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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 and education could be helpful. Enjoy.

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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.

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