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You are in good hands as an athlete at Orangewood.
 Our athletic trainers determine safe levels of participation and appropriate return-to-play guidelines. If you are unable to practice or play, you are encouraged to engage in a rehabilitation program under the direct supervision of the trainers. 


 

Emily Hurt

Head Athletic Trainer

Emily Brode

Head Athletic Trainer
ehurt@ocsrams.org

JOINED ORANGEWOOD
2024

EDUCATION
MS Athletic Training, Shenandoah University

FAVORITE OCS TRADITION
Every Athletics event!

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE
Proverbs 17:22

FAVORITE BEVERAGE
Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso or Cherry Coke Zero!

Ms. Emily Hurt joined the Orangewood Christian School Athletics Staff in 2024 and currently provides day-to-day support and care to all student-athletes. Hurt is contracted to Orangewood through a sports marketing partnership with Advent Health. Hurt came to the Rams after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at James Madison University from 2021-2023 caring for the cheerleading, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, and women’s swimming and diving teams. Prior to JMU, Hurt was an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Richmond from 2018-2021, providing primary medical coverage for women’s swimming and diving and football, where she was a part of the 2021 A10 Championship team. She completed her master’s of athletic training degree at Shenandoah University in Virginia and her undergraduate bachelor’s of science in Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is certified in Graston technique, dry needling through Structure and Function, and American Heart Association AED/CPR. Hurt is a member of the National Athletic Training Association and serves on the Athletic Training Association of Florida Secondary School Committee. Hurt lives in Casselberry, FL with her Husband and their dog, a pit bull named Pearl.

Emily Hurt joined the Orangewood Christian School Athletics Staff in 2024 and currently provides day-to-day support and care to all student-athletes.  Hurt is contracted to Orangewood through a sports marketing partnership with Advent Health.

Hurt came to the Rams after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at James Madison University form 2021-2023 caring for the cheerleading, men's tennis, women's tennis, and women's swimming and diving teams.  Prior to JMU, Hurt was an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Richmond from 2018-2021, providing primary medical coverage for women's swimming and diving and football, where she was a part of the 2021 A10 Championship team.

She completed her master's of athletic training degree at Shenandoah University in Virginia and her undergraduate bachelor's of science in Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, College Park.  She is certified in Graston technique, dry needling through Structure and Friction, and American Heart association AED/CPR.  Hurt is a member of the National Athletic Training Association and serves on the Athletic Training Association of Florida Secondary School Committee.

Are you interested in gaining volunteer hours? Are you interested in a potential sports medicine career? Apply to be an OCS Sports Medicine Student Aide! 

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Our dedicated athletic training department provides both wellness promotion and injury prevention programs for all of our OCS students-athletes.

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