The Saints' Sports Medicine Program functions as the primary source of health care for the athletic population of St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School. The program is lead by certified athletic trainers Melanie Seymour and Patrick Frost, and team physician Dr. Ben Kittredge of Commonwealth Orthopedics. Both athletic trainers work full-time at SSSAS and attend all home events providing injury evaluation and prevention, first aid and emergency care, and rehabilitation for injured St. Stephen's & St. Agnes athletes.

The school also benefits from the expertise of the full-time Strength and Conditioning Coach, Andrew Carter, MS, CSCS, USAW. He is responsible for the conditioning and reconditioning of our athletic population, as well as providing nutritional and supplementation information to these athletes.

The Program

• Student Athletic Training Program
– A five level program designed to teach the basics of first aid and athletic training. Students advance to the next level by completing competencies.


• Sports Medicine 101
– A formal semester class teaching all aspects of athletic training such as nutrition, conditioning, first aid, anatomy, injury pathology, and taping.


• George Washington University Clinical Site
– St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School is a clinical site for G.W. college level student athletic trainers in order to gain practical experience. Students spend 20 - 25 hours each week working with the Saints athletes and rotate every semester to other schools and colleges.