Football
Position: Assoc. Athletic Trainer
Undergrad: University of Illinois (2008)
Masters: LSU (2012)
Hometown: Blue Mound, IL
Email: dcalve2@tigers.lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-3894
Derek Calvert returned to Louisiana State University in January of 2014 as an Associate Athletic Trainer with the Track and Field and Cross Country Teams. In August 2016, Derek started working with LSU Football.
Position: Assoc. Athletic Trainer
Undergrad: University of Illinois (2008)
Masters: LSU (2012)
Hometown: Blue Mound, IL
Email: dcalve2@tigers.lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-3894
Derek Calvert returned to Louisiana State University in January of 2014 as an Associate Athletic Trainer with the Track and Field and Cross Country Teams. In August 2016, Derek started working with LSU Football.
Prior to accepting this position, Calvert worked with Dr.
Williams Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia, PA as a Certified
Athletic Trainer assisting with patients who had sustained core muscle
injuries. He earned his Master’s Degree in Sports Management from LSU in 2013
while working with the Gymnastics and Football teams. Calvert gained additional
experience with the Minnesota Vikings as a Seasonal Assistant Athletic Trainer
from 2009-2010. He graduated from University of Illinois in 2008 with a
Kinesiology Degree.
Calvert is a native of Blue Mound, IL and is a current member
of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association as well as the Southeast
Athletic Trainers Association.