In the early days of athletic training, it wasn’t that hard to become an “athletic trainer”. Trainers in the early days were basically volunteers. They didn’t have any type of training or certification to be doing that job. Up until 2003, a person would only need certification through NATA curriculum or an internship. In the internship route, a person wanting to be an athletic trainer would take various classes and courses like personal health, human anatomy, basic athletic training, and first aid/ CPR. You would need 1500 practicum hours and pass your board of certification exam. In the NATA route, is was a lot harder. A person would have to take a whole lot more classes than the intern route. They would have to take prevention of AT injuries/illness, evaluation of athletic injuries/ illnesses, first aid/ CPR, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, administration of athletic training programs, anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, biomechanics, psychology, personal community health and 800 practicum hours and pass Board of Certification Exam.
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After 2003 a person wanting to be an athletic trainer would have to basically go to college. They would have to be educated in 8 content areas: Evidence-Based Practice, Prevention and Health Promotion, Clinical Examination and Diagnosis, Acute Care of Injury and Illness, Therapeutic Interventions, Psychosocial Strategies and Referral, Health Care Administration, and Professional development and
After 2003 a person wanting to be an athletic trainer would have to basically go to college. They would have to be educated in 8 content areas: Evidence-Based Practice, Prevention and Health Promotion, Clinical Examination and Diagnosis, Acute Care of Injury and Illness, Therapeutic Interventions, Psychosocial Strategies and Referral, Health Care Administration, and Professional development and