• South High School Athletics

    1160 Ann Street

    Columbus, Ohio 43206

  • Athletic Director - Adam Ellis

    aellis@columbus.k12.oh.us

     

    Adam Ellis is the Athletic Director at Columbus South High School in Columbus City Schools.  He began this administrative position in 2021. At South, Adam leads 19 high school athletic sports programs.  Adam provides comprehensive oversight and direction to the athletic coaches, programs, and facilities, including compliance with the Ohio High School Athletic Association rules and regulations.

     

    Prior to becoming Athletic Director, Adam had a long basketball coaching career at all levels.  Adam served as an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach for Capital University.  In 2018-2019, he helped lead the Men’s Basketball team to one of the program’s most successful seasons in history.  The team won a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) regular season championship and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in which they advanced to the second round.  Capital was ranked in the National Top 25 by D3hoops.com.  Adam also assisted in hosting The Basketball Tournament at Capital which was a host site.

     

    Prior to joining the Capital program, Adam served as Assistant Boys Basketball Coach for Columbus East High School.  While at East, he assisted players in continuing their athletic careers at Division III schools.  Adam previously served as Head Coach of Springfield Schaeffer Middle School while also teaching for Springfield City Schools.  As Head Coach, his team won the middle school league championship.  Prior to coaching at the middle school level, Adam served as an Assistant Men’s Basketball coach at Wittenberg University, which is one of the most successful Division III basketball programs in the nation.

     

    As a player, Adam had a very successful high school and collegiate basketball career and received many accolades.  In high school, Adam’s basketball team made Final 4 appearance at the OHSAA State Tournament.  He also scored 1,000 points in high school and was named Clark County Mr. Basketball and achieved league and All-Ohio honors.  Adam was a highly recruited athlete and received a full athletic scholarship to attend Division I school, University of Hartford.  Adam later transferred to Central State for which he scored 1,000+ points, served as team captain for two years, received league honors, and an invitation to represent CSU at the Ohio All-Star basketball game in Cleveland.  He also served as a graduate assistant for the Men’s Basketball program.

     

    Service to the community is a driving value for Adam.  He has served as an Advisory Board member for the Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA and is a lifetime member of the Central State University Alumni Association.

     

    Adam holds a Bachelor of Science in Educational Studies from Central State University and is completing his Masters Degree in Public Administration.  He resides in Columbus with his wife, Lindsay, and sons, Anderson and Lindon.

  • Athletic Trainer - Cameron Caldwell

    cameron.caldwell@osumc.edu

    What is an Athletic Trainer?

    • Athletic trainers (ATs) are highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals who render service or treatment, under the direction of or in collaboration with a physician, in accordance with their education, training and the state's statutes, rules and regulations.  As a part of the health care team, services provided by athletic trainers include primary care, injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, emergent care, examination and clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.

     

    Education

    • Bachelor’s Degree, Athletic Training, Capital University 2021
    • Experience and Interests
    • Certified athletic trainer since 2021
    • Ohio licensed athletic trainer since 2021

    Outreach athletic trainer servicing Marion Franklin and Columbus South High Schools in Columbus City Schools. My clinical experience at Capital included women's soccer, football, Pickerington North, Grove City, Walnut Ridge, Independence, and Bishop Hartley high school. Additionally, I played basketball for Capital University and continue to play in my spare time.
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  • Columbus City Schools has partnered with FinalForms, an online program which will enable you and your student to complete and file MOST of your school forms electronically. FinalForms is immediately available for all students.  The ONLY form that you are still required to actually print, complete, and file in the Athletic Department, is the actual OHSAA Physical form.

     

    The physical form must be completed by the doctor and by law we are required to have a signed copy on file.  Once your student's physical is received by the athletic department we will inut the expiration date into FinalForms and then you will receive automatic notifications when your student's forms need to be updated.

     

    We are asking ALL student-athletes to use FinalForms.  Even if your student's current physical paperwork does not expire until after the new school year begins, please register at FinalForms now and electronically complete the forms!