June 9, 2023 – Henry Schein Medical announced that it is the official medical product sponsor of the United States Football League (USFL). The partnership reinforces Henry Schein Medical’s commitment to providing athletic trainers with the products, supplies, and solutions needed to help keep athletes safe, healthy, and in the game.
Henry Schein Medical’s Athletics and Schools business is providing the USFL with a wide range of products and equipment, ranging from automated external defibrillators and first aid kits to percussion massagers and hot and cold therapy kits.
“We are excited to partner with the USFL to help ensure the league’s athletic trainers are equipped with necessities to keep the athletes performing at their best,” said Eric Kearns, National Sales Director of Henry Schein Medical’s Athletics and Schools business. “We understand the vital role athletic trainers play both on and off the field, and we are dedicated to supporting the profession.”
Throughout the years, Henry Schein Medical’s Athletics and School’s business has supported sports teams at all levels. For example, the Company has sponsored the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Tim Davey Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year award since 2011. The award recognizes the commitment, dedication, and integrity of one trainer from the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference.
Additionally, the Company celebrates emerging athletic trainers through its Rising Star program, which honors recently graduated athletic trainers in the United States who have not yet reached a senior chief-level position but have a strong career trajectory with the potential of forward advancement and appointment at the highest levels of the profession.
Henry Schein Medical’s Athletics and Schools business provides athletic trainers, physical therapists, strength and conditioning coaches, nutritionists, higher education and K – 12 student health clinics, and lab and research facilities around the country with sports medicine supplies and equipment. Its offerings range from electrolyte supplements and portable medical kits to physical therapy tables, emergency medical services equipment, and more.