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Albright College Athletics

Services Available for Visiting Teams

Visiting Team Athletic Trainers:

Albright College Athletic Training Staff would like to welcome you to Albright College.  Our main athletic training room is in Bollman Center on campus located on N. 13th Street in Reading.  There is a satellite athletic training room (football and men’s lacrosse only) located in Shirk Stadium on N. 12th Street in Reading.  Our facilities will be open approximately two hours prior to all home events and will remain open approximately 30 minutes after completion of the event.  A Certified Athletic Trainer will be available for all home contests and events. A Certified Athletic Trainer will travel with Albright College Varsity/JV football and men’s lacrosse teams to all away events.  In addition, a Certified Athletic Trainer will travel with all teams to playoffs events.  Every attempt will be made to travel with teams when possible.
The following services will be available upon your visit:
 
  1. Water, cups, injury ice and ice bags
  2. Taping area which includes at least one taping table
  3. Modalities (Bollman Center facility only): whirlpool and hydrocollator.  Electrical stimulation and ultrasound may be used only when visiting team is traveling with a certified athletic trainer.
  4. Emergency equipment: AED, spine board/vacuum mattress, splints and crutches (to be returned at earliest convenience).
  5. EMS will be on site for all Varsity/JV football games.  EMS will be on-call for all other events.
 
If your team is NOT traveling with a Certified Athletic Trainer:
 
  1. Notify the Albright College athletic training staff at least one day prior to the contest/event via
e-mail or phone.
  1. Be sure that your team travels with proper supplies and/or any special instructions.
  2. Include student-athlete insurance and emergency contact information.

Contact Information: Bollman Center Athletic Training Room: (610)-921-7827
Rick Partsch, MS, LAT, ATC: Head Athletic Trainer rpartsch@albright.edu
Sam Eddinger, LAT, ATC: Assistant Athletic Trainer seddinger@albright.edu
Steve Sedlak, MS, LAT, ATC: Assistant Athletic Trainer ssedlak@albright.edu
Jess Custler, MS, LAT, ATC: Assistant Athletic Trainer jcustler@albright.edu

Albright College Public Safety: (610)-921-7670
Penn State Health St. Joseph Emergency Department: (610)-378-2330
The Reading Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department: (610)-988-8218
Penn State Health St. Joseph Urgent Care at Maidencreek: 610-208-4650
Wyomissing Patient First (Urgent Care facility): (484)-220-0051

Please do not hesitate to contact the athletic training staff regarding any questions you may have.  Best of luck to successful and healthy sports seasons.  We look forward to your visit.

Sincerely,
Albright College Athletic Training Staff