If you are a graduating college senior wishing to register for the Sports Medicine Instructors Course please use the following registration form. You may download and print the form and mail it in with a check or fill it out online and submit it if you wish to pay by credit card. If you are paying by credit card a payment link will be e-mailed to you once the registration form has been submitted and your status as a graduating college senior has been verified.

Dates and exact locations for these courses will be posted as soon as they become available. Please check back regularly for information, answers to general questions are always available by visiting the Sports Med Course section of the website available in the Helpful Info section.

This course provides an opportunity for the study and application of the components of sports medicine including but not limited to: sports medicine related careers, organizational and administrative considerations, prevention of athletic injuries, recognition, evaluation, and immediate care of athletic injuries, rehabilitation and management skills, taping and wrapping techniques, first aid/CPR/AED, emergency procedures, nutrition, sports psychology, human anatomy and physiology, therapeutic modalities, and therapeutic exercise.

Number of credits that may be earned: One or Two (Optional)

PEIMS code: N1150040

Purpose of the Course
Description of the specific student needs to be met in this course:

A regular health class or clinical rotation cannot address the many facets of careers in medicine.  Students in general are unaware of the variety of careers offered in medicine, specifically sports medicine, the education required for those careers, and the responsibilities that accompany the careers. 

Sports Medicine acknowledges student interest in medicinal professions and sports related fields of study. The course provides exposure to:  
• anatomy/physiology;
• psychology of sport and injury;
• injury recognition and evaluation;
• injury prevention;
• injury care;
• career opportunities;
• professional liability and responsibilities
• budget and facility design. 

Sports Medicine bridges the gap between health class and clinical rotation for students interested in medical related careers, including but not limited to sports medicine, athletic training, orthopedics, and physical therapy.

The extensive knowledge acquired in anatomy/physiology, injury prevention, recognition and care of injuries provides students necessary tools to deal with the management of their own personal medical care.  An informed society is greatly needed to make decisions in health care and health management. 

Essential Knowledge and Skills of the course:

CONCEPTS OF SPORTS INJURY
The concept of sports injury includes many areas of concern for participants.

THE ATHLETIC HEALTH CARE TEAM
The sports medicine team has many responsibilities.

THE LAW OF SPORTS INJURY
Legal considerations are important in the management of sports injury.

SPORTS-INJURY PREVENTION
The prevention of sports injury to the participants is of great importance.

Equipment Fitting
Equipment fitting for injury prevention.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INJURY
There are psychological factors that accompany sports injuries.

NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Athletes must understand the need for good nutritional practices.

EMERGENCY PLAN AND INITIAL INJURY EVALUATION
There must be an emergency plan and a strategy for injury evaluation.

CPR
General and specific information pertaining to CPR.
 
 THE INJURY PROCESS
The injury process affects the bodies tissues in many ways.
 

Rehabilitation
 An overview of the science and art of rehabilitation.
 
 INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND FACE
 INJURIES TO THE THORACIC THROUGH COCCYGEAL SPINE 
 INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER REGION
 INJURIES TO THE ARM, WRIST, AND HAND
 INJURIES TO THE THORAX AND ABDOMEN
 INJURIES TO THE HIP AND PELVIS
 INJURIES TO THE THIGH, LEG, AND KNEE
 INJURIES TO THE LOWER LEG, ANKLE, AND FOOT
 
 SKIN CONDITIONS IN SPORTS
 There are many skin conditions that occur as the result of sports participation.

Bloodborne Pathogens
Universal precautions are important to the prevention of the spread of blood borne pathogens.

 THERMAL INJURIES
 Thermal injuries can be life threatening and must be prevented.

NATA Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses
The elements of the NATA Position Statement on Exertional Heat Illnesses are the standard of prevention and care of thermal injuries.

 
 OTHER MEDICAL CONCERNS
 There are many medical conditions that can affect the performance of athletes in sports.
 
 THE ADOLESCENT ATHLETE:  SPECIAL MEDICAL CONCERNS
 There are special medical concerns for adolescent athletes.

