Sam Drewes, a Certified Athletic Trainer (AT) is in her third year of working within Crater High School athletics. She is an outreach athletic trainer provided by Providence Sports Medicine. Sam is board certified as an athletic trainer from the Board of Certification (BOC) and is registered with the State of Oregon Health Licensing Office as an Athletic Trainer. Sam received her Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2013 before moving out to Southern Oregon, where she worked as a high school athletic trainer for two years. She attended Graduate School at the University of Oregon in 2015, graduating with a Master of Science in Human Physiology and Athletic Training this past spring. Sam is excited to call Southern Oregon home and to continue her passion of working with high school and adolescent athletes. Her role, as an athletic trainer in the secondary school setting spans from first aid and emergency response to evaluation and treatment/rehabilitation of orthopedic conditions. She is also a liaison for communication between parents, physicians, nurses, physical therapists, coaches and teachers. Please feel free to contact her with any and all concerns.
Message to Parents:
Athletic trainers are healthcare professionals who collaborate with physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professions that make up the sports medicine team. The services provided by ATs comprise of injury prevention, emergency care, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
'In the athletic training facility (ATF) at Crater I am able to assess, treat and rehabilitate injuries sustained during high school athletics. As a Certified Athletic Trainer, I am trained to care for most medical problems your son/daughter may experience while they are playing sports at Crater high school. Please understand that there are about 16 sports and close to 300-400 athletes that participate throughout the year, so my presence at every practice/game/match is next to impossible.
I know that some injuries take place away or don’t appear until after athletes have gone home. If the athlete is comfortable, I can see them the next school day, but I understand that some injuries need to be seen by a physician, the urgent care or the emergency room. If that does happen, I ask that your athlete return with a note either clearing them or withholding them from sport, and the diagnosed injury. Please remind the physician to put the diagnosis on the prescription so that we can better help them return to their sport. Also, know that your athlete may be withheld until your athlete is functionally able to get back safely to their sport.
The ATF will be open most days after school, unless there is an unplanned absence or, if I have to leave early for another sporting event. If an athlete has an injury that needs to be evaluated, they are expected to check in with their coach and then come to the ATF. Athletes that are leaving for events are given first priority, then those who are currently being treated, then athletes with new evaluations. I will do my best to communicate with you if the injury is going to need further evaluation by a physician, or if they will need to be out of competition for a period of time.'
Responsibilities of the Athlete and Their Parent(s)
- Inform the athletic trainer of ALL Injuries that occur during the season, whether or not it happened while participating in their sport. This is essential in the recovery process.
- Inform the athletic trainer of ALL doctor visits regarding injury and return to participation.
- Provide the athletic trainer with a written note from ALL doctor visits. This is important for documentation of an athlete’s injury and return to participation guidelines, plus it aids in communication between the physician and AT. Athletes will not be allowed to return to participation without a note from their physician.
**Compliance and Communication**
Our job is to keep your athlete safe. It is the ATHLETE’S RESPONSIBILITY to follow directions specified by the Athletic Trainer. Rehabilitating an injury requires consistency in order to achieve the best possible outcome. This could mean taking sufficient time to rest, or completing exercises daily before or after practice. The athletic trainer will contact parents with medical concerns about serious injury or illness. Parents are always welcome and encouraged to contact the athletic trainer with questions.
Our job is to keep your athlete safe. It is the ATHLETE’S RESPONSIBILITY to follow directions specified by the Athletic Trainer. Rehabilitating an injury requires consistency in order to achieve the best possible outcome. This could mean taking sufficient time to rest, or completing exercises daily before or after practice. The athletic trainer will contact parents with medical concerns about serious injury or illness. Parents are always welcome and encouraged to contact the athletic trainer with questions.
