ARHS Sports Medicine Syllabus
1st & 2nd Year Students
Mr. Chris Tucker, LATC, ATC, CSCS
Office Phone: 7100
Office Hours: By appointment only – AM preferred
Classroom: 521
Course Description:
This course will provide students with the knowledge and practical application of sports medicine, athletic training, kinesiology, emergency management, and health and therapeutic careers. This class will acquaint students with medical terminology. Through class activities, lab practical assessments, lectures, mentor teaching, guest speakers and technical readings, students will gain a comprehensive approach and understanding to future careers in the health and medical fields.
First year students will work with-in the ARHS Athletic Training Facility, helping the Head Athletic Trainer prepare student athletes for practices and games, in regards to injury prevention, injury treatment and rehabilitation.
Advanced Students (2nd/3rd years in program), will mentor there 1st year counterparts, on how to succeed
This class has a 7th period, which is referred to as clinical hours; here we bring together classroom instruction with real life experiences. Providing after school hours are associated with passing and completing this course. You must document your hours weekly (Every Monday); on the classrooms hour forms. Information will follow.
Prerequisites:
- Biology
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Preventative Medicine, is preferred, but not required; it will help tremendously in passing sports medicine
Special Admittance to the Sports Medicine Program:
Pre-requites:
- Biology completed
- Currently taking Biology, must obtain approval from Sports Medicine teacher, to be enrolled in both at the same time (can be very challenging)
- Recommended that student take Preventative Medicine, prior to Sports Medicine, or concurrently.
Must have:
1. Must have completed application (signed by student and parent)
2. Must have completed two letters of recommendation
3. Must have received prior approval from Mr. Tucker (letter sent out)
4. Must have at least two endorsements from advanced current sports medicine students
5 Must have attended one of the two after school meetings
6. Letter of acceptance into the program (2nd year & Director)
Course Textbook:
Principles of Athletic Training, Arnheim and Prentice
Physical Examination of The Spine & Extremities, Stanley Hoppenfeld
Course Objectives:
1. Basic understanding of sports medicine, athletic training and emergency management
2. Must be able to work under the direct supervision of an assigned mentor, which is a second or third year student
3. Basic understanding of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, exercise physiology, science, nutrition, therapeutic modalities, principle and components of rehabilitation and injury treatments and assessments.
4. Learn about the various careers involved, and those that are closely related to the team approach in sports medicine. (Nursing, physician, EMT, Paramedic, Physician assistants, chiropractors, Physical Therapists and many others.
5. Understand the meanings and the basic functions of the following acronyms BOC, NATA, NSCA, LATC, CSCS, AMA, AED, EMT, EMS, and many others.
6. Learn about the various medical and physical tests available to assess the human body
7. Become certified in CPR, AED and advanced first aid
Graded Assignments/ Course Units:
1. Signed Competencies13. Mentor Program (entire year)
2. Written Tests (8)14. Concussion Project
3. Practical Tests (10)15. Facility Design Project
4. Emergency relays (4)16. Leadership (blood drive, relay for life)
5. NATA Project17. Questions of the week (38)
6. Clinical Hours (TR, hospitals)18. Bulletin Board (per person)
7. Emergency Packet19. Guest Speaker Program (1 per person)
8. Emergency skills sign-offs20. Observations (4 per person)
9. Emergency Scenario’s (14)21. Poster Presentation (injury, 1 per)
10. Tape & Brace Labs (15)22. Measurements (girth, Goniometer)
11. Massage & soft tissue labs (4)23. Rehabilitation project (1 per person)
12. H.O.P.S. Assessments (10)24. Leadership (future freshman night)
Grading Scale:
A 100 – 93 %A- 92 – 90 %B+ 89 – 87 %B 86 – 83 %
B- 82 – 80 %C+ 79 - & %C 76 – 73 %C- 72 – 70 %
D+ 69 – 67 %D 66 – 60 %F 59 % Below
Outside Learning Opportunities &Independent Education
If you are in any type of medical course, especially one taught by me, you will need to put your heart and soul into educating yourself on these important matters.
Because of the enormous amount of work and subject matter, all sports medicine students, both 1st years and advanced students (2nd & 3rd years) are encouraged to do extra studying on your own.
I provide many reference materials; including, but not limited to the following:Professional medical books related to; Anatomy & physiology,health & nutrition, strength &conditioning, personal fitness, health careers, modalities protocols, injury treatment and rehabilitation specific books, with physician researched articles, journal and manuals.
All of this material is available to each and every student, all they do is sign-out, and then sign back when returned.
I also allow classroom computer use (six in classroom), and many other classroom related items to help in your independent learning. (Human body systems models, joint models and individual bones, along with anatomical wall posters and more.)
Because of the complicated and enormous subject manner involved in Medicine, every student in this class must take it upon themselves to do extra studying, practical skill work, research, and finally clinical hours; putting practice to real life use in our training room and/or at other health care facilities.
Every student in sports medicine is assigned a mentor (2nd year) and a mentor group. It is here that all students must push themselves to go above and beyond in their own classroom education, and find new and more in-depth ways to learn this subject matter. You are encouraged to find other outside opportunities to apply the skill’s you have learned and understand why they are used, and to even investigate further the indications and contraindications’ involved around this important field of medicine.
