Welcome to Reinhardt College. We hope that your visit here is made as easy and as comfortable as possible. In order to better serve you, we have provided the following information so that you can plan your trip accordingly.
- Locker rooms for all sports and visiting teams are located in the athletic complex.
- The training room will be open one-and-a-half hours prior to each event.
- A certified athletic trainer will be at all home events. Orthopaedic surgeons from Pinnacle Orthopaedics will be on call for all events and Northside Hospital Cherokee is approximately 10 minutes from campus in the case of an emergency.
- Available modalities include: 4-channel e-stim, 1 ultrasound, moist heat, ice packs, and whirlpool (please give advance notice if this is needed). If you require anything in addition to this, please contact Taz Kicklighter.
- Ice, water, cups, and biohazard containers will be provided on each bench. We will not be providing towels.
- Please provide each team with a travel kit since our supplies are limited.
- If an athletic trainer is not present with your team, Reinhardt's Head Athletic Trainer Taz Kicklighter must have written or verbal permission from a certified athletic trainer in order to treat your student-athletes.
The athletic training room is located in Room 119 of the James & Sis Brown Athletic Center, just inside the gymnasium for basketball/volleyball.
The tennis courts are directly adjacent to the Brown Athletic Center and less than 200 yards from the athletic training room.
The soccer, baseball and softball fields are approximately one-quarter mile from the Brown Athletic Center. There is a walking path connecting these fields, however, we advise teams to stop by the training room for pre-game treatments before proceeding to the fields.
CONTACTS
Taz Kicklighter, MS, ATC; Head Athletic Trainer
Taz Kicklighter is a native of Marietta, Ga. He graduated from Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in athletic training. Shortly after graduation, Kicklighter worked as an athletic trainer for Nova Care Rehabilitation in Marietta, Ga., from 1998-2000. During that period, he also served as Pope High School's head athletic trainer for the 1999-2000 school year. In 2000, Kicklighter moved on to become the assistant athletic trainer at Kennesaw (Ga.) State University, where he worked until 2004. During his time at Kennesaw State, Kicklighter obtained a second bachelor's degree and teaching certificate in health and physical education. He earned a master's degree in sports medicine from Georgia State University in Atlanta and in August 2004, took a position with Rehab Associates in Canton, Ga., to be the part-time head athletic trainer at Reinhardt College. In July 2005, Kicklighter was made the full-time head athletic trainer by Reinhardt. He currently resides in the Chattanooga, Tenn., area with his wife Christi.
Allie Klein, M.Ed., ATC; Assistant Athletic Trainer
Allie Klein is originally from Roswell, Ga., and a graduate of Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga. She was hired as Reinhardt College's first assistant athletic trainer during the summer of 2009. Klein graduated from North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega, Ga., in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in athletic training education. After serving as a student athletic trainer at North Georgia, she was a graduate assistant in athletic training for two years at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga. Klein earned her master's degree in secondary education from Berry in 2009. Besides her duties on the Reinhardt campus, she also works at the Canton (Ga.) Institute for Physical Therapy. Klein presently lives in Rome, Ga.
Dr. Alan Swayze, MD
Pinnacle Orthpaedics; Canton, GA
770-345-5717
Dr. Carl Shipp, MD
ENT of Cherokee
770-720-5911
Northside Hospital Cherokee, Canton
770-720-5100
Allison Startup RN, Campus nurse
770-720-5542
Reinhardt Public Safety
Non-emergency: 770-720-5789
Emergency: 770-720-5911
Pinnacle Orthopaedics, Canton
The Reinhardt College athletic training team is responsible for the management of all aspects of the student- athletes' health and safety. Management of the student-athletes' health and safety includes the prevention, recognition, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, as well as the referral of the student-athletes to appropriate specialized providers. As an institution of higher learning, we strive to educate our student-athletes, coaches and student trainers in all aspects of health and safety.
A major goal of the Reinhardt College athletic training department is to continue to improve the healthcare provided to the student-athletes. We are continually trying to upgrade the services we offer for student-athletes, as well as form partnerships with specialized providers within the community. In addition to working on injury-treatment issues, we have worked hard to provide a high-level, comprehensive pre-participation physical examination. Our student-athletes go through full medical screenings by a general practitioner as well as muscle, bone and joint screenings by an orthopeadic surgeon. The health and safety of our student-athletes is our highest priority.
Finally, we offer a secondary athletic injury insurance plan for all Reinhardt College student-athletes. This plan serves in addition to insurance already held by the student-athlete, unless the student-athlete is uninsured, at which time it becomes the primary insurance plan. The secondary insurance plan will only cover athletic injuries sustained while participating in a scheduled practice or game for Reinhardt College. We highly encourage all student-athletes to obtain primary insurance to cover any illnesses that occur while attending Reinhardt College or any injuries that occur outside of scheduled athletic events. For more information, please see the Secondary Insurance Acknowledgement under the "Forms" section on this page.
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