Major resources and materials

Major resources and materials to be used in the course:
Resources
1. Videos on injury evaluations and associated therapeutic exercises
2. Existing training room facility will be used as laboratory
3. Donations, sponsors
4. Videos (already owned)
5. Computer software (already owned)

Description of Materials
1. Classroom set of textbooks
2. Existing training room facility will be used as a lab
3. NATA Journal and other periodicals
4. Anatomical models
5. Videos
6. Computer software

Learning Activities
Required activities and sample optional activities to be used:

1. Read text materials
2. Complete worksheets/exams in manual
3. Utilize guest speakers including team physicians, professional athletic trainers in various settings, orthopedics, physical therapists, and nutritionists
4. Invite a local sporting goods dealer to explain the use of protective equipment
5. Invite a local college equipment manager to discuss the maintenance of football protective equipment and how to properly fit it
6. Invite a local pharmacist to discuss the effects of various drugs used as doping agents by athletes
7. Invite a speaker from the local health department to talk about sexually transmitted diseases and blood borne pathogens
8. Require students to investigate UIL rules associated with protective equipment
9. First aid/CPR/AED information and associated skills
10. Utilize field trips to hospitals, sports medicine facilities, professional team athletic training rooms, and professional weight training facilities where a personal trainer would demonstrate proper lifting techniques using free weights and machines
11. Investigate personal liability insurance and discuss different types of policies including the details of each policy
12. Locate case studies on legal issues of athletic training and have a class discussion on the legal implications of each case
13. Have students select a sport and design a preseason conditioning program
14. Perform a nutritional analysis of students’ diets
15. Have students prepare a pre-game menu for an athletic team
16. Demonstrate and explain the use of a sling psychrometer

Methods for evaluating student outcomes:
Methods for evaluating student outcomes:
1. Teacher made tests-written
2. Teacher made tests – oral (knee evaluation, ankle and foot evaluation, head and neck evaluation, elbow and hand evaluation, shoulder evaluation, etc)
3. Instructor manual test bank
4. First Aid/CPR/AED information and skills
5. Demonstration of precautions for blood borne pathogens
6. Demonstration of the application of various modalities (ice, heat, ultrasound, electric stimulation, whirlpool, etc)
7. Demonstration of stretching techniques
8. Demonstration of therapeutic exercises including isometric, isotonic, and isokinetic
9. Design a training room facility
10. Create a working budget for training room supplies and equipment
11. Research projects on sports medicine topics
Supplemental Information:

Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers, Texas Department of State Health Services
 Athletic Trainers’ Scope of Practice
 Athletic Trainers’ Overview
Athletic Trainers’ Frequently Asked Questions 
Texas UIL:
UIL Cold Weather Illness
UIL Concussion Points of Emphasis
UIL Concussion
UIL Head Injury Information
UIL Heat Stress
UIL Emergency Medical Procedures
UIL Emergency Response Planning Q&A
UIL Lightning
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statements
NATA AED Statement
NATA Management of Asthma
NATA Secondary Communicable Disease
NATA Sport Related Concussion
NATA Emergency Planning
NATA Exertional Heat Illness
NATA Fluid Replacement for Athletes
NATA Lightning Safety for Sports and Recreation
NATA Sudden Cardiac Death
NATA Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
NATA AED Protocol
NATA Internal Medical Emergency Response Plan
NATA Secondary School Position on Full-time Athletic Trainer
NATA Reducing Head and Neck Injuries in Football
 NATA Staph Infections: Student Information
NATA Head Down Contact in Football
NATA Steroids and Performance Enhancing Substances
NATA Recommendations for Hydration
NATA Recommendations for Hydration to Prevent Heat Illness
NATA Diabetes Type 1-new
NATA Commotio Cordis-new
NATA Cold Injuries-new
NATA Sickle Cell-new
NATA Pre-season Acclimatization-new
NATA Managing Prescriptions-new
NATA Disordered Eating-new
NATA MRSA-new
Physician Standing Orders

Acknowledgements:

Pfeiffer, Ronald and Mangus, Brent, Concepts of Athletic Training, 5th Edition
Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers, Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas University Interscholastic League
National Athletic Trainers’ Association

Required qualifications of instructors:

The course would be taught by an athletic trainer, licensed by the Texas Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers, a division of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Each teacher of this class will complete an instructor’s course offered by the Texas State Athletic Trainers’ Association as required by the TEA for innovative courses.

The athletic trainer is the recognized expert in the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries occurring to individuals of all ages who participate in sports and fitness exercises.

Course Description

This course is designed for athletic training students.  It provides an in-depth study and application of the components of sports medicine including but not limited to: basic rehabilitative techniques; therapeutic modalities; wound care, taping and bandaging techniques, prevention, recognition, and care of musculoskeletal injuries; injuries to the young athlete; drugs in sports; modern issues in sports medicine.  Individualized and independent assignments will be included in this course.  This course will involve outside-of-class time homework and time required working with athletes and athletic teams.

(a) Suggested General Requirements
This course is recommended for students in Grades 10-12.  Students must receive the approval of the Licensed Athletic Trainer supervising the athletic training program. There may be other required prerequisites for this course such as the completion of a Sports Medicine I course and/or Licensed Athletic Trainer approval.

