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In the Field
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How ATCs Juggle Large Student Bodies
By Nick Friar
Contributing Writer
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..magine walking into your office on a Tuesday, in the
..middle of a nice spring day, and seeing a long line
..of teenagers waiting for you. All of them are in pain,
some greater than others, and all require your attention.
Some more kids may show up, and you have to be
elsewhere soon - be it for a game or practice.
Welcome to the life of a high school athletic trainer.
" I would say it took me a good three to four years of
going through fall, winter, and spring sports to get an
understanding of the demands, " said PJ Gardner, athletic
trainer for Liberty High School in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. " Some days, there's a lot to do; some days,
not as much. In that time I learned to meet with coaches
before each season, get them your expectations, but I
also need to know their expectations. Then, the school
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athletic director is a real intricate part of making sure the
coaches understand what the medical procedures are and
what my role as an athletic trainer is. "
For the last 20 years, Gardner has been taking care
of the 500 to 600 student-athletes at Liberty. And for
those 20 years, it's been him running the show alone. But
next academic year, he will be able to bring on students
from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs who
are studying athletic training as interns - something
Maria Hustick has been doing at Medfield High School in
Massachusetts. Between her time at Boston University
and 30 years of experience as an athletic trainer, she
saw how an intern program could help her, Medfield's
student-athletes, and college students looking to get a
feel for the field.

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