My decision to major in athletic training came when I was diagnosed with a sports related injury. Studying my injury and working with trainers opened my mind to majoring in sports medicine. Knowing that with my degree I will help prevent sports related injures and treat athletes just like me seemed liked the perfect fit. East Carolina University has one of the best athletic training programs in the state of North Carolina. When deciding where to further my education I wanted a university that had a program specific to my degree that focused on education and on-the-job training.…
The Critical Thinking Activity #3 raises an ethical situation about a small town imaging professional getting a job in a big city. This imaging professional believes that they are liberal and is very accepting of other people and their cultures. Even though they are unbiased about other cultures, they are still shocked by the variety of people that come through the hospital. After working there for a few weeks this imaging professional's supervisor calls them into their office and explains that patients have been concerned about the imaging professional's aloof attitude. This imaging professional is shocked by the subject and is hurt that anyone would think of them as aloof.…
While I was in high school, I was able to letter in five different sports. (Ice hockey, XC, track and field, softball and basketball). I have had many opportunities to form different kinds of discipline, different ways to get my mind working and different views on how to take in/embrace things. I feel that because of my experiences, I can help teach students better understand a sport. I got offered a job as a basketball coach last year and I was able to put all of this into action.…
Self Assessment Assignment I wasn’t that surprised as to what my results were when I took the FOCUS 2 tests. I know exactly what are my values, personality, skills, leisure time, and work interests. Yet, these little tests got the correct predicament of each of the five areas about myself. These different tests made me more aware of the choice most suitable to me individually.…
Before I knew what I wanted to do with my life, I was just playing games and eating all the time, but as the years progressed I realized I wanted to be an athletic therapist. I knew that if I wanted to be one I was going to have to start getting in shape and start eating way better than I was before. From the start, I loved it and I have not stopped working towards my goal. My main purpose for becoming an athletic therapist is the ability to help someone who has severely injured themselves and help them recover as fast as possible. I want to be an athletic therapist because I want people who have been hurt to come back better than they were before.…
The Prepare-Enrich assessment training is very fitting for the engagement season I am in. Me and my fiancé started marriage counseling a few weeks ago. We started by taking the prepare-enrich assessment, then had a few follow up sessions with my pastor. In the sessions we had great conversation but only used the assessment as a launching point for discussion. Last week’s training enhanced my knowledge about how the tool works and how it highlights strength and growth areas for a couple.…
It was then that I had my moment of realization. Prior to my injury, I knew that I wanted to work in the medical field, but it wasn’t until that time that I discovered my passion would be sports medicine. I knew this would be a career I would enjoy for the rest of my life. It appeals to me in its ability to translate the art and science of comprehensive analysis and discussion into individualized patient care. I would say that sports medicine is the epitome of everything that peaks my interest as it relates to physiology and…
If I’m not in a professional sport I want to be a personal trainer. You need to have a goal to get somewhere in life no matter what it is. I would get to help people build up their body muscles. If I didn’t get good grades, I couldn’t get into college.…
What am I going to do with my life? What am I going to major in? What do I want to be? Many people ask themselves these questions, especially students who are attending college for the first time. I was one of those students.…
Mental Focus When examining our performances often times the lack of mental focus gets lost in our attempt in understanding of why a performance may have not gone well. As we know mental focus is a major factor to having a successful performance, but too often we do not consider it when preparing ourselves for a performance. During a performance the performer should not allow the mind to wondering, there should be some level of awareness at all time. Some people may refer to this as staying in the moment. Legendary martial arts Bruce Lee once said, “A concentrated mind is not an attentive mind, but a mind that is in the state of awareness can concentrate.…
Evaluation of Mission Statement The primary mission statement of the social work profession is distinguishable from any other profession. The mission statement defines the purpose of social work and uses a universal key element. The universal key element is help because from the first day of a social work course, students learn that social work is a helping profession. The purpose of social work is to provide help whenever needed.…
Should students have to pass a basic skills test to graduate high school? A basic skills test is very controversial, it leaves a lot of kids in distress over whether or not they will pass high school. A basic skills exit exam tests you over writing, math, reading, and other skills. If students don’t pass then they get the option to study and take it again, or they have to go to summer classes and retake courses so they can pass.…
I believe in cooperative style of coaching using empathetic and attentive communication to create a positive learning environment. I emphasize self-awareness, personal discipline, faith, and relationships plus teamwork with a growth mindset. I target analytical, creative, and practical intelligence in order for my students to retain knowledge with a complete understanding so that they can adapt during setbacks, failures, or while recovering from an injury. I believe in using refined cognitive-behavioral skills, sound judgment, critical thinking, and conservative decision-making to increase self-confidence, motivation, energy management, and communication. I intertwine mental training tools and skills with positive leadership and interdisciplinary…
Next, my challenge of balancing my athletic and academic lives relates to the theory of personality according to psychologist Julius Rotter. He theorized in the Social Cognitive Perspective and developed the Locus of Control, which branches from the idea of personal control. The locus of internal personal control is the belief that outcomes can be controlled by oneself and that a person has control over their lives (Mearns). On the contrary, the locus of external control is the belief that outcomes cannot be controlled by oneself, and that environments and society control peoples’ lives (Mearns). Rotter’s theories on the social cognitive perspective and personality relates to my challenge of balancing athletics and academics because I have…
As we are preparing to leave for the day my trainer is quickly moving throughout the clinic to end patient’s treatments and allow them to leave the facility. With our last patient she allows me to remove the needles post treatment. As I gather the tools and use the techniques learned in training I remove the needle and place the gauze, only to find the patient 's blood pooling through and dripping onto the floor. Frantically, I gather more gauze and attempt to stop the bleeding, while my trainer walks over and casually says “Sorry, I forgot he is a heavy bleeder.” She takes control of the patient while I assist with other parts of the discharge.…