As I've posted on here before IMO every school should have a certified athletic trainer onsite daily. Watch the CNN special called "Big Hits" which I'm watching right now.

 

Half of the high schools in the country do not have an A.T.

 

I'd challenge any school that says they can't afford it to look at what you're spending money on vs having a trainer.

 

Kids lives depend on it. If the athletics budget doesn't have the ability to fund it it needs to come out of the general funds of the school system.

 

 

We should not settle for lame excuses.

As I've posted on here before IMO every school should have a certified athletic trainer onsite daily. Watch the CNN special called "Big Hits" which I'm watching right now.

 

Half of the high schools in the country do not have an A.T.

 

I'd challenge any school that says they can't afford it to look at what you're spending money on vs having a trainer.

 

Kids lives depend on it. If the athletics budget doesn't have the ability to fund it it needs to come out of the general funds of the school system.

 

 

We should not settle for lame excuses.

 

While I won't disagree with you on the need of having trainers at games and practice, what are the schools to do with the lack of money to fund school nurses who quite frankly take care of all the kids just not athletics.

 

read the link or this link or this one link

 

So if the budget is what it is, do you have a school nurse who takes care of everybody or a trainer who just takes care of athletics?

While I won't disagree with you on the need of having trainers at games and practice, what are the schools to do with the lack of money to fund school nurses who quite frankly take care of all the kids just not athletics.

 

read the link or this link or this one link

 

So if the budget is what it is, do you have a school nurse who takes care of everybody or a trainer who just takes care of athletics?

 

Easy decision for me and this quote backs me up:

 

They say fewer nurses would lead to a higher absenteeism, fewer academic achievements, and a bigger drain on community resources as chronic conditions will go unchecked. Parents will have to leave work more often to bring home sick children.

 

Missing school, lesser academic achievements, etc vs a kid dying of heat stroke because there was no trainer onsite or letting a kid risk permanent brain damage or death by going back into a game when he has suffered a concussion.

 

I'd like to have both. If I can only have one there's no debate for me.

How about this to help it set in:

 

sanjayguptaCNN Dr. Sanjay Gupta

For people between the ages of 15-24, sports are the second leading cause for traumatic brain injury, behind car accidents. #BigHits

CNN is airing the special again tonight at 11:00.

35 states have anti-concussion legislation.

 

Sadly, KY is not one of the 35.

This kid's tweet is exactly why you have to have a certified athletic trainer at all times.

 

Quinn_Brummer buttery_BRUM

I don't come off the field hurt or not hurt #BigHits

Not knowing what assistant coaches get paid and not knowing what athletic trainers get paid , doesn't trading in a coach or two for one athletic trainer seem logical ? Just how many assistant coaches are absolutely needed to have a respectable or winning program ?

Not knowing what assistant coaches get paid and not knowing what athletic trainers get paid , doesn't trading in a coach or two for one athletic trainer seem logical ? Just how many assistant coaches are absolutely needed to have a respectable or winning program ?

 

Most schools outsource the service to a place like ST. E or Neacon. No clue how much they pay annually.

Remember people used to laugh at the player who took the big hit and started to go to the other teams huddle. Remember the two a days in August and recieved no water , just the salt pills before and after practice ? Those days are over , thank God enough players were brought into the spotlight to help prevent serious injuries to other players. I can remember a certain player that hit somebody so hard that his eyes temporarily went crossed for a few seconds , he didn't tell anybody , so this player finished the game with nobody knowing he had an obvious head injury. Thankfully no serious impairments were later discovered . Even if there was a trainer there , would the trainer have known if the player kept it quiet , probably not. The trainers that are there need to check out those players who are in train wrecks even if they show no signs of injury. Hopefully the athletic trainers that are there are competent and not just getting a good view of the game from the sidelines.

Hopefully the athletic trainers that are there are competent and not just getting a good view of the game from the sidelines.

 

That's why they are needed. I saw a report on a kid who got steamrolled by a blocker that no one saw because they were watching the ball. It wasn't immediately obvious that he was having problems. An AT has to watch from that perspective and not like a coach or a fan.

Here is a link to an article about the CNN special that Clyde is referring to (I think): http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/health/big-hits-broken-dreams-brain-bank/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1

 

Clyde, it seems as though the kid in the story was at a school with a Certified A.T. Do you know of any statistics that show any correlation between AT's on site and healthier athletes? I assume that the two go hand and hand, but it may not necessarily be the case.

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That's why they are needed. I saw a report on a kid who got steamrolled by a blocker that no one saw because they were watching the ball. It wasn't immediately obvious that he was having problems. An AT has to watch from that perspective and not like a coach or a fan.

 

How can the AT be watching them all, though? I'd say that he/she would be most likely to watch the ball carrier, as that is where you know a hit is likely to come.

How can the AT be watching them all, though? I'd say that he/she would be most likely to watch the ball carrier, as that is where you know a hit is likely to come.

 

Can't watch them all at once. He/she has to constantly be looking. They can't be a fan.

Here is a link to an article about the CNN special that Clyde is referring to (I think): http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/health/big-hits-broken-dreams-brain-bank/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1

 

Clyde, it seems as though the kid in the story was at a school with a Certified A.T. Do you know of any statistics that show any correlation between AT's on site and healthier athletes? I assume that two go hand and hand, but it may not necessarily be the case.

 

This kid suffered from repeated injuries / probable concussions from the past. The A.T. in this case couldn't do anything until he said he had pains. It was too late for him and most likely was due to not being diagnosed previously.

 

Benchmarking, done by more and more schools with ATs, should become mandatory. Great tool.