Wealth=Health

MAHINDRA UNITED

Medical tests are mandatory. 8220;Without it no contract is offered,8221; says manager Henry Menezes. Players undergo tests at Mahindras8217; Occupation Health Centre at Kandivli. The tests are mostly pathological in nature and a medical card is maintained thereafter. 8216;8216;Being a corporate house we can afford to do it as we view a player as an employee who has to go through the pre-employment routine,8221; Menezes explains. These tests are usually done at the time of recruitment.

EAST BENGAL

It8217;s a two-phase system, says club vice-president Dr Shanti Dasgupta also the official club doc. 8216;8216;Players are subjected to a general check-up before signing on, and later to a battery of specific tests for verification8217;8217;, he says. The club, he adds, has a separate medical budget and arrangements with members who also form part of the fraternity. Tests conducted vary from routine blood examination to tests to measure the player8217;s endurance levels.