The athletic training department is led by head athletic trainer Chad Floyd. Floyd's vast experience includes working with Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins and with two of the top collegiate baseball programs in Arkansas.
A native of Ozark, Ark., Floyd began his athletic training career with the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith where he covered the nationally renowned Lion baseball program. He then moved on to Arkansas Tech University where he worked with athletes in their baseball, football and basketball programs. After three years at ATU, Floyd was hired by the Minnesota Twins minor league system and worked at several locations, including Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Davenport, Iowa. Floyd's duties with the Twins included daily treatments, rehabilitation and game coverage. He also helped coordinate a daily in-season conditioning program. Following his stint with the Twins, Floyd worked two years with Cooper Clinic Sports Medicine where he oversaw numerous area high schools and served as a liaison to the clinic for injury referral.
Floyd holds state, district and national training certifications and has an Arkansas teaching certificate in Health and Physical Education. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Southwest Athletic Trainers Association and Arkansas Athletic Trainers Association. He currently serves on the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Association scholarship committee. Floyd is a 1995 cum laude graduate of Arkansas Tech University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education. He currently teaches Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries at Ozarks.