Athletic Training Chat

Aaron Ngor is an athletic trainer in California and is doing some very unique things when it comes it comes to serving the performance and dance community. Aaron works as an adjunct professor but also takes care of the performers at the institution he works at. Along with that he started Offset Med. The purpose was to serve the performance community but during these COVID times its seen its own evolution and has many exciting ideas coming in the future. In this episode we discuss what it took to set up Offset Med and how that has worked starting in California where license isn’t necessary, yet, Aaron wanted to set it up by best practice and look at physician oversight. There are a lot of deep topics when it comes to ATs going on their own in this one and Aaron brings a lot of insight. Please enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #a

Nate Ervin is an athletic trainer in the NCAA Division III setting. Nate’s path to becoming an athletic trainer started later than many of us so he is not only in a different spot in his career but also his life. In the mix of being in a different spot in life is having a 21 month old while trying to cover 2-3 sports throughout the school year. In this episode Nate talks about the balance that must be present in order to have a family and yet still do you job at a high level as an athletic trainer. Nate shares some unique insight on how their staff works together and also how balances his schedule and does just that, schedules his day so he can know what to expect. We also chat about TikTok and what got Nate started on it and how he uses it to engage the athletic training profession and even got some follows from his patients. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #b

Erica and Trevor Folker not only run their own business, they do it as a pair. Erica is a PT, DPT, LAT, ATC and Trevor is a LAT, ATC and they collectively run MVMT Performance and Rehabilitation. Greg kicks off the episode talking about MVMT and what makes it unique when it comes to looking at performance and rehabilitation. Also discussed is how it is being married, owning a business and working extremely close within that business to make it a success. On top of all the information you can get from the discussion about MVMT, Erica and Trevor talk about ATs going into private practice and some of the unique challenges it presents. Obviously they have shown it to be successful and something ATs can pursue in their career and this adds more information for those looking to go that route. So much good information in this episode. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #

Matt Campbell is a repeat guest for us. We originally interviewed him back for episode 34-OPS Concussion Clinic. Since that time a has changed for Matt and the concussion clinic. Now Matt runs Midwest Concussion Clinic and in this episode we talk about the change in name and everything else that is going on with concussion. Matt provides a lot of unique insight, not only from the the standpoint of concussion and the latest research and options for treating them, he also has a lot of insight into putting a clinic like this together. Matt has been doing this for about a year and half now but had been in the planning stages for four years before. Matt has learned not only a lot with concussion but so much on the business and entrepreneurship side. A lot of really good information to get you thinking. Happy Thanksgiving. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictr

Erin McFarlane is the Head Athletic Trainer for the Washington Spirit of the WNSL. Erin has had a lot of experience in a lot of different settings in her career up to this point and with that has gained unique insight in the athletic training profession. Ranging from now at the professional level all the way to working at a high school Erin has been able to take away ideas and principles to help develop her own philosophy. Along with the discussion of starting her first year as the Head AT with the Spirit, we talk about how that went in the times of COVID. Erin had unique insight and also highlighted the importance of getting everyone’s thoughts and viewpoints on the pandemic and how it might affect operations. In times where communication is so important, Erin really highlighted how it can work. Erin proves you can work at almost any setting and through good connections and great work, end up at the highest level of sports. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.yo

Alexis Schaefer is a staff athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where on top of providing care for sports she leads the departments efforts around mental health. Alexis has an undeniable passion for mental health and how to help increase not only access to help and services but empowering student-athletes to take control of their own mental health and providing tools in order to do that. In this episode Alexis talks with Greg about the importance of mental health not only in athletic but in general. They get into not only why mental health is so important but how to actual take steps to get things implemented in the department. There is a lot of steps that can be taken that move the needle to make mental health a priority. So much to take away from this episode, enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #athletictr

The University of Georgia Concussion Research Laboratory has been studying the causes and effects of concussion for awhile and they continue to come out with high impact information in regards to the injury. In this episode Greg talks with co-director Julianne Schmidt and DoD project coordinator Emily Miller about what the research lab has been doing and what they are doing moving forward. What is unique about the lab is the almost immediate impact and utilization of information as it is discovered. The applicability of real time research and data not only help the university move forward but can be so impactful for others around the country. A lot of great information in this one. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #builti

