Baldwin Sports Medicine The sports medicine program is committed to the health and safety of all Baldwin athletes and encompasses both athletic training and strength and conditioning programs. Coordinating the program is Baldwin’s head athletic trainer, Shelley Lapinski, MS, ATC, CSCS. Baldwin has also formed a partnership with Temple University’s athletic training program. This partnership allows athletic training students from Temple to learn from Baldwin student athletes, while working with a certified athletic trainer.   Each student athlete need to have an annual physical and updated parent contact form completed prior to participating in athletics. Please see the link, to the right, for the correct forms. Any questions or concerns regarding physical please contact Shelley Lapinski at slapinski@baldwinschool.org.

Athletic Training Baldwin's Athletic Trainer, Shelley Lapinski, ATC, with Baldwin student-athlete Julia Smith '12 What is an Athletic Trainer? Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) are highly skilled health care professionals who specialize in the prevention of injury, treatment and rehabilitation. ATCs work with physicians to provide adequate health care and emergency services to individuals.  Certified Athletic Trainers often act as a liaison between athletes, coaches, physicians, parents, and administrations. ATCs also help to educate patients and coaches in order to help prevent injury or re-injury, and help reduce health care costs.    What kind of education does an Athletic Trainer need? Certified Athletic Trainers must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. However, nearly 70% of athletic trainers have a masters or doctoral degree. Graduation from an accredited program is required for eligibility to take the Board of Certification examination. Prior to applying for the exam, athletic training students must complete internship hours, and courses in anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, injury evaluation and prevention, rehabilitation, nutrition, sport psychology, and first aid/CPR.  As regulated and licensed health care workers, athletic trainers are able to work in a variety of different settings. Many are employed by schools, professional sports teams, physician offices, industrial settings, and physical therapy clinics.

Strength and Conditioning Baldwin’s strength and conditioning program is supervised by Shelley Lapinski, CSCS and run by Lindsay Martin. Lindsay Martin has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and health promotion from Cabrini College and a former collegiate volleyball player. She supervises the fitness center after school hours and acts as a resource for students, faculty, and staff. Lindsay also runs weekly strength and conditioning sessions for the upper school athletic teams, incorporating sport specific skills and injury prevention strategies for each team.   The fitness center in the Athletic Center is open to upper school students, faculty, and staff.  Students must be supervised at all times by an approved individual and need to complete an initial safety training session. Faculty and staff may us the fitness center once an initial safety training session and liability waiver are completed. Please contact Shelley Lapinski at slapinski@baldwinschool.org with questions regarding the fitness center.