OVERVIEW
Under the direction of Meghan Antinarelli, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, the Norfolk State University Sports Medicine program provides athletic training services to more than 280 Spartan student-athletes.

The NSU Sports Medicine Center is located adjacent to Gill Gymnasium. The 3,000 square foot facility has 10 training tables, an office, and a wide variety of rehabilitative equipment and therapeutic modalities. Antinarelli oversees a staff of two full-time certified athletic trainers, as well as four certified graduate assistants. Numerous former NSU student trainers have gone on to excel in the field of sports medicine. Some of the other medical professionals who work with the sports medicine program are team chiropractor Dr. Morgan Joe, nurse practitioner Ruby Haynes, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Larry Shall, sports medicine physician Dr. Joel Brenner, and William Penn, certified athletic trainer.

Spartan student-athletes also have access to athletic training services in the athletic training room located in Echols Hall. The room is mainly used for the women’s volleyball team and the men’s and women’s basketball teams, and offers student-athletes basic treatment services.

The sports medicine program provides pre-practice preparation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injured student-athletes on a daily basis.

“The main goal of the NSU Sports Medicine program is to deliver state-of-the-art sports medicine care to the student-athletes,” says Antinarelli. “One very important factor to our program’s success has been the cooperation of all of the people involved with our student-athletes.”

PROCEDURES & FORMS
New student-athletes must complete the following prior to any participation, including team tryouts, workouts, etc:
 
NSU Pre-Participation Physical Form
New Student-Athlete Information Form
New Student-Athlete Medical History Questionnaire
Sickle Cell Form
Sports Medicine Center Rules and Regulations
NSU Drug Testing Form
Student-Athlete Authorization Form
Professional Release
Illness and Injury Reporting 
 
If a student-athlete is under age 18, a parent must sign the NSU Drug Testing Form, the Under 18 Permission to Treat Form and the Sickle Cell Form.
 
Returning student-athletes must complete the following prior to resuming activities with any team, including any team workouts:
 
Returning Student Athlete Form
Student Athlete Authorization Form
Illness and Injury Reporting 

All forms must be completed and turned into the Spartan Sports Medicine Center at Gill Gymnasium, and reviewed by the Sports Medicine staff.