Athletic Trainers for the Year of 2006 By: Morgan Clay

Most people think that athletic training is easy, but it's more than just
getting into games and hanging out with the athlete's everyday. It's a
lot of fun that requires a lot of hard work and long hard hours. It's a
lot of hard work when you care for an athlete. All of the S.A.T.
(student athletic trainers) and the L.A.T. (licensed athletic trainers)
work very hard to ensure everybody stays safe. There are six girls that
have very high expectations to learn new things everyday. There is one
junior, one sophomore, and four freshmen that are in the program. All of
the girls including myself are all first year trainers, and we all want
to stay with it until we graduate. I asked three of the girls what does
athletic training mean to you? "It means working hard with our athletes
and having fun, but it comes with being responsible," Brittany Jones and
Brittany Vallejo both said. Kristine West says," It means having
responsibility in the process and showing respect for the athletes and
the other trainers." This is what I had to say about being and athletic
trainer, "Being an athletic trainer means to me is having to put in long
hours and being responsible. Also, you have to show what is right when
you are down on the field." All of the girls plus Doc Urton and Doc
Maddox all hope that none of the athletes injure themselves playing the
sport that they love. I hope that all of the trainers have fun this
school year of 2006 to 2007.