What is penalty if team knowingly plays infected player?

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#1

Curious who oversees this process.

Is this the honor system?

Thanks

#2

If word gets out that a school did that the public relations and recruiting hit would be horrendous. People outside the SEC already think we’re putting football ahead of health (which is basically true).

#3

Team physicians determine who can and cannot play, based on testing results. According to the SEC’s covid-19 rules, the doctors are to have “unchallengeable autonomous authority” over when a player can return.

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#4

That’s actually really reassuring.

#5

Team physicians working for the team.

I was hopeful there was some independent oversight

Thx

#6

As a doc, no way these team docs aren’t covering their backsides to prevent a lawsuit for these athletes, especially with Covid being so novel and all the information pointing to possible long term cardiovascular and pulmonary complications. You don’t want a long term problem with a kid hung around your neck bc you allowed him to return to competition and practice early.

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#7

Very valid points for sure. Thanks.

I have mistakenly thought some form of outside oversight of programs by SEC or NCAA.

#8

I would not think anyone wants to be around a positive infected player. Coaches don’t. The obvious penalty is you are probably going to get sick and infect more.

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#9

I agree. Doctors aren’t going to mess around with this. Any doctor who is callous & unscrupulous enough to do so is not likely to be a team doctor for an SEC team.

#10

Doctors lie too. Believe what you want.

#11

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