"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve"- Napoleon Hill
How do I demonstrate my faith as an athletic trainer?
How I measure my faith is that of walking in faith and treating my athletes, and my staff as we are all one, meaning no one gets special treatment because everyone gets my best work no matter who you are to the team, and because no one deserves to be treated unfairly. I know how a student the life can be at home when they do not feel loves or paid attention to at home. I am that person away from home that they can come to and will give them all the love and care I can give to insure that everyone has a purpose. It is my job as a faithful follower in Christ to treat my students with love, compassion, care, and guidance. I also believe that God will not put me anything in any situation that I cannot handle. I have been through many learning experiences and I am still going through them, and all they have in common is that Christ has gotten me through all of those obstacles. I will want to teach my athletes and student trainers to always do things through Christ, because he will use you in ways you never thought that you could be used in. I bring a lot of ethical and moral standards to the table as well; my aunt also a firm believer in God has always taught me to treat people as you would like to be treated. I will treat my coaches, athletes, student trainers, athletic director, and everyone else involved in the athletic program with respect, compassion, integrity, and love because that is the athletic trainer I want to be treated as. My athletes put trust me to handle them with care because; I am in a healthcare profession.
How do I measure my effectiveness as an athletic trainer?
I measure my effectiveness as an athletic trainer with wins and losses not in a sense of the team's record, but with my injuries and non-injuries. For insistence if I have several ACL tears, broken bones, and concussions then I lose as an athletic trainer, but if I have a couple of bumps, bruises and minor cuts and scrapes, then I have won in a sense of returning my athletes to full potential in a shorter amount of time verses a longer healing time. I know also play a part in the wins and losses as far as the season’s record, because it is my job to keep our tip top players in tip top condition. I also measure my effectiveness with my associate trainers and student trainers on how the coaches react or tell me how well they are doing. A lot of trainers do not always get the chance to be recognized for all that they do, so when it happens no matter who it might be from it is always appreciated and encouraging to know that people see my hard work and effort. Promotions or even having a renewed contract at the end of the year is another way I measure my effectiveness, because no one is going to rehire some that does an ineffective job.
What am I prepared to teach as a trainer?
I am prepared to teach the proper rescue precautions, and the importance of being a student trainer. In many of my job descriptions they state that they require that I teach the coaching staff CPR, AED, and first aid and safety training these are important because I cannot always be at all of these sports events at one time, so the more coaches that I have that are knowledgeable of first aid and safety CPR and AED training the better I get to sleep at night knowing that they are prepared everyday As I am. Perfecting my craft, and upping my knowledge so every year I could teach my coaches and student trainers better ways to save a life’s, or help with injuries is what I am prepared to teach among other things. I would also teach to my student trainer’s skills such as taping, wound care, spine boarding, and calling EMS in emergency situations. These are things they are small yet very important things to know because they can cause tragic or traumatic issues that can be prevented. This is a big part of my job and I know that the more knowledgeable staff I have the better the injury rate. To me it is vital that I teach CPR, AED training and, first aid and safety, but it is even more important to me to teach my coaching staff about concussions and the signs and symptoms of concussions.
Why do I want to train?
The relationship between me and other people that come with my job is why I want to be a trainer. All different types of athletes come to me with physical, mental, and emotional problems and it my job to see that those problems or issues are fixed to the best of my ability. It is an everyday battle because you never know what the day might bring you, so I have to expect the unexpected have to prepare myself to help with all types of issues and unfortunate circumstances. Another reason why I am a trainer is because of the abundance of trust between the student-athletes and I that is undeniably sacred. I am hit with every possible discomfort imaginable it is my duty to make sure that all of my athletes feel their most comfortable, so they can play at game winning speed, so I do everything in my power to get my athletes to reach their full potential mentally, physically, and emotionally. I know that the importance of training is also passing on the profession to the younger generations. There are days when I was in high school that I wished I had the opportunity to know that there is more to sports then just being a part of the team. I could have gotten a head start, so I knew when I went to college I was prepared to what I wanted to do with my life. That is why I need to make sure that all of my student trainers have every open possibility.
Why did I become a trainer?
I know that I work well under pressure and I make calm and rational decisions. The strategies that were taught to me, to use in emergency situations are the ABC's in case of an emergency pertaining to a life-threatening situation. I make the most logical decisions and I do my best to make sure that I get any specific athlete, student, or innocent by standard to the safest and most functional aspect of their life. I also go through the most accurate step by step procedure to ensure that my athletes are being treated to the best of my ability. Also when it comes to my student trainers it would be my responsibility to teach them the most effective and most efficient ways to become a better and more responsible student trainer. My assignments would be given to the students with the most experience, and growth over the course of time. I would teach and continue to have my student trainer’s work on their craft being the best student trainer skill wise in my district. I would give them the same motivational speech that was given to me when I attended Texas Southern University from my head trainer John Harvey, he would always say the same speech every year before football season started stating, “Not everyone is strong enough or capable to do this type of job and no one will hate you or dislike you if you don't stay here and do the job that was assigned to you because it is not always meant for everyone to do a job like ours.” In my type of profession we have to keep up with every day changes whether it is technology or practices. I was taught to go by evidence based practices, because there is no use in using things that are useless especially if it does not benefit the athlete. That also goes hand in hand on what I was brought up on “ do it right the first time , and that will prevent you from doing it multiple times” for those reasons I do my research instead of trial and error to get the athlete back to full or better return to play status.
