Sports Medicine and Athletics Training News & Events

Sports Medicine and Athletic Training News & Events at Plattsburgh State

Fall Schedule

The Memorial Training Room is open from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Fieldhouse Training Room will be open for practices and and competitions.

Community Outreach

In-Service Lectures

SUNY Plattsburgh Sports Medicine staff hosted Saranac High School for an Athletic Training class on April 6. Several lectures were given to introduce the class in various aspects of athletic training. These included hands-on experiences in taping, rehabilitation techniques and modalities. The visit marked the fourth time in as many years the event has been held.

Local high school students interested in the field of athletic training are invited to sign up for an internship program (must be eligible through your school and follow your schools guideline for the program).

Guest Lectures

SUNY Plattsburgh Sports Medicine staff has guest lectures in a variety of classes and/or meetings. Previous guest lectures include:

Majority of the staff volunteers at the Empire State Games
Guest lecture in classes held on SUNY Plattsburgh campus and local area high schools
Guest lecture for Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital grand rounds for the emergency department

April 6, 2009

Saranac Students Get 'Trained'

Plattsburgh, N.Y. - Thirteen Saranac High School upperclassmen visited the Plattsburgh State Athletic Training Facilities at the Plattsburgh Field House Complex on Monday to learn more about what exactly the athletic trainers do on a daily basis to help keep Cardinal athletes on top of their game.

"It is the fourth-straight year we have held this and it gives Saranac students, who do not have their own athletic trainer on hand, a chance to really open their eyes and see a different venture for college," Jason Pachter, head athletic trainer at Plattsburgh, commented. "One year we even got an intern out of this visit."

For the students, accompanied by their teacher Krista Brown, the fieldtrip to Plattsburgh is an elective course that they receive credit for, and "It draws in a lot of athletes and is nice fieldtrip for them," Brown stated.

Pachter, along with assistant trainers Cassie Franklin and Takashi Moribe and student trainer Doug MacAlpine, not only showed the students the various techniques and equipment they use, but gave the students hands-on experience with it all as well.

Franklin oversaw the students as they practiced taping the ankles and fingers of their classmates, and Pachter let them try out the STEM and laser restorative machines while explaining the benefits each brings to the healing process.

Moribe led perhaps the most active of the stations, having the students try out rehabilitation techniques for ankles, abs, backs, and shoulders with the aid of various equipment. Even Brown got in on the action by trying to maintain balance while kneeling on an exercise ball, which is a good way to help strengthen core muscles.

"This gives us a chance to educate people around the area about what athletic training is really about," Pachter said. "There is somewhat of a lack of knowledge in the general public as to what exactly we really do."

Contact Information

For more information about Sports Medicine or Athletic Training at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact

Jason Pachter, Head Athletic Trainer
Office Location: Fieldhouse Training Room
Phone (AM): (518) 564-4152
Phone (PM): (518) 564-3089
E-mail: pachteja@plattsburgh.edu
Fax: Memorial (518) 564-2558
Field House (518) 564-2557