CHAPTER 24 Facility Policies, Procedures, and Legal Issues

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

This is the eleventh edition of the American College of Sports Medicine's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. It provides comprehensive information on exercise testing procedures, including indications, contraindications, and interpretations, as well as guidelines for exercise prescription across various populations and health conditions. Specific chapters cover cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, body composition, and exercise programming for special populations such as older adults, individuals with chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, heart failure, Parkinson's disease), and those with disabilities (e.g., spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy). This book also explores theoretical frameworks for understanding exercise behavior and strategies to promote adherence.

CHAPTER 24 Facility Policies, Procedures, and Legal Issues

• develop or clarify the goals and objectives of a strength and conditioning program, • understand the daily operational practices of a strength and conditioning program and facility that help to achieve the goals and objectives, • establish a standard of practice that leads to a safe and effective strength and conditioning program, • identify common areas of potential liability exposure and implement appropriate risk management strategies, • create a policies and procedures manual for a strength and conditioning program and facility, and • properly schedule the strength and conditioning facility, along with formulating guidelines on seasonal planning and staffto-athlete ratios.

CHAPTER 23 Facility Design, Layout, and Organization

• identify the aspects of new facility design, including the four phases (predesign, design, construction, and preoperation); • identify the aspects of modification of an existing facility, along with the differences between design of a new facility and modification or renovation of an existing facility; • explain how to assess an athletic program’s needs in order to design a facility that is well suited to these needs; • explain how to design specific facility features, including supervision location, access, ceiling height, flooring, environmental factors, electrical service, and mirrors; • explain how to arrange equipment in organized groups, creating better traffic flow throughout the facility; and • explain the maintenance and cleaning needs for the surfaces and equipment in a strength and conditioning facility.

CHAPTER 22 Rehabilitation and Reconditioning

• identify the members of the sports medicine team and their responsibilities during the rehabilitation and reconditioning of injured athletes, • recognize the types of injuries athletes sustain, • comprehend the timing and events of tissue healing, • understand the goals of each tissue healing phase, and • describe the role of the strength and conditioning professional during injury rehabilitation and reconditioning.

CHAPTER 21 Periodization

• understand the central concepts that underpin the periodization of training; • appreciate the value, role, and application of periodization in strength and conditioning programs; • describe the four periods of the traditional periodization model; • describe the two phases of the preparatory period of the traditional periodization model; • relate the four sport seasons to the four periods of the traditional periodization model; and • apply the program design variables to create a periodized strength training program.