I love sports and sporting events. Athletic trainers get to travel with them team and stand on the field with the team. The team pays for everything the athletic trainer does. The team also buys the athletic trainers whole uniform which is generally a pair of really nice tennis shoes and a nice shirt with slacks. Being an athletic trainer will allow me to interact with the players. If I do athletic training on a professional level I will get to meet many cool and interesting pro athletes! I would basically be getting paid to do something I love in a fun exciting…
Hi, my name is Quinton Howard and I am an athletic trainer for the Detroit Lions I earn 35,000-75,000 per year, to get here you need to work hard, go to college and earn the minimum of a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree, it could take you up to 4 years to complete. Athletic trainers are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians; they can work with athletes and show them how to treat, and prevent injuries through maintaining proper form and using exercise equipment in the…
wasn’t until I moved to New York, where I applied for a position as a Junior Assistant Athletic Trainer and everything changed for the better. I found something I love and enjoyed. So for my career exploration paper, I chose to do my research on becoming an athletic trainer. The nature of becoming an athletic trainer requires tiring work but it is something I would look forward to doing as a career. As an athletic trainer you would work with different athletes in vary of sports and age groups…
blah blah … To be an athletic trainer for a team in the Olympic games is my ultimate, long term goal. Athletic training has been a part of my life for several years now but on the opposite side as an athlete. In high school I was a part of a dance company and on the high school dance team, dancing around forty plus hours a week which resulted in several injuries, because of these injuries I was able to get my first glimpse into the athletic training world. Now in college, I am working with the…
The purpose of this study is to determine if male athlete perceptions of female athletic trainers affect their comfort levels with them during rehabilitation. Other purposes of the study were to determine the possible reasons male athletes can feel discomfort during rehabilitation. The representative sample that was used involved twenty collegiate male athletes enrolled in Kean University. A survey, checklist, and open ended question was given to the sample asking the male athletes…
had finally decided to become an Athletic Trainer. An Athletic Trainer to me is just a permanent water girl. It does have a label but everyone has always told me “You’re just going to stay a water girl forever aren’t you?” But an Athletic Trainer is a healthcare professional that collaborates with a physician. Ever since I became a water girl I knew I had to do something with sports. Sports has always been a major benefactor in my life. From the time I was four till I was about twelve, I played…
High school is almost over and my plan to join the workforce is rapidly approaching; So I can earn a decent amount of money so I may save for my college tuition I am already working at Garden Deli. This is not my dream job however. I hope to go to Ab -Tech for nursing, then continue to Lenoir-Rhyne University for a major in Athletic Training. I’ve always wanted to join the medical field because it’s a clean and sanitary job; Also I would love to help professional athletes recover from…
coaches, and the fans. The athletic trainers know the athlete’s capability and what he can and cannot do . In addition the trainers have seen all types of injuries from a simple sprain to a major ACL tear in the knee. Also, they know how to treat and teach the patient how to successfully heal the injury as easy as possible. Even though coaches pressure the athletes to heal faster and get back on the field/court as soon as possible, they want their athletes to do their best at all times. Whenever…
The Athletic Trainer according to my knowledge after the lecture on … is a health professional as a recreational therapist. His works in prevention, emergency care, and rehabilitation care following muscular or skeletal injury usually during sports, daily physical activity or work. Athletic Trainer works by encompassing specific therapeutic programs and treatments plans for a complete recovery of its patient. In this profession the priority is given to prevention of orthopedic and sports…
Imagine if you were an athletic trainer covering a youth football game and you watch an athlete collapse to floor lying motionless after going in for a tackle. Early on, I observed the previous situation unfold before my eyes while working alongside an athletic trainer. Seeing how an athletic trainer must be able to handle such a situation, while communicating to parents and coaches in a calm demeanor, made me realize this profession has something to offer few others entail. Throughout my time…