(b) Purpose
(1) This course compliments the classroom preparation of a student wishing to work in the actual sports medicine arena, by working as an athletic training student with the various sports teams offered in high school.

(2) This course will provide an educational experience that compliments a student’s science courses in high school and further prepares them for their college course of study.

Description of the specific student needs this course is designed to meet:

There are so many facets to careers in involving the integration of medicine and physical activity that a simple health, physical education class, or that a current science course offered cannot address.  Students need to be made aware of the variety of careers offered in medicine, including sports medicine, the education required, and the responsibilities involved. 

This course would acknowledge student interest in medical, sports related fields of study and offer them a head start in all aspects involved, including, but not limited to: injury prevention, recognition, and care; injury evaluation; career opportunities, anatomy and physiology; psychology of sport and injured athletes; professional liability and responsibilities; budgeting issues; and facility design. 

An elective advanced sports medicine class would provide a natural progression from Sports Medicine I, as well as compliment the current Health and Science courses offered,  and help bridge the gap between students’ high school courses and college courses for those students that are interested in medical related careers including sports medicine, athletic training, orthopedics, and physical therapy, and others.

The extensive knowledge offered concerning anatomy/physiology, injury prevention, recognition, and care, as well as the other components of sports medicine would help provide students with valuable tools concerning the management of their own personal health and fitness care.  With the increasing incidence of health care issues such as obesity, diabetes, and decreasing exercise activity, an informed society is greatly needed concerning health care and management.  

Essential Knowledge and Skills of the course:

Physical Fitness Components
The student will identify and demonstrate knowledge and skills for physical fitness/fitness testing.
CPR / AED and First Aid
The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills in performing first aid and the use of CPR and an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
 

Blood borne Pathogens / Wound Care
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in wound care/blood borne pathogens / universal precautions.
 
Bandaging and Taping
 The student identifies and demonstrates various bandaging & taping skills. 
 

Injury Rehabilitation
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in basic injury rehabilitation. 
 

Therapeutic Modalities
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the basic of use of therapeutic modalities.
 
Injury Recognition
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the recognition of sports injuries. 
 
Foot Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of foot injuries.
 
Ankle and Lower Leg Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of ankle/lower leg injuries in sports.
 

Knee Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of knee injuries in sports.  
Thigh, Hip, Groin, Pelvis Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of injuries to the thigh, hip, and pelvis in sports.
 

Shoulder Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of shoulder injuries in sports.
 
Elbow, Wrist, Hand Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of injuries to the elbow, forearm, wrist, hand and fingers. 
 

Spine Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of spine injuries in sports.
 
Thorax and Abdominal Injuries
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in the management of injuries in the thorax and abdomen.
Head and Face Injuries
The student can demonstrate knowledge and skills in the management of injuries to the head and face.
 

Substance Abuse
The student demonstrates knowledge and skills in Anabolic Steroid/Performance enhancing Substance drug testing programs.
 
Health Concerns and Disorders
The student identifies special, non-skeletal health concerns and explains how to address and care for various disorders that affect athletic performance.
 

Management of the Athletic Training Room
The student identifies and demonstrates the skills needed to assist in the management of the athletic training room. The student shall:

  
Major resources and materials to be used in the course:

A. Classroom set of textbooks
B. Videos on injury evaluation associated therapeutic exercises, and issues in sports medicine or medical/health care.
C.  Athletic Training Room will be used as laboratory
D. Professional journals and periodicals
E. Donations, sponsors
F.  Computer software
G.  Computer lab
H. School library
I.   Local and area health care professionals
J.  Anatomical models
K. Miscellaneous equipment for lab practicum’s

Required activities and sample optional activities to be used:

