Gulf South Conference Basketball Communication Document

Contacts Position Name Mobile Email Number Director of Athletics: Richard Hendricks 912-230-8342 [email protected] Testing Dr. Michelle Strickland [email protected] Administration: Conference Testing Eric Johnson 256-591-6367 [email protected] Reports Contact: Visiting Team Contact: Eric Johnson 256-591-6367 [email protected] (including pre-game screening submission) Officials Contact: Eric Johnson 256-591-6367 [email protected] (including pre-game screening process) Men’s BKB Athletic Josh Tucker 706-767-4787 [email protected] Training Contact: Women’s BKB Athletic Anna Guin 205-499-4845 [email protected] Training Contact:

Campus Information Campus Masking Policy: Masks are being required for all fans in attendance at indoor events.

Necessary Visitor Pre-Arrival Screening Beyond GSC Policy: N/A

Local/State Government Masking Policy: Local ordinances are not applicable to Shorter University as those ordinances only concern public property. There is no State of Georgia masking policy. Also note

Additional Visitor Guidelines applicable to Teams/Officials: N/A

 Campus Map (Provide as Appendix)  Hotel Partners (Provide as Appendix)  Food Delivery Partners (Provide as Appendix)

Basketball Specific Items Facility: Winthrop-King Centre Home Band Participation (Y/N): No Home Cheer Participation (Y/N): No Home Dance Participation (Y/N): No Visiting Team Bus Driver Seating Location: N/A Capacity Limits: 375 Describe below Winthrop-King Centre has a capacity of 1,500. Shorter University will limit seating capacity to 25% (375) of the maximum for the 20-21 season.

Ticketing Procedures: Describe below Shorter University will collect admissions at the front entrance of the Winthrop-King Centre, but no physical ticket will be exchanged.

Tier 1 Screening Process Describe below (home/visitor/officials/staff): Home: All tier 1 screened 2 hours prior to the game Visitor: Screened prior to departure to the Winthrop-King Centre Officials: Screened upon entry into gym Staff: Same as above

Facility Diagram required as Appendix and must include the following information:  Bench Layout  Scorer Table Layout  Media Table Layout  Broadcast Locations/Layout (Audio/Video/Home/Visitor)  Alternate Media Accommodations (as necessary)  Visiting Team Entrance/Exit – Facility  Visiting Team Entrance/Exit – Court  Visiting Team Locker Room/Meeting Room  Visiting Team Athletic Training Area  Home Team Locker Room  Home Team Entrance/Exit – Facility  Home Team Entrance/Exit – Court  Officials Locker Room/Meeting Room  Officials Entrance/Exit – Facility  Officials Entrance/Exit – Court  Parking  Visiting Team Bus  Visiting Team Staff (as necessary)  Officials  Media

Athletic Training  Emergency Action Plan for Facility (Provide as Appendix) Pharmacy: Walgreens (701 Martha Berry Blvd., Rome GA 30165) Hospital: Floyd Medical Center Urgent Care: Floyd Urgent Care Visiting Team Athletic Training Room Basement Floor of Winthrop-King Center – Marked Location: Athletic Training Supplies Available for Visiting Team: Describe below Heat, Ice, Treatment Table, Taping Table

1. Robert H. Ledbetter College of Business, 232 Shorter Ave 22. J. Robert White Wellness Center 43 THORNWOOD CAMPUS, 105 Shorter Ave 23. Roberts Hall 23 24. Hilltop Cafe (Dining Hall) 2. Ben & Ollie Brady School of Nursing Classroom Bldg 22 25. Sheffield-Thompson 3. Thornwood Gym 20 21 36 4. Brady School of Nursing Offices Administration Building 24 5. Thornwood Home 26. Rome Hall 16 19 6. School of Education Offices & Classroom Building 27. Alumni Lawn (Front Circle) 25 37 MAIN CAMPUS, 315 Shorter Avenue 28. Porter Garden 17 29. Livingston Library 18 7. Horseleg Arts Center 27 35 38 8. Main Entrance Gatehouse 30. Price Learning Center 31. Cooper Courtyard 28 9. High Acres 15 39 10. Bass Village 32. Martha’s Cellar 26 34 43 14 11. Ben Brady Field 33. Cooper Hall 12. Robert H. Ledbetter Baseball Complex 34. Van Hoose Hall 31 33 UPPER 13. Eubanks Welcome Center 35. Alumni Hall GROUNDS 14. Walt Attaway Tennis Complex 36. Newman Hall 32 15. Winthrop-King Centre 37. New Residence Hall 30 29 16. Rockery 38. Outdoor Volleyball Court 17. Alice Allgood Cooper Fine Arts Building 39. Hazel Eubanks Hall 40. Townes Hall 18. Brookes Chapel 40 19. Randall H. Minor Fine Arts Building 41. Gwaltney Hall 20. J. W. Tiscornia Studio Theatre 42. Mallary Hall 41 21. Fitton Student Union 43. Disc Golf Course 42

