The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 27, 2002, Image 3

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THE BATTALION
Monday morning begins early for Jennifer Murphy, a sophombre
inesiology major. The 16 hours of classes she is enrolled in start at
a.m. and continue without a break until 2 p.m. After her last class,
furphy must rush across campus to the Texas A&M Varsity Tennis
lenter, where she spends the remainder of the afternoon at practice.
Murphy does not play tennis for A&M. She is one of many stu-
ent athletic trainers who submit themselves to hectic schedules
lay in and day out.
Student trainers are at every practice and game, often traveling
nth the team. Their performance does not take place on a field or
court, but on the sidelines. Although often unseen, what the stu-
ent athletic trainers contribute is vital.
March is National Athletic Trainers Month, with injury pre-
ention as the theme. According to the National Athletic Trainers
sociation, injury prevention and physical activity must go hand
■ihand for an athlete to be at his or her very best.
Jay Martin, a staff athletic trainer for women’s tennis and soc-
er at Texas A&M, said prevention is the main focus of athletic
aining. She said weather conditions, field conditions and hydra-
on are some of the many factors that must be monitored to pre-
ent athletic injuries.
Cathy Delafield, a sophomore kinesiology major; saici there are
ften some odd. but necessary, steps athletic trainers must take for
te welfare of the athletes.
“When we travel with soccer, we have to walk the entire field
Joking for dips, sprinkler heads and even ant hills,” Delafield said.
Delafield said small things, like ant hills, can become moun
ts if not dealt with properly. Sprains, pains and tragedy can
esult from lack of prevention.
"Kids die on the field almost every year from dehydration. It’s
ential Adviso P t0 us t0 make sure our athletes stay hydrated, especially in the
uses to coni Mas heat,” Martin said.
ors concern: Martin said the extra hours athletic trainers put in walking
1 unnamed ca ields, setting out and picking up equipment, along with countless
then tasks, equals or exceeds the amount of time athletes put in
the weight room.
Martin said to practice as an athletic trainer in Texas, one must
iin a lot of hours. To obtain a license, one must take seven
mining-related classes, complete an 1,800-hour internship and
Kthe state license exam, all within three to five years.
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and effort to be a student athletic trainer.
“Even though it sounds like the hours are horrible, you can’t
do it and be happy unless you have a passion for what you are
doing,” Delafield said.
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