Athletic Training
Keeping Student-Athletes Healthy and Safe
You hear the band playing, coaches are pumping up student-athletes, and fans are filing into the stands. It can only mean one thing: It's game time in Williamson County.
Thanks to a collaboration between Williamson Health, Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee and Williamson County Schools, we're proud to provide dedicated athletic trainers to care for student-athletes competing at high levels across the county. Responsible for the care of student-athletes in all sports from football to cross country and basketball to lacrosse, our teams work together daily to ensure athletes achieve success on and off the field of play.
NOTE: Williamson Health athletic trainers assigned to a school are dedicated to serving student-athletes at the school they work with and do not see patients by appointment. Individuals in need of a consultation regarding a sports medicine injury are encouraged to make an appointment with a Bone and Joint Institute physician or visit a Bone and Joint Institute Orthopaedic Urgent Care Clinic. If the injury presents as an emergency, individuals should call 9-1-1 and/or visit the Emergency Room at Williamson Medical Center. For a sports medicine appointment:
About Our Athletic Training Program
Williamson Health’s certified athletic trainers work year-round to care for the 7,000-plus student-athletes at all nine public Williamson County schools competing in athletics at no cost to the school or participating families. Employed and trained by Williamson Health, these full-time professionals serve their respective schools and its student-athletes, meaning they do not see patients on a day-to-day basis but are present every day at practices, competition and team activities.
On a daily basis, an athletic trainer’s responsibilities are wide-ranging, including helping guide student-athletes participating in the 23 varsity TSSAA sports through injury prevention, examination and diagnosis of an injury, treatment programs, rehabilitation of injuries and follow-up care after an injury takes place, among so much more. Should the need arise, the athletic training team also has direct access to consultation with Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee's orthopaedic physicians and Williamson Health's wide range of specialists.
A Collaborative Approach to Care
As part of the Williamson Health medical system, athletic trainers are one piece of the multi-faceted medical teams Williamson Health provides to Williamson County Schools and a handful of private schools in the area. Joining our athletic trainers on medical teams at each school are a Bone and Joint Institute's orthopaedic physician serving as a team doctor, as well as Williamson Health EMS personnel at home competitions to provide comprehensive care for participating athletes at the more than 2,500 games taking place in the county annually.
With organized communication day in and day out, athletic trainers collaborate with team physicians and other medical personnel on return-to-play protocols for injured student-athletes to ensure the best and safest pathway forward to successful careers.
Reaching Our Athletic Trainers
Williamson Health athletic trainers are dedicated to serving student-athletes at the schools they work with and do not see patients by appointment. Please do not use the below contact information to request appointments or medical consultation unless you or your student-athlete attending a school listed below are directed to do so by a Williamson Health or Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee provider.
Brentwood High School
Kelly Stephens
Email Kelly
Nolensville High School
Megan Klein
Email Megan
Battle Ground Academy*
Centennial High School
Matt Shattuck
Email Matt
Page High School
Verena Yawn
Email Verena
Brentwood Academy*
Fairview High School
Amanda Drury
Email Amanda
Ravenwood High School
Brittany Hillyer
Email Brittany
Grace Christian Academy*
Franklin High School
Alexis Boorde
Email Alexis
Summit High School
Laura Pett
Email Laura
Lipscomb Academy*
Independence High School
Brandi Mangrum
Email Brandi
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Alex Heaton & Chris Perrine
Email Alex • Email Chris
*Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee serves this program with a team physician. Athletic trainers and EMS personnel are provided by other medical providers.
In Need of a Sports Medicine Consultation?
*If this is an emergency, please call 911 immediately.
Make an appointment with a Bone and Joint Institute physician:
Phone: (615) 791-2630
Address:
3000 Edward Curd Lane
Franklin, TN 37067
Visit a Bone and Joint Institute Orthopaedic Urgent Care:
Address:
Click here to find the location closest to you