2009-2010

Marcus Sports Medicine Program /
Student Athletic Trainers

Sports Medicine Program / Athletic Training at Marcus High School is both an academic and extracurricular activity. Student athletic trainers spend their first year in the classroom learning the science behind the work they do. While taking the sports medicine classes, they work in the training room putting their knowledge to use.

Student athletic trainers work with most of the athletic teams at Marcus, assisting with first aid, injury treatment-rehabilitation, and moral support from the sideline. They spend time learning how to tape and wrap injuries so they can contribute to the team's health. Often student athletic trainers are interested in medical professions and use their time to learn some valuable information and gain experience in handling athletic related injuries and emergencies.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
If you are interested in being a Marcus Student Athletic Trainer, you will need to register for Sports Medicine I 1st period which is offered in the fall. It is an 18-week course in which you receive elective credit. Here you will learn the basics of first aid, injury management, anatomy, and student athletic trainer responsibilities. Taking Sports Medicine I not only allows you to participate in the Marcus Sports Medicine Program as a student athletic trainer but is required.
Student Athletic Trainers who remain in the Sports Medicine Program take Sports Medicine II in the spring, once again receiving elective credit. This advanced course encompasses learning in depth anatomy, injury evaluation, and rehabilitation while fulfilling student athletic trainer responsibilities after school. Your second and subsequent years as a student athletic trainer you register for Sports Training 4th period.