Sports Medicine: Injuries + Athletic Training
Step into the role of an athletic trainer and learn how to assess, treat, and care for athletes when injuries happen.
What happens when an athlete goes down during a game? Explore the world of sports medicine and discover how athletic trainers and sports medicine professionals help athletes stay safe and get back in the game. Learn to recognize common injuries like sprains, strains, and concussions, practice injury assessment and ankle and wrist taping, and learn how to check vital signs. You'll also design and lead warm-up and stretching routines before putting your skills to the test in game-day simulations where quick thinking and teamwork matter.
Skills
- Athletic taping
- Injury + concussion assessment
- First aid
- Reading vital signs
- Stretching and conditioning
