Working the football game this week was a great learning opportunity for me. I was able to be a part of everything that goes on in order to ensure the players safety. Thursday was a relatively hot day, so we had to prepare for heat related injuries. We provided the players with wetted down towels in an effort to keep prevent overheating. I found it interesting that the players were given pickle juice to prevent cramps. I had only ever heard of water, Gatorade, and salt water being used to help cramps. Thinking about it now though, it makes sense pickles contain high amounts of salt. This Friday I began working with the minitaurous. In the next few week I learned I might come across injuries such as dislocated/sprained shoulders,
