1. Chapter 12 MANAGEMENT AND THE ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM

2. NEED FOR CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS (ATCs) INCREASE IN SPORT PARTICIPATION INCREASE IN ATHLETIC INJURIES IN 1998, THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) RECOMMENDED THAT ATCs SHOULD BE IN EVERY SCHOOL

3. THE SPORTS MEDICINE TEAM THE TEAM PHYSICIAN ATHLETIC TRAINERS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND ATHLETIC COACHES OTHER PROFESSIONALS AND CONSULTANTS

4. SPORTS MEDICINE TEAM MEMBERS SCHOOL NURSE CHIROPRACTORS DENTISTS EMTs PHYSICAL THERAPISTS NUTRITIONISTS ETC.

5. ROLE OF ATHLETIC TRAINER PREVENT ATHLETIC INJURY/ILLNESS EVALUATE INJURY & ILLNESS FIRST-AID EMERGENCY CARE TREAT AND REHABILITATE INJURIES COUNSEL AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DIRECT CONDITIONING PROGRAMS ASSIST IN FITTING EQUIPMENT SUBMIT ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

6. ATC QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL –ACCREDITATED ACADEMIC PREPARATION IN ATHLETIC TRAINING –NATA BOARD CERTIFICATION PERSONAL –GOOD HEALTH AND FITNESS –EMOTIONAL STABILITY AND MATURITY –GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS –COMPASSION AND EMPATHY

7. THE TRAINING ROOM ACCESSIBLE NEAR LOCKER ROOMS KEPT CLEAN AND NEAT EQUIPPED TO MEET ASSESSMENT AND THERAPEUTIC NEEDS WELL STOCKED WITH SUPPLIES PREPARED TO MEET EMERGENCIES

8. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES PROPER CONDITIONING OF ATHLETES PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT (NOCSAE STANDARDS, PROPER FITTING) TAPING, BANDAGING, AND PADDING DIET, NUTRITION, WEIGHT CONTROL ERGOGENIC AIDS COUNSELING

9. SAFETY IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION GROWTH IN PARTICIPATION NUMBERS GROWTH IN NUMBER OF INJURIES INJURY REPORTING –INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (ISS) –NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NEISS) –NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL INJURY REGISTRY (NHSIR)