athletic Trainer

REDWOOD HS ATHLETIC TRAINER

Americ Alvarado, MA ATC

Americ Alvarado is currently the Lead Certified Athletic Trainer for Redwood High School through the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness at Marin Health. This is the 6th year in collaboration with Marin Health and Redwood but it will be his 16th year as the athletic trainer at Redwood High School. Prior to being at Redwood, he was the graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Men’s gymnastic and Women’s crew team at Stanford. Americ received his Bachelors in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Athletic Training from San Diego State University then received his Masters in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Athletic Training from San Jose State University. He is currently married with two sons and enjoys playing basketball and golf in his free time.

Athletic Training Room Location: Room 640, located on the east side of the main gym, and right across from the entrance to the pool

What is an Athletic Trainer?

Athletic Trainers (ATs) are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians. The services provided by ATs comprise prevention, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.