Athletic Training Room

Athletic Training Room

Meet your licensed Athletic Trainers

Michelle Kelly, MS, LAT, ATC has served as Somerville’s Head Athletic Trainer for the past 15 years. She is the health care provider for all our sports teams, providing injury prevention, evaluation and treatment, concussion management, sideline medical coverage, and all things related to the health and well-being of our student-athletes. Michelle is also the District Concussion Coordinator. She created and implemented concussion protocols and education for all K-12 students. Michelle serves on the MIAA sports medicine committee and the DPH concussion advisory board.

Gabrielle Vieira, MS, LAT, ATC is a 2016 SHS Alum. After graduating SHS she continued her education at Merrimack College where she obtained a degree in Exercise Science and Athletic Training. The diversity and pride of Somerville brought her back full time in 2022, becoming the Assistant Athletic Trainer. Working within sports and providing health care to student athletes has always been her dream. Once a Highlander, always a Highlander!

Certified Athletic Training

Student-athlete safety is a top priority for Highlander Athletics. Athletic trainers have a specialized scope of practice that includes injury prevention, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.

It is the responsibility of the licensed athletic trainer to determine if an injured athlete may continue to participate in their sport, and when they will be allowed to return to participation. This determination is often done in conjunction with our volunteer consulting physicians or with the athlete's primary care/orthopedic physician. We have a partnership with Cambridge Health Alliance Sports Medicine, which provides sideline coverage at varsity football games, office visits, and physical therapy.

Recommended Orthopedic Services and Sports Medicine Medical Team

Highlander Athletics is pleased to recommend orthopedic services for our student athletes at the following locations.

CHA Assembly Square Sports Medicine

http://www.challiance.org/Services/SportsMedicine.aspx

Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine

Injuries

Responsibilities of the student-athlete and his/her parent/guardian

Highlander student-athletes are expected to work in partnership with their coaches, athletic trainer, and medical professionals to ensure they stay in the right physical condition to succeed on the field and in the classroom. Student-athletes are expected to:

• Inform the athletic trainer of ALL injuries that occur during the season, whether or not it happened while participating in their sport. This is essential in the recovery process.
• Inform the athletic trainer of ALL medical doctor visits regarding injury and return to participation.
• Provide the athletic trainer with a written note from ALL doctor visits. This is important for documentation of an athlete's injury and return to participation guidelines, plus it aids in communication between the physician and Highlander Athletics. In some cases, the student-athlete will not be allowed to return to participation without a note from their physician.
• Click Here to read our 2021-2022 Student Athlete Handbook.