What is an Athletic Trainer ( ATC ) ?
Athletic Training ( ATC ) is a profession that has developed over the past century due to the medical needs of athletes associated with athletic clubs and universities. It has long been recognized that athletes injure themselves while participating in sports. Often times their injuries may be minor discomforts, such as bruises and muscles soreness, or they can be more serious, such as bone fractures and ligament tears, or ultimately the injury can be fatal. The profession of Athletic Training exists because of this great potential for injury in sport and the large number of athletes participating in organized sports, either in professional or amateur contests ( high school, college, professional ). Today Athletic Trainers are an integral part of every major sporting organization. Every single professional sporting team, university, college or junior college employs 1 or more Athletic Trainer(s). Athletic Trainers are responsible for the health care of athletes. Even though they are not
