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I run for recreation, to keep myself healthy, and to set an example for my kids, students, co-workers, and family. Meredith Sorenson runs because she is good at it…like really good. KP runs because he does not want to break his streak.

Regardless of why we are all recreation runners now and need to refuel.

Meredith, give us a quick tip in case someone turns it off after this.

If you are running do not cut carbs

Kyle – SIX YEAR recreational run streak…let’s talk about that

Started with one month in college and then just kept going.

I was a cross country runner and baseball player in high school.

Now running is for recreation.

Meredith as a collegiate runner what were your eating habits?

In high school, I ran about 30 miles per week

In college, it went to about 55+miles.

I continued with under-fueling which lead to stress fractures since I was cooking for myself.  

I was not good a preparing or planning ahead.  I did not bring snacks.

75 miles in a week is my personal record

GO TO Breakfast

I have a sensitive stomach…so I tried a lot of sports drinks with carbs.

Bananas and clif bars do not work for me

GoGo fruit squeezes work for me.

How are the demands for a steeplechaser different from a straight runner.

You need more muscles than you usually do running

It is a 3k race with barriers and the barriers do not move.  One time I ran into one and got a really big bruise on my knee to show for it.

There is a lot more pounding involved

As an adult / recreational runner how have you changed?

Currently a 40+ mile per week runner

Recovery after runs is a priority at this stage in my life.

I learned to cue into my hunger signals.

Athletic Trainers are like every other profession, some are fitness nuts and some are very unhealthy.  Give us some more depth of fueling the recreation runs.

Early morning you could skip the food if it is low intensity short (under an hour) duration.

In higher intensity runs you need to get something small then follow up with a good breakfast.

You have 60 or less to pick one of these for fuel…lets see how you do!!

Jeremy – Hershey's bar with almonds

Kyle –  Hershey bar without

Jeremy – Protein shake

Kyle – Protein bar

Kyle – Oreos

Jeremy – Gatorade chews

Jeremy – Hot Cheetos or Takis

Kyle – Pringles

Call to action:

Contact:

Meredith IG @MeredithDarcieNutrition

Kyle – MonroeCentralAT on IG and Twitter

Jeremy – @MrJeremyJackson on Twitter

Resources:

Relative Energy Deficiency in sports

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Daniel Bellamy left us with a great line in his first podcast: Question Without Questioning. I knew we needed more time to discuss this so we scheduled another session.

We missed some parts of the story

• Grew up in Washington DC
• Son of a pediatricain and a recreational therapist
• Grew up in the church
• When he got to college he decided to test out the college life

Where did that lead you?

I began to question my faith, and I struggled with anxiety. I used drinking and smoking and partying as a way to cope or deal with the anxiety. I eventually came to an “I am going to fix this” situation. That's when I met my wife and started doing great.

“When my wife got pregnant I panicked and started back up. My son was born and I heard a sermon that really struck my heart and changed everything.”

I need to have some initiatvie, I need to get my wife and I out of my parents house and lead my family. I need to take advantage of the time and blessing i have been given.

– Daniel Bellamy

Why did you move on?

I was just coasting, I was chilling at the high school and not really growing.

I needed to repair some relationships, get out of my parent's house and make some more money.

That lead me to develop my core values as an AT while at Howard University.

What are those Core Values?

Effort

Empathy

How do we question without questioning?

Assume the BEST – almost no one was out to get me. If I approach from that perspective it usually goes well.

Be curious to understand – truly ask how, why, when because you want to learn

Enter their space – hit the weight room with the coaches or catch up at baseball practice

Overcommunicate – this leaves you with plenty of deposits in that relationship bank account.

Invite them into your world – joint CEU options or planning and policy teams.

Invite Daniel to speak to your AT program

Daniel – Daniel.Bellamy@utsa.edu

Victoria – @morris_atc

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Dr. Andrew Gallucci worked on Burnout in Athletic Training as part of his doctoral studies.

This podcast was a live recording at the Trinty Sports Medicine Symposium 2022.

The YouTube video is of the live presentation.

Burnout can be Emotional or Physical, or both

Some signs and symptoms of burnout

• Cynicism
• Waking up tired after a full night of sleep

Increased exhaustion leads to increased medical errors

It is important to recognize, address, set boundaries, and seek support when you feel like you are experiencing burnout.

Some Athletic Trainers will not speak up, but if you are already planning on leaving the location or profession then why not have the conversation.

A few tips:

• Set do not disturb on your phone
• Set lock out timers on your email
• Delete email from your phone
• Have seperate devices for checking email and phone calls

Thank You Shawn Ready and the Trinity Sports Medicine Team

Contact us:

Andrew Gallucci – Andrew_Gallucci@baylor.edu

Jeremy Jackson – info@sportsmedicinebroadcast.com

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Why not me? Why should I not participate in the Mental Health Diversity talks? – Janet Lin Craft

Living Room Talks – a way to discuss Mental Health Diviersity

Living room talks…what are some of your takeaways?

