Learning Objectives:

1.  Identify the medicolegal liability gaps facing team physicians caring for elite athletes, including the inadequacy of standard malpractice coverage relative to professional and NIL-era collegiate athlete contract values.

2.  Describe the impact of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policies on the team physician's role, including new conflicts of interest, heightened return-to-play pressures, and evolving privacy obligations.

3.  Apply shared decision-making frameworks and documentation strategies to mitigate medicolegal risk while maintaining athlete-centered care in high-stakes clinical scenarios.

4.  Recognize the importance of advocacy and governance reform in shaping legislative and institutional protections for team physicians in the evolving sports medicine landscape.