Athletic Trainers

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Duties and Responsibilites:

Athletics trainers work with athelic teams, athlete,

Coaches,and  sports medicine physicians.They help

Develop training programs to prevent injuries as well as

Rehabilitation  programs for the injured. They treat injured. They treat injured athletes under the direction of teams or sports medicine physicicans . Before athetic events they will bangage, wrap, and affix braces to prevent injuries.

They work on the muscles of atheles before and after

Events.In addition , they may set up nutritional diets

And meals for athletes in training. Athletes trainers

Will also advise on protective gear and on training

Equipment .

Athletic trainers work fro sports team, schools,

Colleges, clinics, heath clubs, corporations, and

Hospitals.

Average Salary:$25,000-$35,000

Educational  Requirements:

Students should take challenging science, math, and English  courses  in high school.

To be a certified athletic trainer,students must complete an educational programs that include 1,500 hours of supervised clinic experience. Most programs result ina bachelor’s degree from a college with an emphasis in physical education

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