National Athletic Training Month 2008
Every March, the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) celebrates National Athletic Training Month. Its purpose is to honor certified athletic trainers (ATCs) and promote quality healthcare and wellness.
NSU's Athletics Department is recognizing the athletic trainers at each sporting event this month. ATEP is also presenting three of its own events on campus:
Quad Thursday
March 27, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
University Center Flight Deck Patio
Members of the Athletic Training Student Organization (ATSO) will teach other students how to perform preventative ankle and wrist taping, as well as providing common nutritional and hydration information for the “weekend warrior”.
Athletic Training Olympics,
Thursday, March 27, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Outside the north entrance to the University Center
The 3rd Annual Athletic Training Olympics will feature members of ATSO in demonstrations of common procedures performed by athletic trainers. Their performances will be judged by staff from the NSU athletic training department on performance, neatness, and time. Events include the brace race, cooler relay, and blind-folded ankle taping.
Boomers & Beyond: A Day for Health and Wellness
Sunday, March 30, 12:00-4:00 p.m.
Health Professions Division
Boomers and Beyond: A Day for Health and Wellness will provide adults 40 and older with information and resources they need to live and age well. Faculty members and students at the Athletic Training Education Program booth will explain:
- the importance of an athletic trainer for injury prevention
- signs and symptoms associated with common exercise-related injuries
- appropriate fitness activities to increase longevity
- determining the athletic shoe type most appropriate for individual activity needs
For information regarding the event, go to http://www.nova.edu/healthcare/boomers_beyond.html. Contact Patricia McGinn, Ph.D., ATC, at pmcginn@nova.edu for specific information about the ATEP Booth.
Athletic Training is a major in the Division of Math, Science, and Technology of Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. ATEP is committed to advancing the profession of athletic training through education and research in the prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of injuries. For more information about this program, please visit http://undergrad.nova.edu/MST/athletic/ or contact the program director, Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D., ATC, at swann@nova.edu.
