Essay On Athletic Trainers

Athletes push their bodies to their breaking point to ensure greatness. While pushing to this greatness, athlete’s bodies fall apart. Someone has to be there to put the bodies back together, and that is what athletic trainers do. Athletic trainers are responsible to fix an injured athlete and get them back into the game. West high schools former athletic trainer was responsible for getting countless athletes back into the game. Erica Bonstead is an exceptional athletic trainer because of her remarkable skills, motherly compassion and caring personality. Miriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines ‘trainer’ as “a person who treats the ailments and minor injuries of the member of an athletic team” (1248). This definition covers only the bases of which an athletic trainer does. An athletic trainer, treats more than small injuries they recover lost spirits. Recovering from any injury small or large takes determination and passion, an athletic trainer helps athletes find it within them. An athletic trainer is a coach for injuries; they tell you have to prevent injuries, how to treat injuries and how to
Athletic trainers spend major time with their athletes. Erica was no exception. She would come in early, and stay late if athletes needed her to do so. When an athlete would get injured during practice or game, Erica would personally call the athletes parent and explain the situation. Erica made us apart of her family. Most adults that work with teenagers will not allow them to be friends with them on social media, but Erica did not let that stop her. She would allow all of athletes to follow her on twitter, and if we had a personal questions we needed to ask her we could message her. She was very involved with sports teams, she was not required to travel with the soccer boys to state, but she did. Erica did a lot of little things that went unnoticed but it made her the best trainer anyone could ask