Wofford Athletic Training Staff provides injury evaluation, management, rehabilitation and referral; implementation of emergency action plans; return to competition decisions; protective equipment; information regarding nutritional needs and concerns; safe practice procedures and conditioning activities; inspection of playing fields and facilities to ensure safety; and monitoring of environmental conditions. Athletic trainers at Wofford develop relationships with student-athletes and possess a detailed knowledge of student-athletes' medical backgrounds before any medical issues or injuries occur. This unique situation provides for an efficient and expedient flow of medical care to our student-athletes if an issue does occur.

Wofford Athletic Training is made up of seven full time athletic trainers, two resident athletic trainers, and a Physical Therapist employed by Spartanburg Regional Sports Medicine. All athletic trainers must earn a degree from an athletic training curriculum that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education (CAATE), and then pass a comprehensive test administered by the National Athletic Training Board of Certification (BOC). Certified athletic trainers are recognized as allied healthcare practitioners by the American Medical Association. Once certified, they must meet ongoing continuing education requirements in order to remain certified.

All care for student-athlete medical issues begins with the athletic trainers. They have specific training and knowledge for each sport allowing them to work closely with team physicians, coaches, strength/conditioning staff, and student-athletes to design workouts that will improve their athletic ability. More importantly, athletic trainers are able to evaluate student-athletes to identify conditions that may predispose them to injury then formulate and execute a plan to rectify the condition. Athletic trainers are in a unique position to provide care as they have a solid relationship with student-athletes before they ever have a medical issue. Unfortunately, injuries are a part of athletics. However, if an injury does occur, our athletic trainers are present at all team activities. They are able to see it happen, immediately provide acute care, formulate and execute a rehabilitation plan to quickly and safely return the student-athlete to competition.