker room facility 3 or 4 located in the fieldhouse. Each locker room will be appropriately identified and supplied with taping table, water, cups, towels, soap, white board, and dry erase pen. Please note: locker rooms are not to be used for overnight storage.

UNIFORMS & LAUNDRY

Teams are required to bring both white/light and dark uniforms. The higher seeded team in each game will always be designated as the home team and will wear its light colored uniforms. Amon Crisden is the contact for laundry arrangement throughout the championship. His contact information is: 757-602-6358 / amoncrisden@76ers.com.

Basketballs

The Spalding TF-1000 Legacy will be the official ball used in all Championship games.

MEDICAL/ ATHLETIC TRAINING INFORMATION

TAPING

Taping tables will be located in the training room and locker rooms for each team’s use. Each team must provide its own supplies.

Athletic Training Room

The athletic training room will be available before and after each game with ice, water, cups, ice bags and emergency equipment.

PHYSICIAN

A physician will be on site during all games of the championship. Institutional team physicians without the appropriate credential will be allowed locker room access only in the event of an emergency. Physicians are on call during shootaround times.

CONCUSSION PROTOCOL

Institutions should refer to the Inter-Association Consensus: Diagnosis and Management of Sports-Related Concussion Guidelines published by the NCAA Sports Science Institute for information on concussion management best practices. Participating institutions shall follow the concussion management protocol implemented by their sports medicine staff while participating in the Championships. For teams traveling without an athletic trainer, Nemours and Christiana Care sports medicine staff shall administer its concussion management protocol. If a participant suffering a concussion does not have access to his/her own team physician, the championships physician shall have the authority to determine medical clearance to return to competition.

EMERGENCY

Ambulance service will be available during all championship sessions. The physician present will make necessary arrangements for transfer to the hospital.

HOSPITAL

There are two hospitals in close proximity to CHASE Fieldhouse and the team hotels.

ChristianaCare Wilmington – Emergency Department

Saint Francis Hospital 501 W 14th St. 701 N. Clayton St.

Wilmington, DE 19801

2.1 Miles away, estimated driving time 7 MINS.

Wilmington, DE 19801

2.3 Miles away, estimated driving time 7 MINS.