What is the purpose Sports Medicine I & II?

How do students get into Sports Medicine I & II?

Before the fall semester of either a student's freshman or sophomore year,  they will fill out the application form listed on our "About Us" page. If the student is enrolled into Sports Medicine I, they will go through an "try-out process" to be invited to Sports Medicine II by the Athletic Training Staff. In Sports Medicine I, we look for students who go above and beyond both in the classroom and while working the sideline of freshmen football games. As the semester progresses ,the staff  takes note of  the students who show a true passion and drive for the athletic training program and extend interviews to those who exude characteristics of a good student athletic trainer. After the interview process the staff selects students to be invited into Sports Medicine II. Once students accept an invitation to Sports Medicine II, they will be taught the skills required to be a student athletic trainer such as taping & first aid . They will be provided with opportunities to work with a variety of sports throughout the spring semester including basketball, soccer, wrestling, softball, and baseball. 

Sports Medicine I & II timeline

Sports Medicine 2-year time line:

   SM1 Fall           SM2 Spring         Sports Training Fall          Sports Training Spring

  A-------------------B---------------------------C------------------------------D-------------E

First year

A – B 

Take sports medicine 1 during the fall semester as a “tryout” for our student athletic trainer program. During this class you will learn about different health care professions but a focus is on the athletic training profession. You will also learn about anatomy, injuries, healing, and administration. As part of the class you are required to attend Freshman football games to assist with hydration and to see if you enjoy our program. 

B – C

Sports medicine 2 is by invite only so if you do well in sports medicine 1 you can be invited to sports medicine 2. In this class you will be entering our student athletic trainer program and you will learn more aspects of student athletic trainer duties as well as attend various spring sporting events. 

Second year through graduation

C – D

Fall – sign up for sports training, which is you being a student athletic trainer in our program. You will be in the football athletic period and assist with athletic trainer duties as well as cover games and practices during the fall semester.

D – E

Spring – sign up for sports training. During this semester you will be in an athletic period to help with rehab and treatments as well as be assigned a 2nd sport which you will be responsible for covering all of their games.