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TO WEST ROME/ALABAMA 1 apply.shorter.edu Athletics Visiting Team Guide Shorter University Athletics Visiting Team Guide Welcome / Contents

On behalf of the Department of Athletics, I would Introdution ...... 2 like to personally welcome you to Shorter University Welcome / Contents and beautiful Rome, Georgia. We developed this guide to assist you in hopes that we can help make School Informaion ...... 3 your visit with us an enjoyable one. Quick Facts Administrative Staff Shorter sponsors 19 NCAA Division II varsity Head Coaches intercollegiate athletic programs. We are proud members of the Gulf South Conference.The Event Information ...... 4 Department of Athletics also sponsors two Ticketing competitive cheerleading squads that compete Parking nationally each year. Sports Information

We in the Department of Athletics strive not only to Sports Medicine ...... 5 provide our 500 student-athletes with the best Sports Medicine Team athletic experience possible, but also to ensure that Athletic Training Room Shorter University provides the most Floyd Medical Center exceptional athletic experience for its visitors. Rome Orthopaedic Clinic (ROC) Emergency Contacts Our Department of Athletics staff is available to assist you. If you should have any questions or Hotel Information ...... 6 require assistance prior to or during your visit to Rome and Shorter University, please do not Preferred Dining Locations ...... 7 hesitate to contact me or my staff.

Fly Hawks! Tony Lundy

Tony Lundy Director of Athletics

2 Shorter University Athletics Visiting Team Guide School Information

Quick Facts Location ...... Rome, Georgia Founded ...... 1873 Enrollment ...... 1,100 President ...... Dr. Donald V. Dowless Director of Athletics ...... Richard Hendricks Associate Director of Athletics...... Kevin Cooke Associate Athletic Director for Compliance ...... Andre Roach Senior Women’s Administrator...... Olivia Bloemke Sports Information Director...... Kevin Cooke Faculty Athletics Representative ...... Fabrice Poussin Nickname ...... Hawks/Lady Hawks Colors ...... Royal Blue & White Affiliation ...... NCAA Division II Conference ...... Gulf South

Head Coaches Sport Name Email Phone Baseball Wes Timmons [email protected] 706.233.7748 Men’s Basketball Wade Anderson [email protected] 706.233.7343 Women’s Basketball Jared Hughes [email protected] 706.233.7344 Cheer 706.233.7611 Football Zach Morrison [email protected] 706.233.7209 Golf Kyle Long [email protected] 706.233.7371 Men’s Lacrosse Sam Buchanan [email protected] 706.233.7614 Women’s Lacrosse 706.233.7616 Men’s Soccer Paul Furey [email protected] 706.233.7502 Women’s Soccer Olivia Bloemke [email protected] 706.233.7346 Softball Kelsey Hodgson [email protected] 706.233.7788 Tennis Orville Adams [email protected] 706.233.7384 Track/Cross Country Willie Griffieth [email protected] 706.233.7961 Volleyball Naomi Posada [email protected] 706.233.7624

3 Shorter University Athletics Visiting Team Guide Event Information

Ticketing Tickets are available only on the day of the game. Cash only. No credit or debit cards accepted. Ticket prices are as follows:

Football Single-Game General Admission Adults -- $10 Children (5-12) -- $5 Non-Shorter Students (w/ID) -- $5 Shorter Students/Faculty/Staff (w/ID) -- FREE Children 4 and under -- FREE

Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball Adults -- $5 Shorter Students/Faculty/Staff (w/ID) -- FREE Children 4 and under -- FREE

Parking For events on campus (Winthrop-King Centre, Robert H. Ledbetter Baseball Complex, Ben Brady Field), buses can drop off teams at locker rooms located at the Winthrop-King Centre and proceed to park in the adjacent lot at the top of the hill across the roadway.

For contests played at the Robert H. Ledbetter Baseball Complex and Ben Brady Field, buses may be parked in the gravel lot located below the baseball complex. For events at Historic Barron Stadium, team drop off and bus parking is available on W 5th Street, which runs behind the visitors grand stand.

Sports Information Media personnel (sports information, radio, TV, etc.) traveling with the visiting team are asked to contact the Shorter University Sports Information Department at least 24 hours in advance of the competition to ensure that adequate resources are available. In addition, the Shorter University Sports Information Department may contact the visiting school to obtain pregame information in order to prepare for competition. Please contact the Shorter University Sports Information Department in advance if there are any other services that you may require or any other media outlets that need final results.

