CANANDAIGUA – For the second year in a row, UR Medicine Thompson Health is serving as the official athletic training service provider at Shootout for Soldiers, a 24-hour lacrosse event coming to Canandaigua Academy on July 21 and 22.
Thompson’s athletic trainers will provide full coverage for the entirety of the event, which is drawing players from throughout upstate New York.
Shootout for Soldiers Canandaigua is entirely volunteer-led. In addition to 24, one-hour games featuring men’s and women’s teams of all ages, the family-friendly event is
expected to feature bounce houses, a water slide, a dunk tank, glow-in-the-dark volleyball, live music and food trucks. Admission is free but each participating team raises money, with an overall goal of $75,000 and proceeds benefitting the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester and Blue Star Mothers of America’s New York Chapter No. 1.
Carole Drake, director of Rehabilitation Services at Thompson, said Thompson’s therapists work with many veterans as patients, helping restore their physical strength and mobility. In addition, Thompson’s athletic trainers work with student athletes at the host site, Canandaigua Academy.
“This event is a unique way to support both of these groups,” she said.
Drake added that Thompson’s Rehabilitation Services Department has developed strong ties to the community through a wide variety of services provided by licensed, credentialed professionals in the fields of physical therapy, sports medicine, athletic training, occupational therapy, speech pathology, women’s health, senior fitness and technology-assisted balance therapy. Thompson Health is recognized by The Joint Commission for excellence in hip and knee replacement surgery as well as outpatient rehabilitation, she noted.