Community Involvement
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St. John’s Sports Medicine-HealthTracks is proud to support a variety of sports-related activities and projects in Springfield and the surrounding area.

Community Olympic Development

St. John’s is proud to be affiliated with the Greater Springfield Community Olympic Development Program.

This program develops and operates community based Olympic Sports Programs in cooperation with community organizations, community sponsors, the United States Olympic Committee and the designated national governing bodies. This program provides athletes in our region access to the best facilities, programs, coaches, and competition in order to enhance their athletic ability. The sports involved include tennis, volleyball, hockey and weightlifting.

For information about his program, contact Linda Dollar at 417-874-2174.

Springfield Cardinals

St. John’s Sports Medicine is the official provider of sports medicine for the Springfield Cardinals. This includes the provision of medical coverage at their games, care of their players in all aspects of their health, and the opportunity for their players to use our facilities for training and performance enhancement. It also gives their athletic trainer access to St. John’s Sports Medicine’s state-of-the-art facility for rehabilitation.

SPARC Program

St. John’s Sports Medicine partners with the Springfield-Greene County Park Board to support a variety of activity related programs. Through the SPARC program, we are able to provide several early-morning and after school programs.

The SPARC Step Club program was developed to help fight the increasing epidemic of childhood obesity. It is a program designed to get elementary aged children and their families walking together to increase lifelong activity. Our goal is to increase the program county wide. The Missouri State University Physical Education Department has started research with this program to look at its long-term impact.

For more information about the early morning or after school programs offered in partnership with the Springfield-Greene County Park Department, please contact Sandra Pratt, SPARC Coordinator, at 417-837-5707.