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‘A lot of work to be done’: Saal outlines improvements to be made to student-athlete health services

Related Topics: Kansas Board of Regents

Director of Athletics Kevin Saal shows “The Shocker Way” document, which the athletics department uses to achieve its mission, at a press confrence on Aug. 15. The Shocker Way outlines three components: core values, student athletic experience, and competitve excellence.

In response to a request by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR), Director of Athletics Kevin Saal shared the athletic department’s strategic five-year plan to enhance and establish new health-based services for student-athletes, such as improvements to staffing, emergency protocols and nutrition care.

Last year, KBOR published a list of recommended student-athlete health care initiatives with unique requests for each Kansas university.