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Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine services for the Bismarck Public Schools are provided by Sanford Bismarck. Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) from Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine are present at the following athletic events for the prevention of athletic injuries through the application of protective tapings, wraps and braces, and assist in the design of practices to help reduce the incidence of injury: Fall Home varsity, JV, sophomore, freshman, and middle school football games (will travel with varsity football to all road games, including playoffs) Home varsity boys' soccer games Home varsity boys' and girls' cross country meets Home varsity volleyball matches/tournaments Winter Home varsity and JV boys' and girls' ice hockey games Home varsity boys' and girls' basketball games Home varsity wrestling duals/tournaments Home gymnastics events Spring Home varsity girls' soccer games Home varsity boys' and girls' track/field meets Home varsity baseball games Home varsity softball games High Schools ATCs are also present in the athletic training rooms at Bismarck, Century and Legacy High School on a daily basis unless there is a sports conflict. Middle Schools During the school year, an ATC will be present two days a week for a minimum of one hour per day at each Bismarck Middle School (Horizon, Wachter, and Simle) to follow up with or evaluate athletes who have been injured in a practice, game, or event. Ice Hockey During the hockey season, an ATC will be present for a minimum of two days a week for visits at the VFW Sports Center and Capital Ice Complex to follow up with or evaluate athletes who have been injured in a practice, game or event for a minimum of three hours per week. Please refer to the Sanford Sports Medicine Google Calendars below for a list of events, times, and the ATC providing coverage. |
The ATC will arrive at the following times prior to the scheduled start of events for coverage:
Fall
Varsity football games - 3 hours
JV and freshman football games - 1 hour
Middle school football games - 30 minutes
Varsity boys' soccer games - 45 minutes
Varsity boys' and girls' cross country meets - 30 minutes
Varsity volleyball matches/tournaments - 1 hour
Winter
Varsity and JV boys' and girls' ice hockey games - 30 minutes
Varsity boys' and girls' basketball games - 1 hour
Varsity wrestling duals/tournaments - 30 minutes
Gymnastics events - 30 minutes
Spring
Varsity girls' soccer games - 45 minutes
Varsity boys' and girls' track/field meets - 30 minutes
Varsity baseball games - 30 minutes
Varsity softball games - 30 minutes