HE 91: Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries
TEACHER INFORMATION
BIO- This is my 3rd year at Red Mountain teaching sports medicine/athletic training and
holding the position as head athletic trainer. I have been responsible for creating a sports
medicine curriculum here at Red Mountain that will enable our students to better provide for
the student-athletes who are competing in interscholastic sports.
I have been responsible for the care and prevention of injuries of our approximately 1500
athletes as well as maintaining the student trainer program. Each year the student trainer
program will keep roughly 12-16 students who volunteer their time learning the vocational
trade of athletic training and providing that care to the student-athletes. The program
produces some of the best student trainers in the state each year due to the tremendous
amount of work they put into learning the art of athletic training.
Prior to Red Mountain, I worked at Desert Mountain High School for 4 years and Chaparral
High School for 5 years before that as the head athletic trainer.
I worked at Foothills Physical Therapy from 2009-2010 as the head athletic trainer and
FAST Manager while I completed my Master's of Science in Human Kinesiology.
I have a Bachelor's of Science degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education from
Arizona State University (99').
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CONTACT INFOo E-mail- Rekates@mpsaz.org
o Phone- 480-472-8059
o Expected response time – 24 hours or by end of school the following day.
o Website- http://www.mpsaz.org/rmhs/staff/Rekates/
COURSE DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS
 Course- HE 91- Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
 Summary-This is a basic athletic training class in which the student will learn the
background of sports medicine, how one can prevent athletic injuries through proper
training and conditioning, nutrition and taping. The student will also learn injury
management skills both on and off the field evaluations.
FIRST SEMESTER
 Unit 1: Professional Development and Responsibilities: The Athletic Trainer as a
Health Care Provider
o Students will understand the processes, responsibilities, regulations, and roles
of an Athletic Trainer.
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Unit 2: Health Care Organization and Administration in Athletic Training
o Students will be able to understand the operations and construction of an
Athletic Training Room, identify policies and procedures, and to describe
health records and pre-participation exams.
Unit 3: Legal Concerns and Insurance Issues
o Student will be able to understand, analyze, and define legal concerns,
insurance considerations, and concepts related to health care providers.
Unit 4: Risk Management: Conditioning Techniques
o Identify the principles, importance, and specific techniques for evaluating and
analyzing conditioning, strength, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance
for performance and prevention of injuries.
Unit 5: Nutrition and Supplements
o Discuss and distinguish the importance of nutrients, supplements,
disordered eating, and weight loss /gain on healthy body
composition.
Unit 6: Environmental Considerations
o Identify and recognize signs and symptoms of heat and cold
disorders, and environmental considerations such as altitude, sun
exposure, lightning, and air pollution.
Unit 7: Protective Equipment
o Differentiate, fit, and select protective equipment depending upon
materials and demands of the sport.
Unit 8: Bandaging and Taping
o Demonstrate and explain the proper taping and bandaging techniques
and advantages for appropriate location and function.
SECOND SEMESTER
 Unit 9: Management Skills: Psychosocial Intervention for Sports Injuries
and Illnesses
o Analyze and recognize the psycho-social response to injury and
explain the relationship between stress and injury, and facilitating
mental training techniques to manage psychological aspects.
 Unit 10: On-the-Field Acute Care and Emergency Procedures
o Establish and describe a plan for management and handling of
emergency situations including: CPR/AED, first aid, assessing shock
and techniques for moving and transporting injured athletes.
 Unit 11: Off-the-Field Injury Evaluations
o Review and discuss medical terminology for making accurate clinical
diagnoses, recognize the different diagnostic techniques used by
health care providers, and to report responses to treatment.
 Unit 12: Infectious Diseases, Bloodborne Pathogens, and Universal
Precautions
o Describe the transmission, signs, symptoms, and treatment of
infectious diseases and prevention of blood exposure.
 Unit 13: Using Therapeutic Modalities
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o Describe and demonstrate the appropriate use of modalities and their
effects on pain control.
Unit 14: Using Therapeutic Exercise in Rehabilitation
o Identify the techniques and principles of therapeutic exercise to
incorporate return to function.
Unit 15: Pharmacology, Drugs and Sports
o Define and identify the various pharmacological drugs, ergonomic
aides, and recreational drugs used to manage pain and general health
disorders.
GRADES
 Letters- Grades will be based on 90% above- A, 80-89.5%- B, 70-70.5% C, 6069.5% - D, Below 59.5% F
 Grades- Are cumulative for each semester. Points are not weighted.
 Portal Updates- Minimum once a week. I usually update within 24 hours after a
student has turned in an assignment or taken a test.
FINAL EXAM
 Exam is cumulative of the semester and is on December 20 and May 24
 No early finals.
MAKE UP WORK & LATE POLICY
 For each day late 10% of the grade will be taken off.
 For each day the student misses, they will get one day to make up the assignment.
For instance, student is sick Tuesday, comes back Wednesday, make-up work due
Thursday. Tests and quizzes can be taken after school within the time period.
 It is your responsibility to make up work you missed.
BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS
 On time to class
 Pay attention
 Ask if you don’t understand
EXTRA HELP/ TUTORING
 I am available in the athletic training room during 6th hour and after school until 4:30.