Role of the physician in high-performance sports medicine: medical guardianship
| PERFORM |
| Provision of best medical care through periodic evaluation, preventive strategies, rapid |
| diagnosis and best management |
| Education of athletes, coaches, parents, staff—and self |
| Research, innovation and audit |
| Facilitating an integrated interdisciplinary medical and sciences approach to individual and team care |
| Optimisation of performance through good medical care, helping to promote safe and effective training and recovery |
| Reliability, accessibility, concordance |
| Maintenance of highest standards and reinforcement of codes of ethics and best practice |