Unit 1: Careers in Sports Medicine

Course Standard HS-SM-1: Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry.

Sports Medicine Essentials Book Chapters 1, 2, 3

Objectives

1. Define and correctly spell each of the key terms.

2. Identify two general areas of employment in the field of sports medicine.

3. Understand personal characteristics required for a career in sports medicine.

4. Describe the value of an optimistic attitude in caring for a patient.

Key Terms

Athletic Training

Fitness Instruction

Physical Fitness Program

Sports Medicine

Therapeutic Modality

Sports Medicine?

https://youtu.be/C0Y9wt3XkHo

What is sports medicine?

What falls inside the field of sports medicine?

Sports Medicine Umbrella

Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of injuries that occur to athletes and the general population.

A&P

Strength Training

Psychology

Nutrition

Therapeutic Modalities

Career Opportunities

Careers

Setting Clinical Non-clinical

Athletic Training

Definition: A division of sports medicine that deals with the care and prevention of athletic injures and the management of the training methods used by professional or amateur athletes and the active population.

The Athletic Trainer Certification Job Opportunities

https://vimeo.com/47686550

Fitness Instruction

Fitness instruction is a division of sports medicine that involves the evaluation of existing levels of fitness and the alteration of the activities of everyday life to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Physical Fitness Program

Fitness Instructor Certification Job Opportunities

Personal Characteristics

People Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Compassion

Good Listening Skills

Follow directions and work as a team member

Healthy Body

Desire to Learn

Positive Attitude