Meet Your Athletic Trainers! 

Hi! I'm Natalie and have been working at Baldwin as a certified athletic trainer with AHN since the spring of 2017. I graduated from IUP with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training in 2015. My favorite thing about working at Baldwin are the relationships I have gotten to build here. There's nothing better than seeing an athlete through their entire athletic career, after helping them overcome injuries and doubts, achieving great things both on and off the field. My second favorite thing is when people give us free food! If you'd like to reach out please feel free! 

Natalie Sorce, LAT, ATC
nsorce@bwschools.net
412-789-3888

Caitlin Schlechter, LAT, ATC
cschlechter@bwschools.net
412-676-8543

 

What We Do 

Our duties include the prevention and care of sports injuries. We oversee the Healthy Roster platform for Baldwin Athletics and review physical paperwork to ensure everyone participating is doing so with proper documentation. We facilitate baseline testing for pre-concussion data collection. We evaluate, refer, and help to rehabilitate injuries under the guidance of our team of AHN orthopedic physicians and physical therapists. We also work in conjunction with AHN sports performance to assist in recovery sessions that our teams sign up for. We cover games and practices or are at least near-by if multiple events are going on at once in the event of an acute injury that requires our attention. We hope you never HAVE to come see us but we hope to make it a good experience if you do.

ATC Hours of Operation (M-F) 1:00pm - 9:00pm * subject to change depending on what is going on at the school. Our Saturday schedule is variable and subject to game schedules. We are not at the school on Sundays.

In order to be treated by us you must have an AHN Consent to Treat form signed which is to be completed digitally in your Healthy Roster account in the documents section (see attached file below for more information).
 

Athletic Training Rooms

Stadium ATR: enter from concourse stairwell (near concession stand), make a left at the bottom of the stairwell and then another quick left and you will see our double doors with a "TRAINERS" sign above the doorway.

High School ATR: enter from the gymnasium (left-most) entrance in the central lot, veer left outside the main gym and walk down the hall with the big glass windows that overlook the stadium, go up the stairwell at the end of the hall, turn right at the top of the stairs and we are the first door on the right! 

Where you can find us if we aren't covering a game: 

Fall season - stadium ATR
Winter season - high school ATR
Spring season - high school ATR from the dismissal bell until about 3:00 then we move down to the stadium ATR for the rest of the day

Athletic Training Room Rules: 

1. No paperwork, no treatment 
2. Always sign in before requesting/receiving treatment
3. Treatments begin AFTER the dismissal bell - if you need to schedule treatment before the dismissal bell we MUST have email communication from your teacher confirming that you're allowed to leave class early for treatment
4. Respect the athletic trainers and your peers
5. If receiving treatment AFTER practice, make sure you are showered/clean 
6. No food in the ATR (we want to keep our medical facility bug and mouse-free)
7. No loitering or lingering - if you're getting treatment get in and get out
8. No using the ATR as an excuse to skip practice - tell your coaches if you are coming to see us

* If the ATR is busy please note that we will prioritize by severity of injury and urgency (eg: if someone is leaving for an away game and needs to get taped before the bus leaves) - if you just want ice you are welcome to sign in and make a bag for yourself!