VISITING TEAMS, PHYSICIANS & ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Mercyhurst Staff / Sport Coverage List
The Mercyhurst University Athletic Training Room will be available to all visiting athletic trainers and team physicians on game day. If you would like access to an athletic training facility while your team will be practicing, shooting around, or working out prior notice is requested so that we may have adequate staff available and the facility open to suit your needs.
If for some reason your team will not be traveling with a certified athletic trainer we request you send a kit stocked with ample supplies for all treatments and taping as well as a letter from your schools certified athletic trainer or physician detailing required treatments and modality parameters for your athletes. Prior notice that your team will not be sending an athletic trainer is always appreciated. We will make every attempt to provide any injured athlete from a visiting institution the same medical treatment as a Mercyhurst University student athlete, however due to limited staffing; the needs of our home teams will take precedence during exceptionally busy periods. For this reason, as well as critical return to play decisions, we recommend that all teams travel with a certified athletic trainer to assure complete and satisfactory care of your athletes while at Mercyhurst University.
For PSAC conference events, the ‘PSAC Athletic Training Services/ Coverage Policy’ will dictate the minimum water, coolers, ice bags, and cups that will be provided on the sidelines for both teams. Bench towels will be provided for ice hockey. Fixed location AED units are available in the Mercyhurst Ice Center and Mercyhurst Athletic Center, additionally a portable AED and vacuum splints may be available on the sideline of home events.
Visiting men's hockey teams may use the room next to their locker room in the Mercyhurst Ice Center for treatment and tapings. However, this room is equipped with limited equipment. Visiting women's hockey teams will be provided with a treatment table and limited supplies outside of their locker room. Additional equipment or use of the main athletic training room can be arranged upon request.
