Athletic Training Services

Expert Training for our Athletic Trainers with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist recently offered their annual Athletic Training Outreach Program – a program designed to help athletes feel their best while refreshing sports professionals on some basic sports medicine techniques.

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Heath Thornton

Our ultimate goal in what we do by having that athletic training outreach program and working with the athletic trainers at the sports medicine department at Wake Forest University is so that we can take care of the athletes so we're providing them the high level of care that both professional and college athletes get at a high school level.

Ayumi Deyton

Honestly, getting to work with Wake Forest University and using the facilities here and the immersive training between the physicians, the athletic trainers at the university, and Atrium Health is a big community effort and shows everybody likes working together as a team.

Bridget Sullivan

I love this event because annually we get to come in here, I get a great refresher on how to save a life and I go into my season, since I start my season in two weeks, confident on the emergency saving procedures since I just had a refresher on it.

Natalie High

This event was fantastic for me. I actually just started working at the high school level and high school is a lot different when it comes to your resources and the events you work and things of that sort, so this is very beneficial to me. There's a lot of things that I'm not used to doing that the North Carolina High School Athletic Association requires, so this is just really good to help freshen my mind up.

Heather Malloy

From C-spine and Narcan and things like that, as times change, just being at the forefront of that is something that Atrium and Wake Forest Baptist have been fantastic about, and that stood out to me was they're addressing topics that are constantly changing and knowing that times are going to change and being there for them is of utmost importance.

Heath Thornton

This is a great way to know that everyone's been trained to the level that we expect so we can give the excellent care that we expect of our staff and our participants.

Football player being cared for by an Athletic Trainer According to Centers for Disease Control, the number of high school students playing sports has increased to 7 million, and many more children play in middle school and summer sports leagues. The increased sports participation has brought a sharp rise in the chance of injury, as today’s student athletes are encouraged to become bigger, faster and stronger. Now more than ever, schools and athletic leagues turn to certified athletic trainers for help in injury recovery and - more importantly - injury prevention.

Today, athletes of all ages in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system, Alleghany County Schools, Wilkes County School system, Yadkin County Schools, Lexington Senior High School and some Guilford County High Schools receive treatment and injury prevention guidance through the Wake Forest Baptist Health Certified Athletic Trainer Program. Each high school has a dedicated Wake Forest Baptist athletic trainer that works with coaching staff, school nurses, athletic administrators, parents, and our Sports Medicine specialists to provide expert level care to student athletes.

"Certified athletic trainers are an integral part of our sports medicine team at Wake Forest Baptist Health,” says Heath Thornton, MD, Medical Director of the Athletic Training Outreach Program. “On the playing field or court, they act as our ‘eyes and ears,’ keeping athletes safe and healthy during practices, games, and beyond."

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Certified Athletic Trainers' knowledge base includes:

Valuation and assessment of musculoskeletal injuries and athletic-related illness
Recognition and evaluation of head injuries & concussions
Acute/emergency or on-field care of injuries
Rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries
Risk management and injury prevention
General medical conditions and disabilities
Health and wellness issues
Nutritional counseling
Develop and implement comprehensive emergency action plans for when serious injuries occur

Forsyth and Yadkin County Area Schools

Atkins

Carver

East Forsyth

Forbush

Glenn

Mount Tabor

N.C. Leadership Academy

North Forsyth

Parkland

Reagan

RJ Reynolds

Starmount

Walkertown

West Forsyth

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Foothills Area Schools

Alleghany

East Wilkes

Mount Airy

North Wilkes

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West Wilkes West Wilkes High School Logo

Wilkes Central

Guilford County Area Schools

High Point Andrews

High Point Central

High Point Christian Academy

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Ragsdale

Southwest Guilford

Wesleyan Christian Academy

Grimsley

Southern Guilford

About Our Program

Our athletic trainers provide on-site, certified, licensed athletic trainers to our partnered high schools and other athletic organizations. Our athletic trainers are onsite during all home games and matches; including daily team practices. We provide coverage to 27 public and private schools across the Triad.

We are experienced working with athletes from a wide range of sports, including football, soccer, lacrosse, wrestling, basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, tennis, golf, swimming, volleyball, cross country and field hockey.

We are part of the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine team. We strive to provide student athletes with access to an evidence based healthcare collaboration from acute recognition, immediate management and stabilization, referral by certified athletic training staff to appropriate medical providers, access to formal rehabilitation with expert physical therapy staff along with implementation of most current return to play guidelines to ensure optimal return to sports participation with the lowest relative risk for re-injury. In addition, this program will offer educational resources and preventive programs individualized to specific sport to decrease the student athletes’ risk for future injuries.

