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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2419288, member: 6620"] OK, some research before a conference call. The lack of consistency that I brought up seems to eminate from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (or HIPAA regulations), which also tie into your point. This article from 2014 addresses various issues from numerous perspectives, including that of the athlete: [URL='http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/coaches-schools-unsure-about-hipaa-rules-when-athletes-are-injured/article_b56ced76-3f51-540a-a4e8-41d4754d695d.html']Coaches, schools unsure about HIPAA rules when athletes are injured[/URL] This article interviews a trainer who has worked at both the high school and collegiate level and quotes him as such: "It depends on how the athlete goes about telling the coach," Warren said. "If an athlete talks to the coach and tells them what's going on, but doesn't say not to tell anyone, then a coach can talk to whoever they want — the parents, the players, the media. If the athlete expresses that they don't want someone else to know, they're absolutely not allowed to tell anyone. "It's a very slippery slope. That's why you'll see different contracts when athletes come in for a physical." And why we hear different things from different coaches, even within the same institution. Plebe...thanks for the give and take: forced me to look more into an issue that has gotten underneath my skin from time to time. [/QUOTE]