La Salle Athletic Training program is a NATA Safe Sport School. According to the NATA website, The Safe Sports School Award recognizes secondary schools around the country that take the crucial steps to keep their athletes free from injuries. As a First Award recipient, our Athletic Training staff are required to adhere to the following:
Create a positive athletic health care administrative system
Provide or coordinate per-participation physical examinations
Promote safe and appropriate practice and competitive facilities
Plan for selection, fit function, and proper maintenance of athletic equipment
Provide a permanent, appropriately equipped area to evaluate and treat injured athletes
Develop injury and illness prevention strategies, including protocols for environmental conditions
Provide or facilitate injury intervention
Create and rehearse venue-specific Emergency Action Plan
Provide or facilitate psychosocial consultation and nutritional counseling/education
Be sure athletes and parents are educated of the potential benefits and risks in sports as well as their responsibilities
Alex currently works as a Certified Athletic Trainer at La Salle High School and Beacon West Physical Therapy Clinic. She received her BS in Athletic Training from The Ohio State University in 2017. She is from Cincinnati (White Oak) and attended Mount Notre Dame High School. In her free time, she enjoys working out, running Spartan Races, and hanging out with family and friends.