Athletic Trainer
Duties and responsibilities
Athletic trainers work with athletic teams, athletes, coaches,
and sports medicine physicians. They help develop training programs to prevent
injuries as well as rehabilitation programs for the injured . They treat
injured athletes under the direction of team of sports medicine physicians . Before athletic events
they will bandage, wrap, and affix braces to prevent injuries. They work on the
muscles of athletic before and after events . In addition , they may set
up nutritional diets and meals for the
athletes in training . Athletic trainers will also adivse on protective gear
and on training equipment .
Athletic trainers work for sports teams , schools , colleges , clinics , health clubs ,
corporations , and hospitals .
Average salary : $ 25,000 – $35,000
Educational requirements :
Students should take challenging science, math, and English courses
in high school .
To be a certified athletic trainer, students must complete
an educational program that includes 1,500 hours of supervised clinical
experience . most programs result in a bachelor’s degree from college with an
emphasis in physical education .
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