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Sports Medicine Broadcast

Sports Medicine Broadcast

By: Jeremy Jackson
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 - a Podcast to Promote and Improve YOUR practice of Athletic Training Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
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  • Quiz Bowl Success

    Quiz Bowl Success
    Jul 10 2025
    Joseph Eberhardt and Dawson Sports Medicine were preparing for a 3-peat at the time of this recording. Spoiler alert they placed 3rd in the 2025 state championships. For those of us who may not know what is GHATS? And what is it all about? Chris Shaddock brought me into Sports Medicine as an eighth grader GHATS hosts a workshop for student Athletic Trainer Aides. The workshop is to educate and expose students to the profession. Numerous courses and rotations provide students with opportunities to learn and explore their interests. I was uncoordinated and unathletic, and I needed people who understood me. My sophomore year was the first year of the QuizBowl in GHATS. Chris told them: Do not embarrass me, watch the quiz bowl, and learn. Learn it, love it, win it. My senior year, I wanted to keep competing and so we were doing speed drills, we acquired a quiz bowl buzzer, we did scrimmages…And we finally won. I went on to college and came back to GHATS to recruit the student AT aides from Houston. We won 5 championships and have been in the finals 7 times. I began developing the program so that we as a staff, are involved. We start studying for them in August. As part of our student AT workshop, before school starts. If we win this year, we will be the leading state title holders in our entire district. We study one 30-minute session each week starting from week one. 13 students were at each of these sessions I write 200 new questions each year so the students can not just memorize them. I introduce them only at the scrimmage. Region 6 has created a clause that requires the question to be fully read before the students can buzz in. The quality of competition has increased What did that look like through college? 1 year at Texas A&M Corpus Christi we competed. It was a different style quiz bowl that was more like Kahoot. What does the state quiz bowl competition look like? The last two years was at Tarelton State. We came in early Sunday to settle in Then they host the AT Olympics. Monday morning they start the state competition like a track meet. Multiple events and your points total place you. This year there is a rubric that enables the student to learn exactly what is being required. After lunch was the quiz bowl just like GHATS. Tournament style with buzzers, head to head. They have a skills requirement list that they must learn and have signed off on by the professionals. How do you keep kids motivated and engaged? Are they intrinsically motivated? Both I push hard but it’s because they show up and want to be there. Give us your tips for success. ENJOY IT - the whole process Ernest Shackleton - Difficulties are obstacles to be overcome
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    28 mins
  • AT in Connecticut

    AT in Connecticut
    Jun 25 2025
    Jess Testani leads the Connecticut Athletic Trainers' Association and is a former AT of the year recipient. What is your AT Story? When did you get introduced to Athletic Training? Where did you go to college? Where was your first job? How long have you been practicing? Grew up as an injured athlete in high school Erik Lanaes at Sacred Heart Attended Sacred Heart Univ Played soccer there with 2 significant injuries that left me without soccer I took an Intro to AT course My mentor, Tim Spiker, told me I was an Athletic Trainer and not a PT The ability to multitask and think outside the box. Shenandoah University for the ELM They were big on the challenge and immersion of the AT Program Spent a season with Rutgers football Then went to DC United and realized the schedule didn't fit my desired life I found the secondary setting was my real calling Got into the Physician practice so I could spend time with family, but still felt lacking in the depth and connection with the athletes. You were named the CATA AT of the Year in 2019. Tell me about that. Have as many conversations with ATs as you can. The then Vice president started asking me how we could change and push the profession. From there I came to the board meeting and met the members, and the rest became history. I became the secondary schools committee chair and worked to improve communication and connection. What is a unique aspect of Athletic Training in your state? I feel like our scope of practice is the best for ATs What is a big challenge for Athletic Trainers in your state? Similar to every other state - perceived value Work life balance We are a small state with smalled programs. So there are not a lot of ATs trying to take our place. Functional shortage = shortage of numbers available for that setting Contact: Jess - presidentCATA@gmail.com Jeremy - @SportsMedicineBroadcast New Code: SMB
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    32 mins
  • AT in Delaware

    AT in Delaware
    Jun 11 2025
    Heather Heidel leads the Delaware Athletic Trainers' Association. She has spent half of her career serving on the state association in Delaware. What is your AT Story? When did you get introduced to Athletic Training? During my high school sports career, I was often injured, and the AT became a mentor to me. A surgery in my junior year led to my not playing basketball as a senior. Did an internship as a senior Where did you go to college? UD & Cal U of PA Where was your first job? Tidewater Physical Therapy in Milton, DE How long have you been practicing? 16 yrs When did you get involved with the Delaware Athletic Trainers Association? In my 7th year as a secretary for 4 years The past two years, the president-elect What is a unique aspect of Athletic Training in your state? I know almost all of the ATs in our state We are 1.5 hours from top to bottom What is a big challenge for Athletic Trainers in Delaware? Turnover rate Turnover rate Funding for positions The long-term hires are through the district rather than a clinical outreach. In 2024, you had the Block grant to fund ATs in every school. Can you talk about that? 2 million dollars annually It is divided among the public schools based on enrollment and is only allowed to be used for hiring an athletic trainer. We have used a lot of the AT Your Own Risk data to educate lawmakers. If you had to pick another state to live and work in which one would it be and why? Hawaii They mandate ATs, and I love the beach. You're recruiting ATs to work in Delaware…what is your sales pitch? We have a lot of young ATs and a lot of mentors. We are small and tight-knit Contact Us:
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    28 mins

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