Mentors (any 2nd or 3rd year student), are here to help you. They have gone through everything you will do. There # 1 goal is to help you do better than they did, to bond with you, to make the learning experience fun, interesting and very challenging. They can give you additional assignments, and they can allow you to increase your points and grade by allowing extra points. They want to see you do well!
All mentors have a buddie mentor, this is another 2nd year student that will work and help you, when your mentor is absent, or they combine to make study session better.
Guest Speaker Program
We are very fortunate to have the wonderful support of our amazing medical community. Every year, 1st year students must arrange for and bring in a professional/licensed and/or certified guest speaker. They must do everything needed to achieve the highest points possible (rubric handout), and make this professionals experience, a quality learning experience for all. Guest speakers are expected to teach, motivate, and expand student’s knowledge in their chosen field or any of the other medical careers.
Clinical Hours: 7th Period
All Sports Medicine students, are required to spend 1 hour, every day after school, applying the skills they have learned in the classroom, to every day real life experiences. Students can work more hours at anytime, as long as the hours are spent actually working on an athlete, observing the Head Trainer and/or doing sports medicine related duties, covering games, and/or practices, observing conditioning, administering basic first aid (RICE, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation).
Helping to tape and/or brace athletes, making ice bags, keeping ice cups made-up and fully supplied, cleaning and re-filling warm & cold whirlpools is a must. Keeping towels cleaned, signing injured athletes in & out of the training room, keeping all medical supply jars full and clean, and finally assisting the Head Athletic Trainer with any and all duties they assign to you.
Hours can be obtained working outside our school, with Hospitals, colleges/universities, other high schools, medical clinics (P.T., Chiropractor, Massage Therapy), fire stations/paramedic (ride along), police departments (ride along), rest homes, advanced care facilities, and many more, as long as pre-approval is given by classroom LATC, ATC, CSCS.
Documentation for all hours, be it 15 minutes or 5 hours, is required by the Teacher (LATC, ATC, and CSCS). Forms are available in room 710, far right hand side of mail boxes, fourth slot. Hours are required/reported every week, on that 1st day (Monday). If you are absent, you may turn in next day, but never later, if you forget, you miss those hours. Think of this just like a time card at a paid position, if you didn’t turn in, or falsified hours you would be fired.
Hour documentation is consider very important, all students involved in Sports Medicine, must work and provide documentation for 90 hours a semester. Any student can work more hours and receive extra points, which are considered extended learning opportunities. You can and will work, different or irregular hours based on sports, activities, jobs, schoolwork and of course family obligations.
Riverside staff, must pre-approve, all outside hours, along with the supervising professional from that location (PLU, Clinic, and Hospital).
Students work under my license and certification when doing work, with or for me, so not only am I teaching you, and certifying many of you in a high level of emergency medicine (CPR Pro), this why sports medicine students can work on athletes here a ARHS, and not be liable, as long as they follow our policies/procedures, and scope of practice. No one should ever do something they have not been trained or licensed/certified to perform.
Under the direct supervision of our Head Athletic Trainer (LATC, ATC), sports medicine students will administer basic first aid (blood borne pathogens), preventative medicine (stretching/strengthening), preventative bracing and taping, cryotherapy (ice cup, ice bags, cold whirlpools, with AROM), modality use(ice/heat, contrast, muscle stimulation, ultrasound and much more) to in-depth rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
This includes all various treatments, and documentation of everything done or provided for, that is administered to student athletes, coaches and/or staff, that the LATC’s, ATC’s, CSCS’s and/or the classroom instructor deem necessary at that moment.
All NATA, AMA, WSATA, HIPPA, OSHA, ASHI and NSCA guidelines, will be followed, as to prevent any legal, unethical or immoral conduct, while participating or working in the Auburn School District 408.
Class Expectations:
1. Each student has the right to feel safe and secure in this classroom
2. No student should ever touch another student without permission; and when needed professionalism is a must
3. Respect students, teachers, our Flag, and all classroom materials
4. If you break anything, you are responsible to pay for it, I will report the expense to the cashier’s office. Things of this nature can affect grades and graduation.
5. There is no late work accepted, unless absent with parent permission
- State accepted excuse’s only, such as medical & bereavement
6. Student behavior is extremely important. RESPECT for one another, for all staff, equipment and especially for yourself.
It is against the law to Photograph or video a teacher without their consent
7. It is your responsibility to make sure you put all research, and items you have read or studied, into your own words, don’t ever copy direct words, phrases, sentences and/or paragraphs from another person’s work.
8. Studying together, on packets or assignments is allowed and positively recommended. Every word and/or paragraph must be in your own words.
Cheating; just don’t do it!
Your integrity is worth more than any grade you could ever get by cheating …
9. Cell phones are not allowed during lectures, guest speakers, or any other learning moment. Parents should not text students, if needed they should call the office.
10. You must come to class ready to work and be productive, bring pencil, pen, paper and notebook, and packets concerning topics we are currently working on.
11. Eating and drinking are allowed as long as the teacher does not have to clean up after student. Be Responsible.
EXPECTATION CONTRACT
By signing below, I understand and agree to abide by all the classroom rules and expectations put forth in this contract. My parents also have read and understand the rules and expectation put forth in this document.
This is worth 50 points if all the information below is completed and correct.
Student 18 years of age can sign this document as an adult, but understand they are to abide by all the mentioned rules.
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