Athletic Training Research Paper

Who wouldn't want to be around big smelly athletes every day of the week. Just kidding! Working with athletes would be an amazing job, not just working with them but, treating and helping them recover from injuries. This would be amazing because you get to help condition the athlete to help them get to their peak performance and then you can pat yourself on the back and say good job. It is very important that the trainer use their own method of helping prevent the injury, don't use somebody else's. Make sure you know what you're doing when your athlete gets injured, because if they do get injured and it is serious you need to turn down the training intensity otherwise the athlete's injury can become even worse. Whenever there is competition …show more content…
Other important jobs for Athletic Trainers include making special diets for the athlete to follow to improve their health, also massaging the player and running errands as needed by the team, as well as helping develop training programs for the athlete to help improve their performance (Texas). Additionally, in the Career Discovery Encyclopedia article, "Athletic Trainers," all trainers want to keep their athlete in the best possible shape he or she could possibly be in, that being said they have their other jobs of treating the athlete's injuries, teaching physical education, and preventing the injuries with special diets and workouts. You are in charge of every little thing that happens to your athlete, through injury you have to be there for your athlete always, he has to trust you as much as you trust him. Most of your time will be spent designing exercises for the athlete to follow to help prevent any injuries, a lot of time will also be spent helping the team by running errands and stocking …show more content…
In places like colleges and universities the pay is $49,460, and in other places like recreational sports centers it's $44,150. Most trainers work full time and depending on if their working during sporting events of traveling with a team, they may have to be away during the weekends. If you're on a professional team the pay can be as much as $75,000 (Summary). Other benefits include being around sports all the time, so if you love sports and you just aren't athletic enough or have suffered an injury you want to help people prevent in the future, this is your job. Another advantage for athletic trainers are that the qualifications are very easy, and only require you to pass an exam. The last benefit is that you get a lot of appreciation and recognition for the job you're doing, and I'm positive that the athlete you are training with appreciates you very much

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