1. Read the text.
2. Complete worksheets and exams.
3. Invite guest speakers including team physicians, professional athletic trainers in various settings, orthopedics, physical therapists, and nutritionists. (O)
4. Invite a local sporting goods dealer to explain the use of protective equipment. (O)
5. Invite a local college or professional equipment manager to discuss the maintenance of football protective equipment and how to properly fit it. (O)
6. Invite a local pharmacist to discuss the effects of various drugs used as doping agents by athletes.
7. Invite a professional athlete to discuss his experience as a recipient of sports medicine care.
8. Invite a speaker from the local health department to talk about sexually transmitted diseases and blood borne pathogens. (O)
9. Achieve certification in First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use.
10. Participate in field trips to hospitals, sports medicine facilities, physical therapy facilities, health clubs, athletic training rooms, and other health care professional facilities. (O)
11. Schedule a field trip to (or invite) a local Emergency Medical Service (EMS) professional to visit with students about their role in the care of athletes.
12. Complete writing projects concerning situations, signs, or symptoms involved in the suspicion of internal injury.
13. Complete writing projects regarding special health concerns like respiratory infections, asthma, obesity, diabetes, seizures.
14. Invite an athlete to model for the purpose of identifying various muscles.
15. Design emergency action plans for special concerns like diabetes and asthma.
16. Measure volume of air exchanged with a peak flow meter.
17. Conduct demonstrations with modality equipment in training room.
18. Conduct demonstrations on taping and wrapping procedures.
19. Perform injury evaluations for knee, ankle and foot, shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand, head and neck, spine, etc….
20. Design a training room facility.
21. Locate several case studies on legal issues of athletic training and have a class discussion on the legal implications of each case.
22. Select a sport and design a preseason, in season, and off-season conditioning program.
23. Design a rehabilitation program for actual current injuries in the athletic department, and demonstrate the proper performance of each exercise.
24. Create a model for the treatment and management of a current athletic injury.
25. Demonstrate the proper preparation of a moist heat pack and ice pack.
26. Demonstrate the proper preparation of the hot and cold whirlpool.
27. Write daily treatment and rehab notes for an injury, until the athlete’s full return.
28. List the proper performance of tests involving a shoulder injury.
29. Participate in debates on modern issues in sports medicine like steroids, role modeling, salaries, and philanthropy.
30. Present at a student health fair.  (O)
31. Role play a sports medicine team involved in the care of an injury to a
      professional athlete witnessed on TV.  (O)
32. Research the local opportunities available for volunteer service in health care.
33. Observe an athletic practice or competition and provide a breakdown of the quantity and quality of intensities involved in the event.
34. Design strength and conditioning program for an employee injured on the job, with a goal to fully return to work.
35. Measure joint range of motion with a goniometer.
36. Create a poster project about a particular injury case study.
37. Create and present a written and oral summary of a National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Position Statement regarding a particular sports medicine issue.
38. Create and present a Power Point presentation on a certain issue or topic in sports medicine.
39. Create and present a video project on a weight lifting exercise and its proper demonstration.
40. Create and present a video of the demonstration of various rehabilitation exercises or certain conditioning exercises.
41. Perform a lab on the effect of exercise on heart rate and blood pressure.
42. Practice the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
43. Research the mission statements of various professional organizations   involved in the care of athletes. 
44. Research international career opportunities in various sports medicine     settings.
45. Keep a journal on the day-to-day physical demands of an athlete for 1 week   in-season.
46. Write a report on the day-to-day demands of a multi-sport athlete. (O)
47. Create a video, or Power Point documentary on the Student Trainer experience. (O)

Methods for evaluating student outcomes:

A.  Teacher made tests-written
B.  Teacher made tests – oral (knee evaluation, ankle and foot evaluation, head   and neck evaluation, elbow and hand evaluation, shoulder evaluation, etc)
C.  Teacher made tests: practical demonstration of various injury evaluations,   injury management situations and taping skills.
D.  First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator   certification
E.  Demonstration of taping techniques
F.  Demonstration of precautions for blood borne pathogens
G.  Demonstration of the application of various modalities (ice, heat,   ultrasound, electric stimulation, whirlpool, etc)
H.  Demonstration of stretching techniques
I.   Demonstration of therapeutic exercises including isometric, isotonic, and   isokinetic
J.  Teacher made labs
K.  Individual and team assignments to be submitted – written, oral, visual, and   practical.
L.  Submission of individual and team projects, demonstrating understanding                                              and application of athletic injury skills and knowledge. These projects may be  written, audio- visual, oral, or practical.
M.  Research projects or poster presentation on various sports medicine   topics

 
Bibliography

Pfeiffer, Ronald and Mangus, Brent, Concepts of Athletic Training, 5th Edition
Jones Bartlett Publishing, 2007.

Cannell, Gary & France, Robert C. Workbook to Accompany Introduction to Sports Medicine & Athletic Training. 1st Ed. Thompson Delmar Learning. 2004.

Cannell, Gary & France, Robert C. Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Introduction to Sports Medicine & Athletic Training. 1st Ed. Thompson Delmar Learning. 2004.

Clover, Jim. Sports Medicine Essentials: Core Concepts in Athletic Training & Fitness Instruction. 2nd Ed. Thompson Delmar Learning. 2007.

Clover, Jim. Workbook to Accompany Sports Medicine Essentials: Core Concepts in Athletic Training & Fitness Instruction. 2nd Ed. Thompson Delmar Learning. 2007.

France, Robert, C. Introduction to Sports Medicine & Athletic Training. 1st Ed. Thompson Delmar Learning. 2004. 

“The licensed athletic trainer is the recognized expert in the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries occurring to individuals of all ages who participate in sports and fitness exercises.”