All of our Athletic Trainers:

Hold college degrees from accredited athletic training programs, have passed the national Board of Certification Exam for athletic trainers, and are licensee in the State of North Carolina to practice athletic training. Learn more about athletic trainer certification and training.
Have expertise working with young athletes and designing programs to meet the unique needs of young athletes. We recommend age-appropriate training, teach proper technique and use clear, understandable language to educate children about sports and related health issues.
Follow all concussion protocols and guidelines provide by the State of North Carolina. We evaluate young athletes with concussion-like symptoms to help determine whether an athlete has a concussion and when they can safely return to competition.
Work to protect the best interest of the children they serve and serving as liaisons between student-athletes, parents and their coaches, athletic trainers help ensure that the athletes' health comes first.
Evaluate and care for injuries on site, provide information about at-home care, refer athletes and parents for additional care and follow up to ensure all athletes are recovering well.

All of our Athletic Trainers:

Hold college degrees from accredited athletic training programs, have passed the national Board of Certification Exam for athletic trainers, and are licensee in the State of North Carolina to practice athletic training. Learn more about athletic trainer certification and training.
Have expertise working with young athletes and designing programs to meet the unique needs of young athletes. We recommend age-appropriate training, teach proper technique and use clear, understandable language to educate children about sports and related health issues.
Follow all concussion protocols and guidelines provide by the State of North Carolina. We evaluate young athletes with concussion-like symptoms to help determine whether an athlete has a concussion and when they can safely return to competition.
Work to protect the best interest of the children they serve and serving as liaisons between student-athletes, parents and their coaches, athletic trainers help ensure that the athletes' health comes first.
Evaluate and care for injuries on site, provide information about at-home care, refer athletes and parents for additional care and follow up to ensure all athletes are recovering well.

All of our Athletic Trainers:

Hold college degrees from accredited athletic training programs, have passed the national Board of Certification Exam for athletic trainers, and are licensee in the State of North Carolina to practice athletic training. Learn more about athletic trainer certification and training.
Have expertise working with young athletes and designing programs to meet the unique needs of young athletes. We recommend age-appropriate training, teach proper technique and use clear, understandable language to educate children about sports and related health issues.
Follow all concussion protocols and guidelines provide by the State of North Carolina. We evaluate young athletes with concussion-like symptoms to help determine whether an athlete has a concussion and when they can safely return to competition.
Work to protect the best interest of the children they serve and serving as liaisons between student-athletes, parents and their coaches, athletic trainers help ensure that the athletes' health comes first.
Evaluate and care for injuries on site, provide information about at-home care, refer athletes and parents for additional care and follow up to ensure all athletes are recovering well.

All of our Athletic Trainers:

Hold college degrees from accredited athletic training programs, have passed the national Board of Certification Exam for athletic trainers, and are licensee in the State of North Carolina to practice athletic training. Learn more about athletic trainer certification and training.
Have expertise working with young athletes and designing programs to meet the unique needs of young athletes. We recommend age-appropriate training, teach proper technique and use clear, understandable language to educate children about sports and related health issues.
Follow all concussion protocols and guidelines provide by the State of North Carolina. We evaluate young athletes with concussion-like symptoms to help determine whether an athlete has a concussion and when they can safely return to competition.
Work to protect the best interest of the children they serve and serving as liaisons between student-athletes, parents and their coaches, athletic trainers help ensure that the athletes' health comes first.
Evaluate and care for injuries on site, provide information about at-home care, refer athletes and parents for additional care and follow up to ensure all athletes are recovering well

Athletic Trainer Event Coverage

Wake Forest Baptist Athletic Trainers are available on a fee-for-service basis to cover a wide range of athletic events, including regional sporting events and at sports camps. The athletic trainers tailor their services to the specific needs of the participants at each of these events.

Our athletic trainers can provide medical coverage at your sporting events or sports camps.

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Athletic Training Services

Expert Training for our Athletic Trainers with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University

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Heath Thornton

Ayumi Deyton

Bridget Sullivan

Natalie High

Heather Malloy

Heath Thornton

Forsyth and Yadkin County Area Schools

Foothills Area Schools

Guilford County Area Schools

About Our Program

Athletic Trainer Event Coverage