Struggles

Passionate

Talking as therapy

Hurt experienced- academia microaggressions, 

Frustration with lack of progress in society ( still teaching)

 and profession ( numbers same, small moves by all partners

Hope too: hoping for better

Understand small moves

How does your ethnicity/ culture look at mental health?

First gen- work mode

Stigma

Finding time

Trying to find someone like you….

Work, family, upbringing, mentors, work life integration, setting

Personal experience with Mental Health Diversity

Who would be your star struck guest on living room talks?

Everyone

Unfamiliar people, becoming friends and colleagues and go-to

Saying yes, being open and honest

“Open book”, ask me anything

==open door

Mental Health diversity…what are the struggles?

Stigma

Finding someone like you

Call to action:

NATA resources: EDAC, ATs CARE

Seeing people, really see them, be uncomfortable (question yourself and others)

Contact Us

Jeremy Jackson

Janet Lin Craft –

Victoria Morris – TikTok: @coachmorrisat

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Director of Sports Performance at Howard University, Daniel Bellamy brings his skills, family, and his voice to Texas in his new role at UTSA.

Where did it start?

During my NFL internship, I learned to incorporate a lot of sports performance into rehab.

At the high school

Teacher

PT clinic

Arena Football head AT

Track and field coach

I wanted to spend more time with my patients

So I took an assistant job at Howard University

At the university, I became very curious about the injury risk reduction side of AT.

• I took it upon myself to develop warmup routines
• I was able to implement recovery routines

Masters – injury prevention and performance management.

First task as the director of Sports Performance

Hiring a strength and conditioning coach that would work for an FBS coach

• The process was brutal but the outcome was something great

The best ability is availability – they need to be functional and healthy before they can work on performance

Four Pillars

Patient care

Athletic Performance

Data and research

Education

Key elements

Trust 

Honesty

Respect

Integrity

Communication

Overlap and interdependence in Sports Performance

• Athlete Monitoring
• Injury Prevention
• Injury surveillance
• Nutrition initiatives

Each team member needs to understand the goal and how we can work together.  

What is the benefit to each member?

Wellness surveys can help coordinate care as well.

Shared information and language in Sports Performance

• Continuing Ed
  • Include all relevant team members in the process
  • This gives us shared learning and coaching cues.

Progression / regression charts

• Highlights key movements
• How can we reintegrate the athlete optimally
• What are the most complex version of the movement and what is the most basic “entry fee” into that movement

Shared Projects and initiatives in Sports Performance

• Collaboration to integrate new technologies
• Kinesiology collects and analyses data to use for publications

BRING MART PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR THING

Bottom Line

• We are in the people business
• Trust is Key
• Ask questions without questioning
• Allow people to take the lead

Strength and conditioning’s goal should always be to ensure safety during the workouts.

Compliance comes from understanding and is the biggest key for the athletes completing the RPE and RTT surveys

Resources

Ted Sperlak, NSCA Talk on Sports Performance Model​

https://youtu.be/EKI7rDYWLrI​

Article to Read on Recovery Periodization: Mujika et al., (2018). An integrated multifactorial approach to periodization for optimal performance in individual and team sports.pdf​

Article to Read on Periodization and Rehabilitation: Periodization and PT.pdf

Contact Us

Daniel –

Victoria –

Jeremy –

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Modern Racism is a public health crisis. Susan Taah and Tony Hunter wanted to question Victoria Morris and me. So we turned over the leader spots and jumped in as the interviewees

Equity vs Equality

What is an example of equity vs equality that you’ve experienced? Have you ever experienced the opposite?

The New Minority

What does the cry for assistance for America’s failing middle class tell you about the minority struggle over the last 6 decades?

Systemic Power and Seniority

What is it like to not be able to hold people accountable?

Diverse discrimination/Overwokeness

Susan & Tony: Words for fellow minorities in the new civil rights movement

Reframing Privilege

If you could define privilege, how would you?

Microaggressions

Susan had to point out some for Jeremy on social media.

Effective Safe Spaces for Cultural Diversity & Inclusivity in your ATR

What are your best practices?

Bias – How does it affect you?

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/index.jsp

Tips on using privilege to advocate

What advice would you give to fellow ATs and members of society?

Contact Us:

Susan – @imastaah

Tony Hunter – @WaltonSportsMed

Victoria Morris – @Morris_ATC

Jeremy – @MrJeremyJackson

Modern Racism Resources:

How to be An Antiracist

Stamped From the Beginning

White Like Me

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As a collegiate coach, Dr. Kimberly Stein had to communicate the science of recovery and nutrition to her teams.

Being a pioneer in the NFL Kevin Luhrs had to communicate the science behind the small changes to improve player performance.

