Staff Directory
Hayford, Beth
Beth Hayford
- Title:
- Senior Associate AD of Sports Performance / Head Football Athletic Trainer
- Email:
- Phone:
- 2774
Beth Hayford, started her career at Davidson College in the fall of 1994.
As Associate AD for Sports Performance, Hayford oversees the Sports Medicine Department, Strength and Conditioning Department, and the equipment room. Under her direction, she has increased the access and quality of care for Davidson scholar-athletes across the sports performance department. Beth was part of the team that expanded and updated the Davidson Athletic Training Room. In regards to staffing, her efforts led to the establishment of an in-house team physician located athletic training room, an in-house sports psychologist and increased numbers of full-time athletic trainers and strength coaches to better support to Davidson scholar-athletes. Additionally, Beth has been instrumental in the development and expansion of the Athletic Training facilities located inside of Davidson's Game Changers Field House.
She initially came to Davidson as an athletic training intern and was promoted to assistant athletic trainer in 1996 and was assigned to women’s soccer, women’s basketball, volleyball and lacrosse. In 2002, Hayford was named Head Athletic Trainer working specifically with football, women’s basketball, and women’s tennis. Her responsibilities extended to supervise strength and conditioning and the equipment room in 2005.
As Head Athletic Trainer, she administers all areas of the sports medicine department and oversees eight full-time, licensed certified athletic trainers. She also serves as a preceptor for athletic training students from a wide variety of Universities including the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Western Carolina University and has been involved in their clinical instruction since 2002.
Hayford has also served as the President for the Southern Conference Medical Society, Sports Medicine Committee for the Southern Conference, and Medical Director for numerous events including conference tournaments and the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. She is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association, Mid-Atlantic Trainer’s Association and College Athletic Trainer’s Association.
Hayford completed her degree in Sports Medicine from Wingate University in 1993. Beth and her husband reside in Huntersville with their son, Thad.
As Associate AD for Sports Performance, Hayford oversees the Sports Medicine Department, Strength and Conditioning Department, and the equipment room. Under her direction, she has increased the access and quality of care for Davidson scholar-athletes across the sports performance department. Beth was part of the team that expanded and updated the Davidson Athletic Training Room. In regards to staffing, her efforts led to the establishment of an in-house team physician located athletic training room, an in-house sports psychologist and increased numbers of full-time athletic trainers and strength coaches to better support to Davidson scholar-athletes. Additionally, Beth has been instrumental in the development and expansion of the Athletic Training facilities located inside of Davidson's Game Changers Field House.
She initially came to Davidson as an athletic training intern and was promoted to assistant athletic trainer in 1996 and was assigned to women’s soccer, women’s basketball, volleyball and lacrosse. In 2002, Hayford was named Head Athletic Trainer working specifically with football, women’s basketball, and women’s tennis. Her responsibilities extended to supervise strength and conditioning and the equipment room in 2005.
As Head Athletic Trainer, she administers all areas of the sports medicine department and oversees eight full-time, licensed certified athletic trainers. She also serves as a preceptor for athletic training students from a wide variety of Universities including the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Western Carolina University and has been involved in their clinical instruction since 2002.
Hayford has also served as the President for the Southern Conference Medical Society, Sports Medicine Committee for the Southern Conference, and Medical Director for numerous events including conference tournaments and the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. She is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association, Mid-Atlantic Trainer’s Association and College Athletic Trainer’s Association.
Hayford completed her degree in Sports Medicine from Wingate University in 1993. Beth and her husband reside in Huntersville with their son, Thad.
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