Sports Medicine

Our Community

We are proud providers of athletic training coverage to most of the area high schools and at Jackson Catholic Middle School. Our certified athletic trainers are there to make sure your children are safe while on the field.

The schools that we cover are:

• Columbia Central HS     Jordan Clark MS, AT, ATC
• Concord                         Tyler Cortright MS, AT, ATC
• East Jackson HS            Matt Draper  AT, ATC, CSCS
• Grass Lake HS               Brandon Payne MS, AT, ATC
• Hanover Horton             Matt Spiess MS, AT, ATC
• Jackson HS                     Marko Grbesa MS, AT, ATC  
• Jonesville (NEW!)           Deborah Shaw AT, ATC
• Leslie                              Brie Hensley AT, ATC
• Lumen Christi HS            Carrie Stevens  AT, ATC
• Michigan Center HS         Rick Sigler  AT, ATC
• Northwest HS                  Dave Brock  AT, ATC
• Springport                        Kelly Lane  AT, ATC
• Vandercook Lake HS        Todd Sparks  MS, AT, ATC, PES
• Western HS                      Chris Cowan AT, ATC

Our Education and Experience

Athletic training is recognized as an allied health care profession by the American Medical Association. Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) have at least a bachelor’s degree and have passed a national certifying exam. ATCs are educated and experienced in providing the following services to the physically active population.

ATCs are educated and experienced in providing:

• Injury prevention
• Immediate injury care
• Injury assessment
• Rehabilitation and conditioning
• Education and counseling

The certified athletic trainer’s main function is to keep individuals participating at a high functional level, whether in athletic, exercise, or work-related activities.

For additional information on Sports Medicine and the Athletic Training profession visit the websites for the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society.

What is an ATC?

Certified Athletic Trainers are highly educated and skilled professionals specializing in athletic healthcare. In cooperation with Physicians and other allied Health Personnel, the athletic trainer functions as an integral member of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine clinics, professional sports programs and other athletic health care settings.

Our Athletic Trainers have at minimum, a bachelor’s degree , usually in athletic training, health, physical education or exercise science.

Our Athletic Trainers are Board Certified and use the designation, ATC.