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Female AT Struggles – 131

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Sonia Gysland has broken the ranks of professional football; Dawn Stuckey is a head Athletic Trainer at Rice University; Christina Cope is an Athletic Trainer at Klein High School.  All three have teamed up to discuss some of the struggles for female Athletic Trainers.

Thanks for the special contributions from @FemaleATProbs

Top 10 reasons it is so tough being a female athletic trainer:

10. Apparently Spice Girls music is not appropriate pre game music
9. Wearing make up means we’re trying to impress someone
8. Not wearing make up means we’re either sick or very tired (even when we’re neither.)
7. Football/wrestling coaches think we know nothing about football/wrestling
6. Being asked to homecoming, prom, or any other school function is not what we had in mind when we go on dates…

Find the full list in the Show Notes 131

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Video episode of 131

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest – 130

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Doctor John Higgins invites us to LBJ Hospital to continue our discussion about Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  We discuss why we should be using EKG in our PPE, the real statistics and costs, and some tips for running this in real life

This is one of our first on-site interviews of hopefully many more to come.

Thanks Dr. Mark Knoblauch for all the help through the year.

Show Notes 130

Previous discussion with Dr. Higgins – 91

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Meals Athletes Can Make – 127

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Registered Dietitians Brett Singer (Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports Medicine) and Rita Zapien (H-E-B Grocery Stores) team up to bring practical meal advice for athletes.  Two of my favorite tips are:
1. Take students / athletes on a field trip to the store and show them what to buy.
2.  Speak with a RD and set up a store tour.

These two tips can really bring home the value and are super practical.

HEB Nutrition

MH Sports Performance

Show Notes for episode 127

 

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Concussion Protocol and mTBI Research – 126

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Dr. Jacob Resch is doing some pioneering research focusing on balance issues and concussions.  One of their test sites is DeSoto High School where the Sports Medicine team, lead by David Young,  is leading the way in the secondary setting with concussion research studies and protocol management.

Show notes for Episode 126

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http://www.utdallas.edu/txbdc/img/news/news/160SF_3.MP3 (Conversation with Dr. Rob Renneker on pupilometer device)

https://curry.virginia.edu/about/directory/jacob-e-resch  (Dr. Resch information)

http://www.ntats.com   (North Texas Athletic Training Society)

http://www.concussionvitalsigns.com (Concussion Vital Signs Cognitive test)

http://bertec.com  (footplate system we use)

 Video for 126

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Strength Training is Health Care Too – 123

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Mike McKenney and Dan Boothby have figured out how to do the most valuable aspect of athletic training.  They focus on preventing injuries through a close relationship between Athletic Trainer, Strength Coach and Sports Dietitian.

“Wow, those guys are just a fountain of knowledge” – Dr. Josh Yellen on the guests for #123

Show Notes for #123

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Relationships Between a Coach and Athletic Trainer – 122

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Robbie McFarlan has been an AT for five years, but has had a very rare path to understanding the mind of a coach.  His advice “Stop and try to understand where they are coming from before you take it personal” Check out our conversation about how each of has failed and learned a lesson the hard way about interacting with coaches.

Frio Hydration

Thanks to  JJ Worthen for allowing us to use his music.

Show notes for Episode 122

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