Athletic Trainer Rotation

Leena Ouhammou
Why athletic trainers are important
U.S News
Adam Elburg
3/21/16

1. Introduction, what's the topic?

a. The topic of the article is why athletic trainers are important and how little recognition/respect
they get even though they do so much for young athletes and school/athletic organizations. It
also talks in depth about the career as well.
2. What is the problem/research questions being tackled?
a. The problem in the article is that in general, athletic trainers are not respected and recognized
even though they do so much.
3. Why has the research question not adequately been answered?
a. The research question has not been adequately answered because the article still needs more
examples of real life injury stories. There are some examples but there needs to be more.
4. How did the researcher tackle the research question?
a. The researcher tackled this research question by adding in examples of what athletic trainers
exactly do and educating people about athletic training. They also added a specific example of a
real athletic trainer.
5. What is the research that follows from the big idea?
a. The research shows that athletic trainers are useful in all things sports medicine. They are useful
for injuries, recoveries, and athletes psychological conditions.
6. What’s the key impact of the research?
a. The key impact is to show more respect for athletic trainers and to generally educate people on
this career and these professionals.

Paragraph

Athletic trainers are extremely important and need to be respected and recognized more. This article
really opened my eyes and educated me on what athletic trainers actually do and how they are so useful to
athletes and sports organizations. Athletic trainers ​can monitor the physical and psychological condition of the
student athlete both in and out of season, plus actively participate in the selection, fitting and proper care of
protective equipment for each athlete. They also assess injuries under pressure and show plans of rehabilitation.
In conclusion, athletic trainers are super important and without them, athletes and students would suffer worse
injuries and would not likely be able to play sports to begin with.

Reference:
https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2016-03-21/why-certified-athletic-trainers-are-imp
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