Williamson County adds athletic trainers
Williamson Health Foundation praised its partnership with Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee for delivering free certified athletic trainers to Williamson County Schools — a model for clinic-school collaboration in Thompsons Station announced. The partnership gives local clinics a clear pathway for offering screenings and game-day coverage tied to school programs.
The Bone and Joint Institute and Williamson Medical Center were formally named the official sports‑medicine providers for Williamson County high schools in July 2018, establishing the current clinic‑school sports‑medicine framework. boneandjointtn.org The athletic‑training program’s operating budget is reported at $825,000 per year, funded through Williamson Health Foundation donors rather than line‑item school budgets. nolensvilletownlife.com Williamson Health and Bone and Joint trainers support more than 7,500 student‑athletes across the county, cover 23 TSSAA varsity sports, and staff in excess of 2,500 home‑game events annually, according to the program director Jay Moore. williamsonhealth.org Bone and Joint Institute scheduled centralized sports physicals for rising high‑school athletes on April 26, 2025 (main Franklin location, $20 per athlete; urgent‑care locations in Brentwood, Nolensville, Thompson’s Station and Spring Hill offered $30 physicals after April 15), while expanding local access with a southern Williamson County satellite at Tollgate Medical Plaza to better serve Thompsons Station and Spring Hill. williamsonsource.com