Caring for Student Athletes
Discover how Essentia Health helps keep student athletes in your community healthy, safe, and playing their best.
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Explore sports medicine and orthopedics care at Essentia Health.
High School & College Athletic Trainers
Your local student athletes are committed to making their team, school, and community proud. We want to help. That’s why our sports medicine professionals provide care before, during, and after practices and games. Our athletic trainers may:
- Educate and advise athletes on injury prevention
- Conduct baseline testing and post-injury concussion testing
- Evaluate athletes for injuries and concussions during practices and games
- Provide preventive care, such as taping
- Coordinate care for student athletes
Explore our resources for student-athletes and coaches.
Schools & Organizations We Serve
Essentia Health partners with local high schools, colleges, and universities, as well as sports clubs and leagues. See which teams we care for in your community.
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Northeast Minnesota & Northwest Wisconsin
- Duluth, MN
- College of St. Scholastica Saints
- Duluth Denfield High School Hunters
- Duluth East High School Greyhounds
- Marshall School Hilltopers
- University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
- Esko, MN – Esko High School Eskomos
- Hermantown, MN – Hermantown High School Hawks
- Maple, WI – Northwestern High School Tigers
- Mesabi East Giants
- Spooner, WI - Spooner High School Rails
- Superior, WI
- Superior High School Spartans
- University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets
- Duluth, MN
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Central Minnesota
- Brainerd, MN – Brainerd High School Warriors
- Brainerd, MN – Central Lakes College Raiders
- Pequot Lakes, MN – Pequot Lakes High School Patriots
- Pine River, MN – Pine River-Backus High School Tigers
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Eastern North Dakota & Western Minnesota
- Ada, MN – Ada-Borup High School Cougars
- Barnesville, MN – Barnesville High School Trojans
- Detroit Lakes, MN – Detroit Lakes Youth Hockey Association
- Dakota Fusion Futbal Club
- Fosston, MN – Fosston High School Greyhounds
- Frazee, MN – Frazee High School Hornets
- Hawley, MN – Hawley High School Nuggets
- Lake Park, MN – Lake Park Audubon High School Raiders
- Mahnomen, MN – Mahnomen High School Thunderbirds
- Moorhead, MN – Park Christian School Falcons
- Pelican Rapids, MN – Pelican Rapids High School Vikings
- Tower City, ND – Maple Valley High School Raiders and Maple Valley-Enderlin Falcons
- Twin Valley, MN – Norman County East High School Titans
- Valley City, ND – Valley City High School Hi-Liners
- West Fargo - West Fargo High School Packers
- West Fargo – West Fargo Sheyenne High School Mustangs
- Waubun, MN – Waubun High School Thunderbirds
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Sports Medicine
Choose Essentia Health’s sports medicine specialists to help you treat pain, injuries, or other conditions caused by playing sports or exercising.