Explain Why I Am Responsible For Football Practices And Games

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In the fall, I am mainly responsible for football practices and games, but I also work some volleyball and softball games. During weekly football practice, I help set up equipment, water troughs, water bottles, and an ice bath for the team. After practice, if the players are hurt, I give them ice. During the football games, I am the liaison between the head football coach and the athletic trainers. This means that I follow the coach during the games and if someone gets hurt, one of the athletic trainers will alert me through a radio when they are ready to go back in the game or if their injury will prevent them from playing the duration of the game. I then relay this information to the coach. Also, if the coach thinks that a player needs to

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