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Sports Medicine Essentials: Core Concepts in Athletic Training & Fitness Instruction, 4th Student Edition - Hardcover

Clover, Jim

 
9798214367989: Sports Medicine Essentials: Core Concepts in Athletic Training & Fitness Instruction, 4th Student Edition

Synopsis

Aligned with NATA Standards, SPORTS MEDICINE ESSENTIALS: CORE CONCEPTS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING & FITNESS INSTRUCTION, 4th Edition provides an in-depth introduction to careers in sports medicine, including fitness instruction, athletic training, exercise physiology, and sports management. The text emphasizes the development of essential, job-related skills through hands-on learning opportunities. Key topics include fitness assessment, conditioning, emergency preparedness, injury management, therapeutic modalities, nutrition, and ethical and legal considerations. Students engage in practical activities such as taping injuries, researching the costs of sports medicine supplies, and forming mock safety committees to reduce injury risks for athletes. The 4th Edition introduces over 70 video activities via MindTap, showcasing skills like taping and wrapping, upper and lower extremity assessments, therapeutic modality applications, and physical fitness evaluations. This comprehensive resource immerses students in the dynamic field of sports medicine, offering both print and digital formats for flexible learning.

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About the Author

Jim Clover is an Adjunct Professor at California State University, San Bernardino and Retired teacher at Riverside County of Education Career Technical Program for 20 years. Coordinator Riverside Medical Clinic’s Sports Clinic and SPORT Foundation, Mr. Clover coordinates sports medicine services for 40 schools in Southern California. He invented the Trainer's Angel (a cutting tool to remove football helmets in emergencies) and received the NATA's Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 2004. In addition to a holding a Master’s Degree in Education, he is an NATA Certified Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapy Assistant, and NASM Corrective Exercises Specialist.

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