Rick Cox is the head athletic training and strength and conditioning coach at Suffolk University, he is also our first repeat guest on ATChat. If you follow Rick at all on social media you know he is constantly focusing on leadership and sharing what he is currently reading on the top. You can also make the safe bet that it might have to relate to Jocko Willink and Extreme Ownership. In this episode we talk with Rick about his path to leadership as well as his thoughts on how it is had developed over time for him. We also talk about how the principles of Extreme Ownership can apply to the athletic training profession and how more leadership skills can be taught and encouraged. This was a great discussion on so many topics of leadership. Empowering leadership in ATs in not only the profession but also within their workplace is so important to the growth of individual ATs and the profession. Enjoy this one. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2

Roles got reversed in this episode as Austin and Greg interview Joel. Joel has talked for more recently about the importance of looking at AT Services, not AT Servants and the importance of working “with” coaches and fellow administrators, not “for” them. This has been a shift that has been occurring over Joel’s last 4-5 years of practice in the profession. The shift in thinking began when Joel started leading a group of ATs and started to see the amount of service and hours being requested of them didn’t match the compensation, not even close. The realization that while we can’t always control the salary we can control the hours to make that salary meaningful and allow time for a person to find alternative work. It also happened when changing the mindset to working “with” coaches and that while we are a service industry, professional courtesy can and should happen. Being adaptable is what ATs do, but that has to go both ways. Finally, we talk about ideas to help empower ATs moving forward and what research a

Alyssa Vaniman is one of the founders of LatinxATs and that is just one major undertaking along with the other aspects of her life. Alyssa just took a new job in Arizona but at the time was working in LA at a DII school. On top of that she is in her first year of the DAT program at Indiana State University. We had originally talked several months ago when Alyssa had just started the DAT program but had the discussion again after Alyssa got more involved. In this episode we have a great conversation about pursing the DAT route instead of the PhD path. Each provides unique opportunities and Alyssa provides great insight into her choice of the DAT. We also discuss LatinxATs and the creation of this group. Along with that discussion we talk about inclusion and how it is important to focus on not only diversity, but the inclusion piece is just as crucial, if not more. Great episode, please enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4h

Jack Marucci is the director athletic training at LSU. Not only is Jack running the sports medicine team he runs his own baseball bat business. Needless to say he has a few things going on. In this episode Greg and Jack cover a wide variety of topics when it comes to athletic training. Topics include maintaining flexibility early in your career and getting a variety of experiences to figure out where you ultimately want to end up. They also talk about what it is like working in a high level culture of athletics where a national championship is the goal. On top of that, running a company on the outside to just add a few more things to the list of what needs to get done in a day. Great episode with a lot of great insight. Check it out and enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalp

Alejandra Merriman is an athletic trainer and teacher in the secondary setting in Los Angeles California. In addition to those full time jobs she is also one of founder of LatinxATs. In this episode we talk about founding LatinxATs and the hashtag #equALLYATs. We discuss why founding this group was needed within athletic training and what their goals are. We also discuss diversity in the profession and what athletic trainers can do in general to help increase diversity and inclusion. In addition to discussing the importance of diversity and inclusion we discuss change. Alejandra is focused on making impactful change for the Latinx community and athletic trainers in general. Change is hard and how you approach it can have a dramatic impact. Alejandra has some unique insight. Please enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #athletictrai

Brittany Backofen is an athletic trainer in the high school setting as well as part of the ATs Care network, specifically in Nevada. Brittany is very passionate about helping out not only her student-athletes but also fellow athletic trainers that might be having a hard time dealing with a situation or just generally need to talk to a colleague. In this episode we discuss more in depth on what ATs Care is all about and why it is so important to the profession. Beyond that we talk about what stressors and issues many athletic trainers deal with on a regular basis and what is common in ATs Care calls. Brittany also talks about self-care and how important it is to find something to disconnect from work and enjoy life outside. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professi