Contact Information Kevin Cooke Interim Sports Information Director 706.233.7966 [email protected]

4 Shorter University Athletics Visiting Team Guide Sports Medicine

Shorter University’s comprehensive sports medicine Athletic Training Room program utilizes athletic trainers from Floyd Medical The athletic training room located in the Winthrop-King Cen- Center and team doctors from Rome Orthopaedic tre may be accessed on the bottom floor via staircases on Clinic (ROC) to provide its student-athletes with the either side of the facility. A certified athletic trainer is present highest quality medical support. at all university sponsored athletic events. The sports medicine team will be available before and after any competition Sports Medicine Team and can be contacted in advance to address any questions, Eric Johnson, ATC issues, or concerns. Head Athletic Trainer [email protected] Floyd Medical Center Floyd Medical Center is the official athletic training provider Josh Tucker, ATC for Shorter University Athletics. Floyd Medical Center is lo- Assistant Athletic Trainer cated directly behind Historic Barron Stadium and an ambu- [email protected] lance is present at all school-sponsored athletic events held at Historic Barron Stadium. Evan Rapp, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer Floyd Medical Center, Emergency Room 706.509.5000 [email protected]@floyd.org Floyd Urgent Care, 304 Shorter Avenue 706.291.3700

Anna Guin, Graduate Assistant Rome Orthopaedic Clinic Kelsey Meece, Graduate Assistant Rome Orthopadeic Clinic (ROC) has partnered with Shorter University Athletics to provide team doctors and orthopedic surgeons. Orthopedic surgeons Dr. Steven Brown and Dr. Modalities Charlie May will be on hand at most athletic events. Appoint- Ultrasound ments can be made by calling 706.292.0400. Electrical Stimulation Cold and Warm Whirlpools Emergency Contacts Hot Packs Ice Bags Floyd Medical Center 706.509.5000 Redmond Regional Medical Center 706.291.0291 Emergency Equipment Floyd County Health Department 706.295.6123 Crutches Rome Police Department 706.238.5111 Splints Floyd County Police Department 706.235.7766 AED Floyd Medical Center Ambulance (Historic Barron Floyd County Sheriff 706.291.4111 Stadium) Georgia State Patrol 706.295.6002 Injury Ice Chest Rome-Floyd Fire Department 706.236.4500 Georgia Poison Control 404.616.9000

5 Shorter University Athletics Visiting Team Guide Hotel Information

The following list contains recommeded hotels that are within 15 minutes of Shorter University and its athletic facilities. If you have any questions concerning any of the properties listed below, the Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau will be glad to assist you with your accomodation needs.

Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau 402 Civic Center Drive Rome, GA 30161 706.295.5576

Hotel Address Phone Distance from Shorter Holiday Inn Express & Suites 35 Hobson Way 706.232.0021 4.7 miles (9 minutes)

6 Shorter University Athletics Visiting Team Guide Preferred Dining Locations

Restaurant Price Address Phone Applebee’s $$ 826 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.235.6133 Bella Roma Italian Grill $$ 770 Braves Boulevard NE 706.291.4050 Brewhouse Music & Grill $$ 325 Broad Street 706.204.8474 Chili’s Grill & Bar $$ 1310 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.232.7000 Cici’s Pizza $ 2519 Redmond Circle 706.235.8800 Cookout $ 808 Martha Berry Boulevard 706.290.5252 Domino’s Pizza $$ 510 Shorter Avenue SW 706.235.0808 Firehouse Subs $ 723 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.291.2785 Fuddruckers $ 595 Riverside Parkway NE 706.233.9960 Harvest Moon Cafe $$ 234 Broad Street 706.292.0099 Honeybaked Ham Company $$ 900 Martha Berry Boulevard 706.291.2983 IHOP $$ 35 Riverbend Drive 706.295.2172 Jimmy John’s $ 487 Turner Mccall Boulevard SW 706.584.7704 La Parrilla $$ 413 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.584.7299 Las Palmas $$ 246 Shorter Avenue NW 706.291.9788 Las Palmas $$ 311 Riverside Parkway NE 706.235.0555 Longhorn Steakhouse $$ 144 Shorter Avenue SW 706.235.4232 Mellow Mushroom $$ 238 Broad Street 706.234.9000 Moe’s Southwest Grill $ 110 Shorter Avenue SW 706.292.0032 Moe’s Original BBQ $$ 101 W. 1st Street 706.622.2977 O’Charley’s $$ 737 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.290.1996 Olive Garden $$ 789 Turner Mccall Boulevard SW 706.235.5757 Outback Steakhouse $$ 1404 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.235.3233 Panera Bread $ 14 Riverbend Drive 706.378.4185 Papa John’s Pizza $$ 925 Turner Mccall Boulevard NE 706.802.1010 Provino’s Italian $$ 288 Shorter Avenue NW 706.378.9009 Red Lobster $ 700 Shorter Avenue SW 706.234.0581 Schroeder’s Deli $ 406 Broad Street 706.234.4613 Shane’s Rib Shack $ 315 Riverside Parkway NE 706.291.6062 Steak ‘n Shake $ 838 Turner Mccall Boulevard SW 706.204.8657 Subway $ 330 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.509.6085 Truett’s Chick-fil-A $ 264 Shorter Avenue NW 706.232.9233 Zaxby’s $ 1801 Turner McCall Boulevard 706.234.6440