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Education 

To become a certified athletic trainer in the United States, you must first earn a degree from a college or university with an accredited athletic training program, then take and pass the exam administered by the Board of Certification (BOC).

If you already have a bachelor’s degree in something other than athletic training, you have two options:

1. You can earn a second bachelor’s degree from a school with an accredited program at the bachelor’s level.

2. You can get a master’s degree in athletic training from a university with an accredited entry-level master’s program.

Athletic Therapist

Athletic Therapists 

Athletic Therapists have a genuine interest in the health and safety of others. They must have compassion for patients that are experience pain and discomfort, and have the adeptness to treat them properly. Athletic therapists draw great satisfaction from helping athletes return safely and quickly to competition.

Athletic Therapist Job Duties

• Evaluate musculoskeletal function and posture of athletes

• Identify, evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries

• Plan, implement and supervise warm-ups, stretches, training and competitive activities

• Apply supportive taping and equipment

• Act as a liaison between players and coaches

• Use physical therapy techniques and therapeutic to recondition sports injuries

• Perform general administrative duties such as inventory and budget control

Exercise Science

Exercise Science

Exercise Science is the study of movement and the associated functional responses and adaptations. An exercise scientist must understand the scientific basis underlying exercise-induced physiological responses. The field of exercise science involves a range of disciplines similar to those in sports medicine. It is common for exercise science professionals to work in sports medicine facilities.

Athletic Therapists

Athletic Therapy is the prevention, immediate care and rehabilitation injuries by a certified Athletic Therapist. It involves the assessment of physical function, the treatment of dysfunction caused by pain and/or injury in order to develop, maintain and maximize independence and prevent dysfunction.

Experiencing the Field

The field of exercise science, however, is typically much broader than sports medicine, ranging from the study of how organ systems work at the cellular level when confronted with disease, to improving the bio-mechanical efficiency of an employee working on an assembly line.