Transportation Policy

Mount Holyoke College adheres to a portal-to-portal transportation policy whereby student-athletes, coaches, and staff will be transported as a team to and from all scheduled intercollegiate events. In RARE instances, due to extenuating circumstances, students (athletes, team managers, athletic training aides) may request permission to travel in a personal automobile. The following procedure will be used when such a request is sought:

1. The student must first plan ahead, request, and be granted permission from the head coach to travel in a personal automobile.

2. The student must execute and sign the Automobile Waiver of Liability, Covenant Not to Sue, Indemnity and Hold Harmless Agreement. This form may be obtained through the department of athletics or the head coach.

3. A parent or legal guardian and head coach will also be required to sign the agreement.

4. The waiver needs to be turned in to the head coach or the associate director of athletics 48 hours prior to departure.

5. Phone calls from parents or guardians will not replace the waiver either in advance of leaving or at the site of away competitions.

6. If after an event a student wishes to travel home with a parent or legal guardian, the waiver does NOT need to be signed. However, the parent or legal guardian must speak directly with the coach in charge and inform him or her of their plans to transport their daughter from the contest.

Coaches have the final say in whether a student-athlete is allowed to travel separately from the team either to a contest or on the return trip home. The department fully supports the coaches in these decisions.