Athletic training

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 4 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Improved Essays

    college, I intend on studying Athletic Training, however, I also plan on pursuing outdoor recreation. In my community, I am very involved in many outdoor activities. I have always loved the outdoors along with the athletic opportunities it provides. I plan on devoting my life to outdoor recreation because I believe it is important to breathe the fresh air and have a good time with it. Although I plan on majoring in Athletic Training, I intend to combine athletic training with outdoor…

    • 638 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Meyer, and Ebersole (2009) expressed concern regarding burnout and stress among athletic trainers and provided lifestyles recommendations such as balance of leisure and work, and conducting regular exercise to prevent or alleviate symptoms of stress. However, it is unfortunate that recommendations made in the athletic training literature seem to be founded on findings from either perceptions of experienced athletic trainers or other helping professions, or both (Pitney, 2010). Only a few authors…

    • 1126 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Module 1 In chapter 1 I learned about different methods of research and this important to me as a Kinesiology – Athletic training major. In the future I will need to know how to use Basic research and applied research to observe my patients. I would use the scientific method to define the problem, develop a hypothesis, perform an experiment, analyze the data, and report the results I have when observing an injured athlete. I would use naturalistic observation to observe one of my athletes get…

    • 1109 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Athletic trainers work to treat injuries that occur within all aspects of sports in order to return players to the field or court as quickly as possible. A concussion, however, is one injury that trainers do not attempt to fix quickly and easily. Concussions have become a very serious and common injury among professional and amateur athletes who take part in contact sports, such as football and soccer. A concussion is defined as, “A traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain…

    • 685 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    (NSCA), performs a podcast with Dr. Ben Router discussing injuries in endurance athletes. Professor Ben Router is also strength and conditioning coach and a Associate Professor at Cal University in Pennsylvania. According to Dr. Router, endurance training has increased over the years, stating that more Americans are becoming more physically active. Also, organizations are creating fund raising activities to involve athlete participating in running marathons and other physical activities. Dr.…

    • 423 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I am interested in the position of Athletic Training Intern, which was posted online on the Real Salt Lake website. I am currently a student at the University of Utah in the Athletic Training Program, looking for soccer specific athletic training experience. Soccer has been a part of my life since I was a child, it has allowed me to meet people and has taught me that there are always skills to be learned and improved. The experiences I have gained from soccer come from working, playing, and…

    • 387 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    As an athletic trainer, one always must be prepared for the worst case scenario. Preparing to handle difficult and stressful injury situations requires a plan that establishes an appropriate response to various circumstances. This plan is known as the Emergency Action Plan and is a critically important document for athletic trainer to have. It states how emergency situations, that need immediate medical aid will be handled. Athletic trainers should be able to act quickly and…

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Wednesday after school I observed our school athletic trainer for approximately an hour. During the hour he was not working much because winter sport season were ending so he helped any athletes who had injury that needed to be observed. While I was there, I saw a dancer get her big toe taped because she had turf toe, a hyperextension of the Hallicus. Before practice, two girl basketball players got their ankles taped because they recently rolled or sprained them. That day in sports medicine we…

    • 401 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    This case review involved a 19-year-old male football play who is currently a freshman in college. He came into the athletic training room complaining of right wrist pain. This athlete has had pain in this wrist for a couple of mouths and had only every taped the wrist two weeks prior to coming into the athletic training room for his first treatment. Even before coming in, he was able to do every drill or exercise at practice to completion. He only reported feeling pain during practice when he…

    • 1215 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    opportunities which I would be able to earn hours. The perfect opportunity had been right in front of me for all four years, and I hadn’t even realized; Kenston offers a student athletic training program where students are able to shadow the school athletic trainer and learn the basics of athletic training and first aid. I emailed the athletic trainer who I vaguely knew from having been mildly concussed my previous lacrosse season , and asked if I would be able to join in volunteering during the…

    • 790 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50