Olympic Athletic Training

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Watch how Carolinas Healthcare System now Atrium Health is ensuring that Charlotte Mecklenburg students stay safe on the field, on the court and in their everyday lives.

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COVID – 19 INFORMATION

COVID -19 PRE- PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATION INFORMATION

NOTE ABOUT PRE-PARTICIPATION FORM (Physical Examination Form): Due to the extraordinary circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in school closures, a one year emergency addition to the State Board of Education Policy, ATHL-001, Interscholastic Athletics, has been approved by the State Board of Education on April 23, 2020.

Date of Current Physical	Requirement for 2020-2021
Prior to 03/01/19	Need valid, up-to-date physical prior to participating.
On or after 03/01/19 through 05/01/20	Granted a temporary extension to participate through the end of the 2020-2021 academic year.
On or after 05/02/20	Will participate based on the current policy of being “valid for 395 days”

WHAT DOES AN ATHLETIC TRAINER DO?

Athletic Trainers (ATs) are healthcare professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Students who want to become certified athletic trainers must earn a degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum. Accredited programs include formal instruction in areas such as injury/illness prevention, first aid and emergency care, assessment of injury/illness, human anatomy and physiology, therapeutic modalities, and nutrition. Classroom learning is enhanced through clinical education experiences. More than 70 percent of certified athletic trainers hold at least a master’s degree.

ATHLETIC TRAINERS VS PERSONAL TRAINERS

Athletic training is often confused with personal training. There is, however, a large difference in the education, skillset, job duties and patients of an athletic trainer and a personal trainer. Athletic trainers provide physical medicine, rehabilitative and preventative services. Athletic trainers treat a breadth of patients, including but not limited to: professional, college, secondary school and youth athletes, dancers, musicians and military personnel. Athletic trainers can work in a variety of locations including schools, physician clinics, hospitals and manufacturing plants.

Athletic Trainers vs Personal Trainers

To become certified athletic trainer, a student must graduate with bachelors or masters degree from an accredited professional athletic training education program and pass a comprehensive test administered by the Board of Certification. Once certified, they must meet ongoing continuing education requirements in order to remain certified. Athletic trainers must also work under the direction of a physician and within their state practice act.