What is an Athletic Trainer?

In 1990, the American Medical Association finally recognized athletic training as an

official allied health care profession. However, for as long as athletic trainers have been around,

their role as professionals, recognized or not, have been of great importance in many different

settings.

The roles and responsibilities of an athletic trainer have been unclear to the general public

because of our underplayed role in society. While many people may not have recognized the

importance of the athletic trainers, the people truly involved or employed in this field, the athletic

trainers themselves, have always known just how much responsibility we hold in the medical

field and to the people we help. Athletic training is one of the most broad and versatile health

professions in the country today. Our roles and responsibilities are numerous, our available work

settings are plentiful, and the people we are willing and able to help are quite ...