Appendix 2.

Medical Coverage During Practices and Competitions According to Michigan High School and Club Sport Coaches

Variable	Coaches, No. (%)		χ2 Value	P Value
	High School (N = 497)	Club (N = 31)
Who is typically responsible for immediate medical care during practices?			25.0	<.001
AT	155 (31.2)	2 (6.5)
Coaches	332 (66.8)	28 (90.3)
Parents	3 (0.6)	0 (0.0)
Other	7 (1.4)	1 (3.2)
How often is an AT present at practices?			10.9	.012
None of the time	227 (45.7)	23 (74.2)
Some of the time	123 (24.7)	6 (19.4)
Most of the time	75 (15.1)	1 (3.2)
Almost all of the time	72 (14.5)	1 (3.2)
Who is typically responsible for immediate medical care during competitions?			27.6	<.001
AT	288 (57.9)	10 (32.3)
Coaches	197 (39.6)	18 (58.1)
Parents	3 (0.6)	3 (9.7)
Other	9 (1.8)	0 (0.0
How often is an AT present at competitions?			10.7	.014
None of the time	103 (20.7)	13 (41.9)
Some of the time	95 (19.1)	6 (19.4)
Most of the time	76 (15.3)	6 (19.4)
Almost all of the time	223 (44.9)	6 (19.4)

Abbreviation: AT, athletic trainer.