How I measure my faith is that of walking in faith and treating my athletes, and my staff as we are all one, meaning no one gets special treatment because everyone gets my best work no matter who you are to the team, and because no one deserves to be treated unfairly. I know how a student the life can be at home when they do not feel loves or paid attention to at home. I am that person away from home that they can come to and will give them all the love and care I can give to insure that everyone has a purpose. It is my job as a faithful follower in Christ to treat my students with love, compassion, care, and guidance. I also believe that God will not put me anything in any situation that I cannot handle. I have been through many learning experiences and I am still going through them, and all they have in common is that Christ has gotten me through all of those obstacles. I will want to teach my athletes and student trainers to always do things through Christ, because he will use you in ways you never thought that you could be used in. I bring a lot of ethical and moral standards to the table as well; my aunt also a firm believer in God has always taught me to treat people as you would like to be treated. I will treat my coaches, athletes, student trainers, athletic director, and everyone else involved in the athletic program with respect, compassion, integrity, and love because that is the athletic trainer I want to be treated as. My athletes put trust me to handle them with care because; I am in a healthcare profession.
How do I measure my effectiveness as an athletic trainer?
I measure my effectiveness as an athletic trainer with wins and losses not in a sense of the team's record, but with my injuries and non-injuries. For insistence if I have several ACL tears, broken bones, and concussions then I lose as an athletic trainer, but if I have a couple of bumps, bruises and minor cuts and scrapes, then I have won in a sense of returning my athletes to full potential in a shorter amount of time verses a longer healing time. I know also play a part in the wins and losses as far as the season’s record, because it is my job to keep our tip top players in tip top condition. I also measure my effectiveness with my associate trainers and student trainers on how the coaches react or tell me how well they are doing. A lot of trainers do not always get the chance to be recognized for all that they do, so when it happens no matter who it might be from it is always appreciated and encouraging to know that people see my hard work and effort. Promotions or even having a renewed contract at the end of the year is another way I measure my effectiveness, because no one is going to rehire some that does an ineffective job.
What am I prepared to teach as a trainer?
I am prepared to teach the proper rescue precautions, and the importance of being a student trainer. In many of my job descriptions they state that they require that I teach the coaching staff CPR, AED, and first aid and safety training these are important because I cannot always be at all of these sports events at one time, so the more coaches that I have that are knowledgeable of first aid and safety CPR and AED training the better I get to sleep at night knowing that they are prepared everyday As I am. Perfecting my craft, and upping my knowledge so every year I could teach my coaches and student trainers better ways to save a life’s, or help with injuries is what I am prepared to teach among other things. I would also teach to my student trainer’s skills such as taping, wound care, spine boarding, and calling EMS in emergency situations. These are things they are small yet very important things to know because they can cause tragic or traumatic issues that can be prevented. This is a big part of my job and I know that the more knowledgeable staff I have the better the injury rate. To me it is vital that I teach CPR, AED training and, first aid and safety, but it is even more important to me to teach my coaching staff about concussions and the signs and symptoms of concussions.
Why do I want to train?
The relationship between me and other people that come with my job is why I want to be a trainer. All different types of athletes come to me with physical, mental, and emotional problems and it my job to see that those problems or issues are fixed to the best of my ability. It is an everyday battle because you never know what the day might bring you, so I have to expect the unexpected have to prepare myself to help with all types of issues and unfortunate circumstances. Another reason why I am a trainer is because of the abundance of trust between the student-athletes and I that is undeniably sacred. I am hit with every possible discomfort imaginable it is my duty to make sure that all of my athletes feel their most comfortable, so they can play at game winning speed, so I do everything in my power to get my athletes to reach their full potential mentally, physically, and emotionally. I know that the importance of training is also passing on the profession to the younger generations. There are days when I was in high school that I wished I had the opportunity to know that there is more to sports then just being a part of the team. I could have gotten a head start, so I knew when I went to college I was prepared to what I wanted to do with my life. That is why I need to make sure that all of my student trainers have every open possibility.
Why did I become a trainer?
I know that I work well under pressure and I make calm and rational decisions. The strategies that were taught to me, to use in emergency situations are the ABC's in case of an emergency pertaining to a life-threatening situation. I make the most logical decisions and I do my best to make sure that I get any specific athlete, student, or innocent by standard to the safest and most functional aspect of their life. I also go through the most accurate step by step procedure to ensure that my athletes are being treated to the best of my ability. Also when it comes to my student trainers it would be my responsibility to teach them the most effective and most efficient ways to become a better and more responsible student trainer. My assignments would be given to the students with the most experience, and growth over the course of time. I would teach and continue to have my student trainer’s work on their craft being the best student trainer skill wise in my district. I would give them the same motivational speech that was given to me when I attended Texas Southern University from my head trainer John Harvey, he would always say the same speech every year before football season started stating, “Not everyone is strong enough or capable to do this type of job and no one will hate you or dislike you if you don't stay here and do the job that was assigned to you because it is not always meant for everyone to do a job like ours.” In my type of profession we have to keep up with every day changes whether it is technology or practices. I was taught to go by evidence based practices, because there is no use in using things that are useless especially if it does not benefit the athlete. That also goes hand in hand on what I was brought up on “ do it right the first time , and that will prevent you from doing it multiple times” for those reasons I do my research instead of trial and error to get the athlete back to full or better return to play status.