Susan Taah is an industrial athletic trainer among the many other things she does, seriously, it is impressive. In this episode we discuss more topics around race in athletic training and beyond. We discuss #blackintheivory and what many people of color go through in the higher education system. Eye opening and some deep reflection is warranted.  We also discuss microaggresions. A topic that can be polarizing but is something that is needed to be discussed and considered, especially by those in places of privilege. So many seemingly ‘small things’ that can have such a deep impact on so many, it has to be recognized. We also discuss the industrial setting and how much of an impact athletic trainers can have in this setting. Susan is making things happen and doing so in a data driven, evidence influenced way to help advocate for what she is doing and how she can add value to the company she is working for. Great insight. Please enjoy this episode.  www.athletictrainingchat.com  www.cliniallypres

Todd Sabol is an athletic trainer and entrepreneur. Todd has ventured outside of a ‘traditional’ setting and expanded the use of his skills with not only running educational seminars for coaches and athletics staff but also treating unique populations with the skills he’s learned. In this episode we discuss what hoops Todd has had to jump through in order to get his business up and running and how that has changed now that he has moved and is look for options for physician oversight. This part was very unique because it highlights some of the challenges athletic trainer’s face when working to go out on their own. Along with the entrepreneurship talk we also discuss Todd’s day to day in working in the high school setting and how has used the skills he has learned from both areas of his professional life to maximize his ability to care for patients. Great conversation with a lot of take-aways. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4h

Mercedes Himmons is an athletic training and was one of our guests on the “Race in Athletic Training” episode. Mercedes provides unique and fantastic insight into race in the profession and her own interactions with it. We discuss inclusivity in the profession and how it is so important in the profession. Asking questions, listening and trying to comprehend what others go through is so important. We also discuss Mercedes’s journey through her PhD program. We discussed why going the PhD route was right for her compared to a DAT option. We also get in depth into the thesis that Mercedes’s is finishing up on and about to defend. To say it is the start of something impactful would be a complete understatement. This was a great conversation and there is a lot to take away. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocate #athletictrainingchat #hea

Ed Wozniakwicz has been an athletic trainer for just about 10 years. He is also a listener to the podcast and thought that his experiences would bring a unique insight into our ATChat 5 questions. In this episode we sit down and talk with Ed on what he has learned over the past 10 years and what information he would want to pass down to young professionals if he were able to go back and have the information he does now. This was a unique episode because the host, Joel, is at the same point in his career and the comparisons of what has been learned was unique. A lot of great insights in this episode and some good lessons learned to help young professionals and all ATCs continue to move forward in their career and the profession. www.athletictrainingchat.com  www.cliniallypressed.com  SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1  #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocate #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medica

Words matter. ‘With’ vs. ‘For’ may seem simple and not have a huge impact, but we argue that it really can. In this “inbetween-isode” we discuss the meaning of both and why it can be important in working relationships. Check out the full block on our website.    www.athletictrainingchat.com   www.cliniallypressed.com    SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1     #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocate #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #builtinsport #muellerready #complicatedsimple #services #atservices #attwitter #for #with #withvsfor #wordsmatter #relationships --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/athletictrainingchat/support

Athletic training is a unique health care profession that in many of the “traditional” settings allows for patient interaction at minimum on a daily basis. This provides a unique opportunity for athletic trainers to be more to their athletes than just prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehab. Bonds of trust can get built as we often learn more about person lives than other health care providers are able to. Chelsea Matthew, an ATC in the secondary setting, has been doing this her entire career. Not only has she taken care of her athletes physically and mentally when she worked with them at their school, it has extended beyond that time and she continues to help them out as they go through life. In this episode Chelsea highlights the impact athletic trainers can have on the patients they serve and why it is so important to understand it is more beyond the physical aspect of the profession. Chelsea has some fantastic insights and resources to share. Please enjoy this episode. www.athletictrainingchat.com www

Chris “Hammer” Ham is the the strength and conditioning coach for Vanderbilt baseball. Chris is also an athletic trainer and has been in the role of strength and conditioning for the past three years. In this episode Austin and Chris talk about the transition to strength and conditioning and how maintaining his athletic training certification has helped in the process of training baseball players. This episode is has so many unique insights on the transition to strength and conditioning and how that has worked while still being an ATC. The relationship is so important between strength and conditioning and sports medicine and Chris brings a unique perspective to that relationship and shares some ideas to maximize that relationship. Enjoy! www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocate #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofess