Athletic Trainer
Meet Your Athletic Trainer: Elise Bancroft
Hello Buchanan Families,
We would like to make you aware of the athletic training services provided by Corewell Health-South. Athletic trainers work with athletes at high schools and colleges throughout Berrien County. As part of the Sports Medicine team, athletic trainers cover practices and games, providing triage for common injuries, such as sprains, strains, and bruises; assessing concussions; monitoring weather conditions to prevent heat illness; as well as working to prevent injuries by taping, bracing and conditioning. Often, the athletic trainers are the first health care provider to assess an injury and the last professional to clear an athlete to play again.
Elise Bancroft is the athletic trainer for Buchanan High School. Elise is originally from Stevensville, Mi and graduated from Lakeshore High School. She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in clinical exercise science and then her masters degree in athletic training, both from Grand Valley State University. Elise has been a certified athletic trainer in the state of Michigan since 2021 and previously worked at Southwestern Michigan College as their primary AT. In her free time, Elise enjoys being outside and reading. If you have any questions or concerns throughout the season, you can email her directly at Elise.bancroft@buchananschools.com . She is excited to be apart of the Buck community and to serve the school as a health professional.