What does effective communication mean to you/look like to you?

KS:

• We think it is cool and give them the details but they do not really care
• Keep it simple
• Meet them where they are

KL: 

• transfer of knowledge
• Find where they are and stay one step ahead of them

What barriers have you run into while trying to share science?

KL: 

• I started in 2010

• I think the number of Sports dieticians has doubled in college athletics
• Appeal to the why – Why are you tired on the field, why are you sluggish? Keep monitoring them.

KS: 

• You have to sell it as another training aide
• Potential injury prevention
• START WITH WHY

What are the best steps to introduce science into a conversation effectively?

KL:

• Plant the seed
• Ask questions
• I had the opportunity to communicate the science in front of the whole team
• I had a lot of consultations in the whole way or in the At Facility

KS:

• Meeting them for the first time is not the best time
• What do you think about nutrition and performance?
• What do you think you need to perform?
• “Let’s try just a little bit of energy” not well the RDs recommend 20 ML of fluid every 20 minutes of heavy activity.

How can you get a team of professional athletes to take interest in the science behind sport?

KL:

• Where do I start?
• Fried catfish Fridays
• Implement it into practice as you educate them
• Small changes

KS:

• Older athletes kinda lead the way for me…they wanted to extend their career.
• Nowadays we see athletes that are asking questions as soon as they get the contract.

How do you adjust your communication methods between a practitioner audience or a professional athlete audience?

KS: 

• Practitioners get more of the science
• They want to see the charts and graphs and data
• But you are still not talking to other scientists so do not go overboard.
• Use visuals often.

• Professional athletes 
  • Let them ask questions and get a feel for what they want
  • Use examples of places and people it has worked with
• Coaches
  • They have to be the key in implementing it.
  • Allowing water breaks
  • Allowing practice to start later so the team has time to eat.
  • But they also need to internalize this personally

KL: 

• Educate them so they can communicate the message when needed
• Being on the same page as a staff is probably the biggest key to success..coaches, admin, everyone

How can someone communicate why their recommendations are effective for reasons beyond the science?

KL: 

– We definitely have to convince people or sell it at times

– Like Dr. Stein said, science is not black an white, it is evolving

KS: 

• Yes!!!
• Understand the science of behavior change
• You are not really changing the diet but changing their behavior
• Tiny Changes

How can a practitioner determine whether information is best communicated visually through graphics or data, or through straightforward text?

KS:

• Pee Color chart
• Having a picture of carbohydrates…giving examples
  • Do this instead of a list

KL:

• Weigh in charts for hydration
• Traffic light training system
  • Go
  • Slow
  • Whoa

What are your recommendations for sharing/communicating the science via social media? What are some effective posts/sources that you’ve seen recently? 

KS:

• We are a headline driven society..so it is hard to communicate the science accurately
• Who know how valid the “reports” are
• Get with the team captains and see if they can share the good stuff on their personal info

KL:

• Point towards some that are doing the right thing.

What are some scientific resources you would recommend for someone who is trying to expand their sports performance research knowledge?

KS: – www.GSSIweb.org – hands down

KL: Sports Science Exchange or Gatorade performance partner website

Contact Us:

Dr. Kimberly Stein -@KimWhiteStein

Kevin Luhrs –

Jeremy Jackson – MrJeremyJackson

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Amy Hamilton will be taking over GLATA which is now two different districts in the NATA. Challenges and troubles will arise but with a good team in place, the transition should be easier.

Amy Hamilton, what are your thoughts as you begin to dive into the presidential role leading 2 districts in a few short months?

Management versus leadership – how are you going to handle these?

Look at the talent in the room and allow them to use their skills and empower the next generation of leaders.

I lead by example in my day job

A large number of our staff are involved in leadership.

Amy: one of my biggest passions is looking at ATs place in healthcare.

• I hate the word “coverage” and provide healthcare instead.

Has being a Woman as a leader been difficult?

It has not been a barrier for me because I have not let it be one.

I do not want a seat at a separate table, I want a seat at “that table”

How do we encourage people to break barriers down?

• Start by asking to help.

GLATA membership carries a good amount of the NATA membership (approx 20%), now that 2 districts represent those ATs, what advantages do you see in future?

We will have a lot more people involved and represented in AT now.  We basically doubled our positions available.

• Budget is one of the items we didn’t look at all the details for.

As incoming MATS president, John, what thoughts do you have in a state leadership organization in GLATA, District 4?

I look at it from a regional rep's point of view.

We have a lot more opportunities for concerns to be voiced.

We needed to develop future leaders. We had to bring back the Young Professionals committee.

We need leaders with diversity in their leadership experience.

Leadership Series 2021

Contact Us

Amy – amyhamiltonatc@gmail.com

Patrick – @Patc1996

John –  Twitter

Jeremy – Twitter

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