Unit 1: Professional and Administrative Aspects of Athletic Training

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Unit 1 Professional and Administrative Aspects
of Athletic Training

• Athletic Training as a Profession
• Sports Medicine 1
• Mr. Smith

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Todays Objective

• Define Athletic Training and its subcomponents
• Describe the roles of the certified athletic
  trainer
• Illustrate the roles of other health care
  providers and the sports medicine team
• Understand the requirements for becoming a
  competent certified athletic trainer
• Describe the job opportunities available to
  certified athletic trainers

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Definitions

• Athletic Training an allied medical profession
  that is dedicated to maintaining and improving
  the health and well being of the physically
  active population and preventing athletic-related
  injuries and illnesses
• Sports Medicine refers to the care of physically
  active people who have suffered athletic injury
  or illness
• National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)
  the governing board for athletic training, and
  the NATA is responsible for setting professional
  standards.
• www.nata.org

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Roles of the Athletic Trainer

• Injury prevention
• PPEs, strength and conditioning programs, proper
  equipment and equipment fitting, taping,
  bandaging, and bracing, environmental concerns,
  and good nutrition
• Recognition, evaluation and assessment
• Recognition of type and severity of injury?
  treatment or refer the athlete
• Immediate care of athletic injuries
• First aid, CPR, and AED

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Roles of the Athletic Trainer cont.

• Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning of
  athletic injuries
• After the initial treatment, exercises and
  treatments are given to help restore normal
  functioning? rehabilitation
• Getting the athlete back into shape for their
  sport? reconditioning
• Organization and administration
• Preparing work, inventories and purchasing, and
  scheduling
• Documentation
• Professional development and responsibility
• CEUs
• Integrity and professionalism

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Sports Medicine Team

• Primary Team
• Athlete
• Athletes parent or guardian
• Team physician
• Medical authority, oversees sports medicine team
  effort
• Certified athletic trainer
• Communicates with team, makes initial injury
  assessment, provides emergency medical care,
  offers follow up treatment or referrals
• Coach
• Close contact with athlete/ parent/ guardian

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Sports Medicine Team cont

• Secondary team
• Primary care physician
• Podiatrist
• Allergist
• Urologist
• Gynecologist
• Cardiologist
• Pediatrician

• Dentist
• Physical Therapist
• Neurologist
• Student Assistant
• Chiropractor
• School Nurse
• Registered Dietitian
• Equipment Manager

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Becoming an Athletic Trainer what does it take?

• Requirements
• Bachelors degree in athletic training from an
  accredited program
• Masters for University Setting
• Clinical experience with hands on training
• BOC certification and state licensure
• Forms of Credentials
• Licensure
• Deems who is allowed to practice athletic
  training and what duties that person is allowed
  to perform
• Certification
• Basic knowledge and skills to practice athletic
  training
• Registration
• With the state before practicing

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Becoming an Athletic Trainer cont

• AT class requirements
• Assessment
• Exercise physiology
• First aid and emergency care
• General medical conditions and disability
• Health care administration
• Risk management Strength training and
  reconditioning
• Statistics and research
• Therapeutic exercise and rehab techniques

• Anatomy/ physiology
• Biomechanics/ kinesiology
• Medical ethics and legal issues
• Nutrition
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Professional development
• Psychosocial intervention and referral
• Therapeutic Modalities

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Whats the best way to get a JOB?

• Know Someone!!!