Who Helps the Helper? Lessons on Grieving for

Importance of leadership competencies in college

has released position statements regarding hydration in athletes and the risks associated with dehydration.1 Dehydration and heat related injuries may result in loss of playing time, decrease in performance, decrease in overall health, and death.2 Because dehydra-tion is one of the primary signs

Secondary School Athletic Trainers ’ CommitteeThe National Athletic Trainers ’ Association gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, whose assistance and contributions were instrumental in the

In sport, no injury is cloudier than concussion, and few are as catastrophic. Often though, the identification of concussion does not take place. While cases that involve a loss of consciousness are easily recognized to someone with an untrained eye, subtle concussion cases are not. For years, many people have used the labels bell-ringer or ding to describe the effects of a subtle blow to the head. This has led to the popular assumption that such momentary states of confusion or disorientation are not reasons to be concerned. This, however, is not the case. No matter the severity, concussion is more than an injury; it is a silent killer. Every year, an estimated 300,000 sport-related concussions occur annually in the United States1 with high school football players suffering nearly one quarter of those injuries.2 Concussion is not isolated to football though, and it is also not isolated to boys. By the time their high school playing career is complete, more than 60

-level athletic trainers ’ perceptions of the importance of four common clinical experiences in the development of selected affective domain educational competencies. These experiences were peer practice, approved clinical instructor (ACI) instruction, practice coverage and game coverage. The affective domain

The number of female athletic trainers is growing fast but there is a small amount present in male professional sports. The topics of harassment, discrimination and work-life balance challenges are talked about as trials female athletic trainers face in the industry. This research looked at why

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Female intercollegiate athletic trainers ' experiences with gender stereotypes

Context: Each year an estimated 1.4 million sports related injuries occur annually to student-athletes at the high school level. It has been over 20 years since a systematic investigation into the presence of athletic trainers to treat these injuries in the state of Michigan has been conducted