Throughout the course of my mentorship I have been able to gain tons of knowledge and information about athletic training. At the start of the mentorship I thought being an athletic trainer was an easy job that would allow me to be involved in sports throughout my career. Now I've realized that there is a lot you have to know to be able to successfully diagnose an injury. School for athletic training is not easy either, but it is still what I plan on doing with my life.
In order to be a successful athletic trainer there are certain characteristics that are beneficial for you to have. The most important is likely being patient with injured athletes and being able to diagnose their injury. A lot of times players will come to you saying parts of their body hurt but there is nothing wrong with them, This can get annoying as the athletic trainer because you get tired of telling people the same thing over and over again. Something else my mentor is very good at is communicating with people. He has to talk to players, coaches, parents, doctors, etc. It is important he is able to correctly tell them what is wrong with the athlete and what the plan of action is.
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