Sports Medicine
The Sports Medicine Committee shall be composed of five members including three active or retired members and two athletic administrators. Additionally, there shall be five liaisons including two athletic trainers and two physicians (M.D.), and one school nurse. The MPA president shall appoint liaisons as openings occur. This committee shall recommend sports medicine policy to and oversee coaches’ education for the Interscholastic Management Committee and MPA membership.
| 2024 | 1 | Mark White | Admin | Presque Isle High School | whitem@sad1.org |
| 2025 | 2 | John Keane | Admin | Piscataquis Comm. Secondary | jkeane@sad4.org |
| 2025 | 1 | Jaclyn Tourtelotte | AD | Foxcroft Academy | jaclyn.tourtelotte@foxcroftacademy.org |
| 2025 | 1 | Paul Butler | Admin | Bangor High School | pbutler@bangorschools.net |
| Chris Sementelli | Liaison | Maine General Sports Medicine | chris.sementelli@mainegeneral.org | ||
| Chris Lutrzykowski, M.D. | Liaison | MaineGeneral Medical Center | chris.lutrzykowski@mainegeneral.org | ||
| William Heinz, M.D. | Liaison | Sports Medicine Center | wheinz@orthoassociates.com | ||
| John Ryan | Liaison | South Portland School District | ryanjo@spsdme.org | ||
| Emily Poland | Liaison | Maine Department of Education | |||
| Dan O’Connell | Liaison | John Bapst Memorial High School | |||
| Tim Spear | Liaison NFHS | Gorham High School |
Staff Person: Mike Burnham
* Denotes Chair
- Concussion Management Guidelines
- Sample Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (PPE) Forms
- Catastrophic Injury and Fatality Reporting Information and Process
- NFHS High School Today Article (December 2021) – “Emergency Action Plans: Practice Makes Perfect”
- Anyone Can Save a Life – Emergency Action Planning Program
- NFHS “The Collapsed Athlete” Online Course from NFHSLearn.com
- NATA Position Statement: “Emergency Planning in Athletics”
- KSI: “Emergency Action Plans”
