Why I Want To Be An Athletic Training Essay

Currently, most of society is not educated about Athletic Training. This is likely accurate because Athletic Training is comparatively new in the health care system and it is a distinct form of care. Only athletes or those who are involved in an athletic profession have access to Athletic Trainers. I believe that education is crucial to making Athletic Training even more successful than it already is. Most members of society presumably do not know that Athletic Trainers are health care professionals. I have heard the phrase “do no harm” so many times, but the possibility to do good decays exponentially when the public does not know the roles and responsibilities of Athletic Trainers. Though educating others about Athletic Trainers is one of my goals, it is not the main reason I want to become one. I am determined to become an Athletic Trainer because I genuinely want to assist others throughout their injuries, and I am inspired to do so because of injuries that I sustained and the events that followed. …show more content…
Only two injuries in my high school career were serious enough for me to pay him a visit. The first injury was Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. The second was Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain, an overuse injury caused by dancing. I went to the Athletic Trainer to ask what I should do for my knee injury and he told me to stop dancing. Psychologically, it is difficult for an athlete to stop doing what they love altogether, so I could not understand or accept his instruction. He did not give me any other ways to treat it, or suggest any follow up visits in case the injury got better or worse. I felt as though this injury was only my responsibility and that there was no way he could help. This situation gave me a poor first impression of Athletic