Athletic Training and Athletic Training and Sports Medicine TeamSports Medicine Team

Sports Medicine ISports Medicine I

What is Sports Medicine?What is Sports Medicine?

Generic term that Generic term that encompasses encompasses many areas of of many areas of of sports related to sports related to both performance both performance and injury.and injury.

Includes: prevention, recognition, evaluation,

treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries

as well as educating athletes

Sports Medicine UmbrellaSports Medicine Umbrella

What is Athletic Training?What is Athletic Training?

Athletic training is Athletic training is the prevention, the prevention, recognition, recognition, evaluation, evaluation, treatment, treatment, rehabilitation, and rehabilitation, and health care health care administration of administration of athletic injuries.athletic injuries.

What is an Athletic Trainer?What is an Athletic Trainer? A highly educated and A highly educated and

skilled professional skilled professional specializing in athletic specializing in athletic health care for the health care for the physically activephysically active

Works under the Works under the direction of a licensed direction of a licensed physician (protocol)physician (protocol)

Refer to Refer to certification/licensure certification/licensure notesnotes

Personal CharacteristicsPersonal Characteristics

Love of sportsLove of sports Ability to adaptAbility to adapt EmpathyEmpathy Sense of humorSense of humor Ability to Ability to

communicatecommunicate Intellectual curiosityIntellectual curiosity EthicsEthics Managerial skillsManagerial skills

Board of CertificationBoard of Certification

Responsible for the Responsible for the certification of certification of athletic trainers athletic trainers since 1969since 1969

Role Delineation Role Delineation StudyStudy– Defines profession Defines profession

of athletic trainingof athletic training– Examines primary Examines primary

tasks performed by tasks performed by entry-level athletic entry-level athletic trainerstrainers

Domains of Athletic TrainingDomains of Athletic Training

Specifically, the BOC Certified Athletic Specifically, the BOC Certified Athletic Trainer has demonstrated knowledge Trainer has demonstrated knowledge and skill in six practice areas or and skill in six practice areas or domains: domains: – Prevention Prevention – Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis – Immediate Care Immediate Care – Treatment, Rehabilitation and Treatment, Rehabilitation and

Reconditioning Reconditioning – Organization and Administration Organization and Administration – Professional Responsibility Professional Responsibility

Requirements for Requirements for CertificationCertification

Successfully Successfully complete entry-level complete entry-level program accredited program accredited by CAATEby CAATE

Proof of Graduation Proof of Graduation (transcripts)(transcripts)

Successful Successful performance on performance on certification examcertification exam

Proof of current CPR Proof of current CPR certificationcertification

State RegulationState Regulation

Vary from state to Vary from state to statestate

Laws specifically Laws specifically govern the practice of govern the practice of athletic trainingathletic training

Forms of state Forms of state regulationregulation– CertificationCertification– RegistrationRegistration– LicensingLicensing– ExemptionExemption

State Regulatory PracticesState Regulatory Practices

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North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer’s AssociatNorth Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer’s Associationion

Virginia Board of MedicineVirginia Board of Medicine

Sports Medicine TeamSports Medicine Team Athletics requires group Athletics requires group

effort to be effectiveeffort to be effective Each member performs Each member performs

a specific function a specific function relative to caring for the relative to caring for the injured athleteinjured athlete

Team Physician is Team Physician is “cornerstone”“cornerstone”

Individuals IncludeIndividuals Include– CoachCoach– Athletic TrainerAthletic Trainer– Team PhysicianTeam Physician