week 3

So this week started off like a normal week, but with a few twists. Treatments on Monday went fairly well. I was able to work one on one with some of the players, doing rehab exercises, specifically with the legs and ankles.

On tuesday, I was actually taught how to tape an ankle, as opposed to simply watching. It is simple, but fairly confusing, because there are a number of different patterns that have to be done in order to fully support the whole ankle. I was working with Ashley and Megan (Dean's two interns who go to Kent State University, although Ashley just graduated a week ago and will be moving to Texas on Sunday), while Dean did paperwork for players new to the Gladiators. Ashley showed me step by step how to tape by taping Megan's ankle while the players were in meetings. She then had me tape her ankle from memory of what she did, as opposed to taping the other leg at the same time. Though the first attempt wasn't as pretty looking as theirs are, it still had the support that it needs to have, meaning that they were successful tape jobs.

Today, Dean was not there because his car broke down. He had a replacement come in to help out, but he was there to tape and help out, he didn't know the routine of how things went. This meant that the interns and I were essentially running the training room for the day. It went without a hitch, except for the fact that we weren't sure if someone needed to ice down after practice. It was good to realize exactly what is necessary to be a trainer, w/o someone telling you what you should do all the time

I am excited for the rest of the week, because I am going to be able to tape the layers during practice, and also be more of an asset in the game Saturday night. It should be awesome.