The Sports Medicine / Athletic Training Staff at Valdosta State University strives to make your visit to our campus enjoyable and stress free. We want to be the institution that the Athletic Training professionals in the GSC like to visit. If there is anything we can do prior to your arrival, while you are here, or once you have returned to your institution, please do not hesitate to ask. We will do our best to accommodate you. Click here to Meet the Sports Medicine / Athletic Training Staff.

Host Information

The VSU Athletic Training Staff has a mission administer quality athletic health care. In order to do this, we will provide the following when you travel to our campus and facilities. 

1. A certified athletic trainer as well as an athletic training student will be on site for all games or matches.
2. Prior to practice or competition a member of the VSU Athletic Training staff will greet either a member of the visiting team's athletic training staff or head coach to explain our emergency procedures, location of equipment, location of telephones and emergency numbers, and any other pertinent information.
3. Visiting teams are welcome to utilize our athletic training rooms for taping or treatment (if only accompanied by an athletic training student then a certified staff member from the visiting team must provide a note of treatment authorization and supplies)
4. In the event the visiting team does not travel with a member of their athletic training staff, we will provide athletic training services provided we receive prior notification and the visiting team has appropriate supplies.
5. We will provide access to emergency equipment including:  a spineboard, extrication collars, vacuum splints, crutches, and appropriate supplies to dispose of biohazardous materials AED, and O2. 
6. We will provide ice water, cups (when appropriate), treatment ice and ice bags to the visiting teams both on the sidelines/dugout and in the locker room. 

Emergency Numbers

Hospital
South Georgia Medical Center
2501 N. Patterson St
Valdosta, GA  31602
www.sgmc.org

Emergency Center: 229.259.4656
Patient Information: 229.333.1111
Radiology: 229.259.4850

Non-Emergent Care

South Georgia Medical Center Convenient Care
2330 N. Ashley St
229-249-5080
M-Sat 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun 1–9 p.m.

For phone numbers to local pharmacies and physicians, view our Physician and Pharmacy Contact Information.

For more specific athletic training services, please click on the sport below.

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Softball
• Tennis
• Volleyball