ATHLETIC TRAINING

MISSION:

Mike Kessock Sports Medicine Center

The University of Maine Sports Medicine Team will provide the best possible care to ill or injured intercollegiate student-athletes. Each member of the Sports Medicine Team will do their part to provide leadership, counseling, and service necessary to prevent, manage and rehabilitate the injured student-athlete. All aspects of their health and safety will be paramount. The student-athlete's present and future welfare is the major priority in all decisions.

SPORTS MEDICINE TEAM:
The Sports Medicine Team consists of certified athletic trainers, team physicians, consulting physicians and other allied healthcare professionals. The team works together to prevent, manage and rehabilitate all injured student-athletes.

CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS:
A Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) is a highly educated and skilled professional specializing in sports medicine. Under the direction of the team physician and in cooperation with consulting physicians and other allied healthcare providers, the athletic trainer functions as an integral member of the Sports Medicine Team. All University of Maine certified athletic trainers are .com/javascript/wysiwyg/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js">certified by and members of the National Athletic Trainers Association.

University of Maine Sports Medicine Directory

UMaine Athletic Training Staff

Ryan Taylor - Head Athletic Trainer

207-581-1072 // ryan.taylor@umit.maine.edu

(Football, men's and women's track and field)

Amy Adamo - Senior Athletic Trainer

207-581-1046 // amy.adamo@umit.maine.edu

(Men's and women's cross country, men's and women's swim and dive, baseball)

Michelle Bowers, Assistant Athletic Trainer

207-581-3053 // michelle.bowers@umit.maine.edu

(Field Hockey, men's basketball)

Paul Culina, Director of Hockey Operations / Hockey Athletic Trainer

207-581-1071 // paul.culina@umit.maine.edu

(Men's ice hockey)

Kelleigh O'Neill, Assistant Athletic Trainer

207-581-4068 // kelleigh.oneill@umit.maine.edu

(Women's soccer, basketball)

Stacey Brassbridge, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

207-581-1060 // stacey.brassbridge@umit.maine.edu

(Women's ice hcokey, softball)

Mailing Address
Kessock Sports Medicine Center
5747 Memorial Gym
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
207-581-4474 FAX

Mark "Rookie" Letendre Award
This award is presented annually by Mark "Rookie" Letendre, Director of Umpire Medical Services for Major League Baseball, to the outstanding student athletic trainer of the year who best reflects the ideals, dedication, loyalty and commitment to the profession of Athletic Training and the University of Maine.

Past winners include:
1991 Fawn R. Dunphy
1992 Robert J. Kreider
1993 Richard Rosenblum
1994 Debra Smith
1995 Chris Nightengale & Dick Fournier
1996 Joellen Haynes
1997 Joel Chretien
1998 Lisa Mac Donald
1999 Dennis Russell
2000 Ellise Spaulding
2001 Kristy Pooler
2003 Brianna Frye
2004 Meneah Haworth and Sarah Wilder
2006 David Stickney
2007 Darci Dickison
2008 Eric Crest
2009 Josh Bennett
2010 J.P. Stowe

2012 Sam Adams

Annual Golf Tournament
The Athletic Training Department held its annual golf tournament to raise funds for the department on Friday, June 8, 2012 at Hermon Meadows Golf Course. Sponsors of the tournament include: First MRI and Jerry LaFlamme. Click the following PDF to see the full list of sponsors: Sponsor Thank You Sheet

Facility Emergency Plans
The Athletic Training Department has development emergency plans for all of the facilities that are used by student-athletes at the University of Maine. For a complete list of these emergency plans, click here.

Student-Athlete Medical Checklists
• Click here if you are a first-time student-athlete at UMaine.

 
• Click here if you are a returning student-athlete at UMaine.

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