Athletics

I'm an Athletic Trainer. Oh, so you're a personal trainer? NO. Oh, so you're a strength coach? NO. Oh, so you're a physical therapist? NO. Wait, so what is that you do. Athletic trainers are nearly everywhere. Most high schools, colleges, semi pro teams, Olympic teams, professional teams and basically any other organized athletic association has them. But unbelievably this is the type of exchange that happens a lot when engaging in conversation. Although Athletic Trainers are on TV all the time

Being around sports my whole life has made me have an interest in athletic training. What really started my interest in athletic training was when my friend got injured during a football game. It turned out that he had a compound fracture in his right shin. Right when the injury appeared, As he was trying to get up I was there to hold him onto the ground until the athletic trainer made it to the field. After shadowing an athletic trainer I have learned that there is a tremendous amount of paperwork

in Athletic Training was kindled while listening Dr. Vince Diller in his Introduction to Athletic Training class. While listening to his experience as an AT and how challenging an AT’s job can be I was not only impressed with Athletic Training profession but also saw it as exciting, challenging, and meaningful career. By the end of his Introduction to Athletic Training fall course I switched my major from Exercise Science to Athletic Training. A primary reason for pursuing Athletic Training

Though electricians and athletic trainers seem to be opposites between schooling, field, and growth, they share similarities in salary, location, workplace, and disposition. Athletic trainers and electricians are as different as apples and carrots. There are small things that are similar but are mainly two different things. The history of these two careers are very different starting in different time eras and how it was formed. Electricians first started in 1893, at the world's fair bringing light

The career of an athletic trainer not only has to deal with how to prevent or rehabilitate sport injuries but also how to interact with people under certain situations. A trainer could have every skill set flawless now it may not matter if the trainer does not know how to keep interact with people than this will make the task more difficult. This profession is about helping the injured to recover and continue to work toward a goal they want to achieve in life. For example a high school football player

The profession that I am interested in is an Athletic Trainer. I have chosen this career because it is something that I have recently become passionate about within the last two years. I have never been the kind of person to struggle with weight, however after having my 3rd and last child, weight has become an issue. I mention my personal struggle to give insight on why I have chosen an Athletic Trainer. This profession’s main goal is physical fitness. As a trainer you become responsible for another

Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscle and bone injuries and illnesses. Athletic trainers need at least a bachelor's degree. Nearly all states require athletic trainers to have a license or certification; requirements vary by state. The median annual wage for athletic trainers was $44,670 in May 2015.Employment of athletic trainers is projected to grow 21 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. As people become more aware of

that I have chosen to pursue is athletic training. What is an athletic trainer? An athletic trainer explained in the simplest way is a physical therapist for athletes only. Athletic trainers are the first aid responders when someone on the filed gets injured. They also develop rehabilitation programs for athletes who are injured. These programs help athletes to prevent their injuries from deteriorating and to get them back on the field in the best physical state. Athletic trainers also do administrative

attaining to sexual harassment. I learned a lot about sexual harassment from reading these articles, and I believe that that it I important for athletic trainers and other health-care professionals to understand and know how to identify acts of sexual harassment. I believe that these articles will be very beneficial to me in the future, when I become a certified athletic trainer, and am interacting with other co-workers, athletes, health-care professionals and as well as other individuals in a professional

The growth and emergence of athletic training (AT) as a health professions is grounded in educational preparation and dates back to the founding of the AT profession in 1950 by the National Athletic Training Association (NATA). Known to be a gateway to changing behaviors and impacting practice, athletic training education goes hand in hand in creating professional identity, accountability of the profession and the increased awareness of athletic training as a health profession (Craig 2003). During