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Athletic Training

Physicals

We provide opportunities for our prospective student athletes to obtain an athletic physical at no charge. All prospective student athletes are required to have an athletic physical and be cleared by our certified athletic trainer before trying out for a team. This requirement is set with the best interest of the prospective student athlete in mind. Free physicals will be given September 2 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Orthopedic Sports Medicine facility at the corner of Big Bend and North Kirkwood Rd.

Download Physical Form to Take to Physician
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About the Trainer

Athletic Trainer, Darren Jones

Darren Jones enters his tenth year as Meramec's Certified Athletic Trainer. Jones received a B.S. in Exercise Physiology and Leisure Science with an emphasis in Athletic Training from Adams State College in Colorado. He holds a Masters degree in Education from the University of Missouri St. Louis. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainer's Association and is licensed with the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts. Before coming to Meramec, Jones completed a two year graduate athletic training assistantship at Stanford University and served as a seasonal intern for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers professional football team.

Insurance

St. Louis Community College provides accidental medical excess and catastrophic insurance for inter-collegiate athletes. Inter-collegiate athletes are expected to have their own medical insurance. The plan is designed to cover medical expenses for intercollegiate athletic injuries after the athlete exhausts the benefits of his/her personal medical insurance, if applicable, following payment of a $500 deductible with coverage up to $25,000 per accident. The catastrophic insurance is designed to cover injuries with costs in excess of $25,000 following exhaustion of the student's personal medical insurance, if applicable, up to the maximum of $2,000,000 per injury.