We have just past National Athletic Trainers' Month (the fabulous month of March). I waited to post on this with hopes of putting some pictures up with the post. No such luck. This year our theme is "Who is taking care of your kids?" While not every school yet has their own certified athletic trainer, many are finding ways to bring them into the schools to make sure your children are staying healthy and performing safely. Hey, I even worked at two Junior Highs. That is great! Anyway, Montana has passed legislation to license their athletic trainers! This really helps boost our profession, not only giving it even stronger credibility, but also will allow us to bill insurance companies for our services when working in a clinical setting.
This year I started my job as Glacier High School's very first Certified Head Athletic Trainer. It is very exciting to be part of a new begining, creating new traditions and not following so much in others footsteps. I have to say I am working with a super bunch of kids who are willing to learn how to take care of their bodies so that they can stay competitive. I am working on creating a stong student athletic trainer program. It is going a bit slow, but the few I have got are hard workers and are learning more than they realized they would. So stay active, be active with your kids, and teach them how to be kind to their bodies so it lasts a while.
For other interesting facts and information please visit http://www.active-spirit.com/
Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live.--Jim Rohn
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