PE 101 - Introduction to Athletic Training

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to deal with the principles of athletic training: immediate care for injuries, prevention, rehabilitation, and protective strapping.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

describe the roles and responsibilities of an athletic trainer;
describe the organic, skeletal, and neuromuscular structures of the body;
explain the legal concerns and insurance issues related to the athletic training profession;
summarize the major components of injury prevention and how to minimize risks to athletes; and
apply bandaging and taping techniques to the upper and lower extremities.

F/S (C, N, S)