2006-2007 Westwood High School Student Trainers

Role of The Student Athletic Trainer

Student Athletic Trainers play a very important role in the Sports Medicine Program which is a vital part of the overall Athletic Program here at Westwood High School.

Student Trainers provide assistance with the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injures. They also play an important role of setting-up and covering of practices, and games, and then help with the breakdown after practices and games. Through their assistance in these important areas, these Student Athlete Trainers increase their responsibility in other areas such as dependability, problem solving, teamwork, helping others, and setting and accomplishing goals.

     As more students go to college, these institutions of higher learning have started to evaluate applicants, in part; based on their involvement in extracurricular activities they did in high school. Being a student athletic trainer shows that you have good time management, and you are able to keep good grades while working before and/or after school. If a student decides to go to college to be an athletic trainer, then being a student trainer in high school will help. Knowledge gained by being an athletic trainer can help in other fields also, such as physical therapy, nursing, emergency medical technician, and other health related fields.