Chapter 12

MANAGEMENT AND THE ATHLETIC TRAINING

PROGRAM

NEED FOR CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS (ATCs)

• INCREASE IN SPORT PARTICIPATION

• INCREASE IN ATHLETIC INJURIES

• IN 1998, THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) RECOMMENDED THAT ATCs SHOULD BE IN EVERY SCHOOL

THE SPORTS MEDICINE TEAM

• THE TEAM PHYSICIAN

• ATHLETIC TRAINERS

• ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND ATHLETIC COACHES

• OTHER PROFESSIONALS AND CONSULTANTS

SPORTS MEDICINETEAM MEMBERS

• SCHOOL NURSE• CHIROPRACTORS• DENTISTS• EMTs• PHYSICAL THERAPISTS• NUTRITIONISTS• ETC.

ROLE OF ATHLETIC TRAINER

• PREVENT ATHLETIC INJURY/ILLNESS• EVALUATE INJURY & ILLNESS• FIRST-AID EMERGENCY CARE• TREAT AND REHABILITATE INJURIES• COUNSEL AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE• CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS• DIRECT CONDITIONING PROGRAMS• ASSIST IN FITTING EQUIPMENT• SUBMIT ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

ATC QUALIFICATIONS• PROFESSIONAL

– ACCREDITATED ACADEMIC PREPARATION IN ATHLETIC TRAINING

– NATA BOARD CERTIFICATION

• PERSONAL– GOOD HEALTH AND FITNESS– EMOTIONAL STABILITY AND MATURITY– GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS– COMPASSION AND EMPATHY

THE TRAINING ROOM

• ACCESSIBLE

• NEAR LOCKER ROOMS

• KEPT CLEAN AND NEAT

• EQUIPPED TO MEET ASSESSMENT AND THERAPEUTIC NEEDS

• WELL STOCKED WITH SUPPLIES

• PREPARED TO MEET EMERGENCIES

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• PROPER CONDITIONING OF ATHLETES

• PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT(NOCSAE STANDARDS, PROPER FITTING)

• TAPING, BANDAGING, AND PADDING

• DIET, NUTRITION, WEIGHT CONTROL

• ERGOGENIC AIDS

• COUNSELING

SAFETY IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• GROWTH IN PARTICIPATION NUMBERS• GROWTH IN NUMBER OF INJURIES• INJURY REPORTING

– INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (ISS)– NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INJURY

SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NEISS)– NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL INJURY

REGISTRY (NHSIR)