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Darlington, Floyd teaching children about athletic training
Jun 12, 2009 11:44 AM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Written by Alex Farrer, Rome News-Tribune Sports Writer, published 6/11/09
Local high school students are getting the opportunity to learn more about athletic training this week as Floyd Sports Medicine is putting on a clinic that started on Tuesday and will finish up today. The clinic is being held at Darlington’s Huffman Center and consists of classroom lecture and lab sessions for ninth to twelth grade students.
“We’ve had a great interest from the community for this clinic,” said Bo Bradshaw of Floyd Sports Medicine. “The goal is to promote the athletic training profession and is the first of its kind in the area.”
Several schools from around the area are being represented at the clinic with students from Darlington, Armuchee, Cass, Cartersville, Rockmart and Trion, among others. Bradshaw said they are learning basic techniques in several areas of athletic training.
“We are teaching basic CPR and first aid techniques, how to recognize common orthopedic injuries in sports, and we will also touch on head injuries,” said Bradshaw. “We are also exploring heat illness and how important heat recognition is in all sports, especially football.”
Bradshaw said that there are not only positives for the students participating, but also for the people teaching and demonstrating.
“Just the opportunity to do the camp is great for us,” said Bradshaw. “We learn a lot about running labs and lectures and how to teach (the students). It’s good to help these kids because they are the future of this profession.”
Local high school students are getting the opportunity to learn more about athletic training this week as Floyd Sports Medicine is putting on a clinic that started on Tuesday and will finish up today. The clinic is being held at Darlington’s Huffman Center and consists of classroom lecture and lab sessions for ninth to twelth grade students.
“We’ve had a great interest from the community for this clinic,” said Bo Bradshaw of Floyd Sports Medicine. “The goal is to promote the athletic training profession and is the first of its kind in the area.”
Several schools from around the area are being represented at the clinic with students from Darlington, Armuchee, Cass, Cartersville, Rockmart and Trion, among others. Bradshaw said they are learning basic techniques in several areas of athletic training.
“We are teaching basic CPR and first aid techniques, how to recognize common orthopedic injuries in sports, and we will also touch on head injuries,” said Bradshaw. “We are also exploring heat illness and how important heat recognition is in all sports, especially football.”
Bradshaw said that there are not only positives for the students participating, but also for the people teaching and demonstrating.
“Just the opportunity to do the camp is great for us,” said Bradshaw. “We learn a lot about running labs and lectures and how to teach (the students). It’s good to help these kids because they are the future of this profession.”
