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Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Athletic Training. Objectives. Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to: Describe the history and development of athletic training Describe the role certified athletic trainers play in the athletic health care system

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Chapter 2

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  1. Chapter 2 Athletic Training

  2. Objectives • Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to: • Describe the history and development of athletic training • Describe the role certified athletic trainers play in the athletic health care system • Explain the different skills required to be a certified athletic trainer

  3. Objectives (cont’d.) • Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to (cont’d.): • Describe the job market and opportunities that exist for certified athletic trainers • List various professional organizations available to certified athletic trainers • Discuss the Athlete’s Bill of Rights • Discuss liability and risk management and how they pertain to athletic training

  4. What is Athletic Training?

  5. The Need for Athletic Trainers • Greater need for athletic trainers than ever before • Growth of females participants • Title XI: prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex as to participation in athletics in schools • Increase in youth sports • More college and professional athletes

  6. The History and Development of Athletic Training • Galen (129 C.E.) and Hippocrates (589 years later) contributed a great deal to science and medicine • American Medical Association recognized athletic training as an allied health profession in 1991 • One that contributes to or assists the professions of physical medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry

  7. Qualifications of a Successful ACT • Skills include:

  8. Qualifications (cont’d.) • Skills include (cont’d.):

  9. Qualifications (cont’d.) • Tasks include:

  10. Qualifications (cont’d.) • Tasks include (cont’d.):

  11. Qualifications (cont’d.) • Code of conduct • ATCs must abide by the rules and procedures of their certifying organization • Failure to abide can result in disciplinary action or termination

  12. Qualifications (cont’d.) • Education

  13. Qualifications (cont’d.) • Certification • National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, Inc. (NATABOC) examination • Prevention • Recognition, evaluation, and assessment • Immediate care • Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning • Organization and administration • Professional development and responsibility

  14. Work Settings for the ATC • Include: • Sports medicine clinics • Public and private high schools • Colleges and universities • Amateur and professional sports teams • Health and fitness centers • Businesses • Olympic teams and training centers • Hospitals and medical clinics

  15. Professional Organizations for ATCs • National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) • Largest U.S. certifying organization for ATCs • Regional, state, and local trainers’ associations • Promote athletic training, wellness, and safety of athletes at the local level • Example: Ohio Athletic Trainers Association (OATA)

  16. Athlete’s Bill of Rights • No single standard

  17. Liability and Risk Management • Hippocratic Oath • “I will follow that system of regimen [use treatment to help the sick] which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous [I will never use it to wrong them]” (Taber’s, 2001)

  18. Liability and Risk Management (cont’d.) • Liable means “obligated according to law or equity; responsible” (Webster’s, 1993)

  19. Conclusion • ATCs possess skills, knowledge, and professionalism • This allows them to be respected members of the sports medicine community • Many career paths are open to ATCs • In addition to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, most states have elected to certify or license athletic trainers

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