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Sports MedicineAthletic Training Unit 1Chapter 2

+Objectives

Define and correctly spell each of the key terms.

List the members of the sports medicine team and describe their duties.

Describe the duties of a student athletic trainer and a certified athletic trainer.

List the legal responsibilities of an athletic trainer.

Describe the record keeping requirements involved in athletic training.

+Key Terms

Assumption of risk

Certified athletic trainer

Hydrated

Liability

National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)

Periodization

Sports medicine first aid

Student athletic trainer

+What is Athletic Training?

Athletic training is a division of sports medicine that focuses on the care and prevention of athletic injuries.

Athletic trainers are the first to arrive and the last to least at most practices and games.

They are responsible for making sure the athletes receive the care they need in order to perform at their best.

+The Sports Medicine Team

Team Physician

Certified Athletic Trainer

The Coach

The Athlete

The Athlete’s Parents

School Administration

Community Health Facilities

+The Team Physician

Team Captain

Team physician or athlete’s family physician

Coordinates medical team (if team physician)

+Certified Athletic Trainer

A professional certified by a nationally recognized organization, who is skilled in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of those who are physically active.

Communication link

+The Coach

Acts as athletic trainer, in absence of one.

Trained in sports medicine first aid: basic first aid and CPR that includes training in areas such as sports liability, an emergency action plan, conditioning, exposure to heat, nutrition, and returning athletes to play following an injury.

Prevent further injury

Forms and recording

+The Athlete

Carry out instructions

Make appropriate people aware

Be honest

+The Athlete’s Parents

Treated with respect

Informed immediately

Responsible for securing proper medical treament

+School Administration

Responsible for securing help

Needs to be aware of injuries

Prevent injuries from occurring

+Community Health Facilities

Provide needed services

+Know when to “punt”

The key to being a responsible member of the sports medicine team is knowing when to “punt.” This means knowing when the treatment of an injury is beyond your capabilities and that it is time to pass the case to someone with more medical experience.

It is time to “punt” if skills are required that are outside of your training and expertise, or if you begin to feel uncomfortable with the situation.

+What Does it Take to be an Athletic Trainer?

First aid, CPR, and other emergency skills

Taping, wrapping and bracing skills

Listening skills

Time management skills

Communication skills (verbal and written)

Basic computer skills

Organizational skills

Education in the treatment and rehabilitation of acute and chronic injuries

+What Does it Take to be an Athletic Trainer?

Education in anatomy, physiology, strength training, nutrition and psychology

Adaptability

Dependability

Common sense

The ability to set priorities

Good physical health

A sense of humor

An interest in helping others

An interest in sports

+Responsibilities of the Athletic Trainer

Injury prevention and care

Advisor/Developer of conditioning programs

Initial evaluation

Administers immediate care (first aid)

Plans/supervises rehabilitation

Purchases/organizes sports medicine equipment/supplies

Sports medicine first aid

+Responsibilities of the Athletic Trainer

Protective taping, padding and bracing

Medical assistance to visiting teams

Set up athletic training room

Rehabilitation of injured atheltes

Record keeping

Stocked supplies

Patient advocate

+Obtaining Certification

College graduate Bachelors degree

Athletic training Biology Health Sciences

Pass examination

https://coe.uga.edu/academics/degrees/bsed/athletic-training

+Student Athletic Trainer

Someone who is enrolled in a curriculum to learn how to become an athletic trainer.

Can assist the certified athletic trainer with tasks with supervision, such as: Administering first aid to injured athletes after taking first aid

course Activating the EMS (emergency medical service) Taping, bandaging, or bracing the athletes and fitting any

protective equipment Overseeing rehabilitation or use of therapeutic modalities Organizing forms (insurance, parental consent, supply) Assist with daily record keeping Keep facilities clean Prepare the playing field by setting up water and first aid areas Help keep players properly hydrated

+Record Keeping

Very important

Keep detailed records

Helps with future injury prevention

Protects you and the team or school from legal action

Assumption of risk

Liability

Minors

+Physical Conditioning of the Athlete

Primary concern

Periodization Post-season

Good time to heal from injuries and get physical assessment Off-season

Conditioning level kept by participating in different sports Nutrition is important

Pre-season 6-8 weeks before the season Allows athletes to reach their optimum fitness level Work on flexibility, endurance, strength, agility Gradually increases intensity and duration

In-season Goal is to keep athletes from deconditioning

+Thinking it through activity… Karlene was recently hired by the local community college to replace

Jim, the head athletic trainer who was retiring after 35 years at the college. The first thing on Karlene’s agenda was to review the existing athletic training program. Although everyone was happy with the job Jim had done, Karlene saw some changes she wanted to make. For example, she wanted to update old physical evaluation forms to newer, more detailed forms. She also wanted to increase the number of athletic trainers and student trainers present at each practice and game, and envisioned a more team-oriented approach to the injury prevention and conditioning programs. The last goal would involve a cooperative relationship between the coaches and the athletic trainers – one that might be difficult to establish quickly since she was making some changes few other people thought were necessary.

What benefits would more detailed physical evaluation forms provide?

What are the benefits of having student athletic trainers at practices and games?

How might Karlene establish a productive relationship with the coaches?

Why would a team-oriented approach to athletic training be important?

+Pop Quiz!

1. The captain of the sports medicine team is: A. the team physician B. the athletic trainer C. the coach D. none of the above

2. The student athletic trainer can help in the following areas: A. activating EMS B. organizing insurance, parental consent and supply forms C. preparing for practices/games by setting up water & first

aid areas D. all of the above

+Pop Quiz!

3. The athletic trainer’s primary responsibility is to: A. keep the necessary records organized B. prevent and care for injuries C. train the coaching staff in CPR D. order equipment and supplies

4. Proper record keeping: A. is important because information about past injuries can

by an important tool in the prevention of future injuries B. is important because thorough documentation can

protect the athletic trainer and the team or school from legal action

C. is not important because athletes assume the risk of injury when they participate in a sport

D. A and B are both correct