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Partnering with one of the top athletic training programs in the nation at Georgia Southern University, student-athletes in all 17 sports receive excellent care and attention both on the field and off. Under the direction of Brandy Clouse, Georgia Southern Sports Medicine provides optimal care for student-athletes as they prepare for practice and competition. Full-time and graduate assistant athletic trainers work with all Eagle teams during their competition seasons and off-season workouts to prevent and rehabilitate injuries. A team of physicians and specialists, including a primary care physician and orthopedic surgeons, are present at all Eagles’ games.
Opened in summer 2014, the new Ted Smith Family Football Operations Facility features nearly 2,500-square foot athletic training room for the treatment and rehabilitation of injuries. The new facility incorporates the very latest advances and resources in sports medicine, including a new underwater treadmill with video monitoring system, as staff members constantly research and incorporate new technology to benefit the student-athlete.
The underwater treadmill, which allows for variable water depths and has an adjustable floor, is housed in the expansive hydrotherapy room with hot and cold tubs custom-installed at floor level. The area also contains an industrial ice machine and hydration station for preparing and storing PowerAde, water and ice coolers for practices and game day.
A designated area for rehabilitation, as well as the turf field adjoining the facility, allows for specialized care for sessions specific to the treatment of injuries and for post-surgery recovery. More than a dozen treatment stations and eight taping stations fill the floor space of main football athletic training facility with the ability to handle double the student-athlete capacity of the Hanner Fieldhouse athletic training room.
Functional athletic training rooms are also located at the Beautiful Eagle Creek practice facility for football, at the Wiggins Building for baseball, at the softball stadium and at the track/soccer complex to help in providing care to the student-athletes anywhere around the athletic campus.
In summer 2013, Georgia Southern stepped to the front of both safety and technology as the Eagles employed the Sideline Response System (SRS) in conjunction with the Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS). This patented technology by Riddell records the frequency and severity of impacts received by a player during games and practices allowing for easy and accurate sideline monitoring of on-field impacts.
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