Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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WILLINGNESS to give up most of your free time is a requirement for trainers, According to Teri Bryan, she gets paid for ten hours a week, but puts in twice that, plus weekends , STUDENT athletic trainers set up tables in order to get students involved in the athletic trainers camps and club.

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PAUL Hope of England sets up for a pass. MSU's men's soccer team managed a season record of5-8- 1 despite a small budget. PHOTOS BY JOHN 'FMVELL MOREHEAD players head the ball during many games throughout the season. Coach-Sabie said that the players had a neuer-giue-up attitude this

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Athletics are very important to most col- ges and universities. It would be very dif- icult for the athletes to play, however, if hey were not healthy. Injuries have ended he job of the trainers here at M80 is to nake certain that the players stay healthy. L Head trainer Keith Webster said his job nvolves a range of activities, including revention, rehabilitation, treatment and utrition. Our job is to make sure that the layers donlt return early when theylre in- ured and risk further injuries, Webster ex- -lained. They can't help themselves or he team if they're injured. Webster, a trainer for eight years, . -came interested in sports training in col- ege when he combined his interests; in i ealth care and sports. ill was interested in ports, but I didnit have the size or talent to play, Webster said. As a trainer, he works closely with not only the players, but also the coaches and doctors of sports medicine. The university, according to Webster, is committed to providing the best health care available to the athletes. With our new, updated equipment and the support of the administration, we are able to provide the best care possible, Webster any prominent sports careers quite early. concluded. In addition to Webster, there are also nine student trainers, two graduate as- sistant trainers and a full-time assistant. Tara Volkering is one of the graduate trainers. ul worked as an undergraduate trainer for four years, and Keith webster asked me to be his female graduate assis- tant for this year, she explained. Tara, who became interested in working as a trainer in high school, says most of her duties involve rehabilitation and evaluation of injuries. There are daily things that must be done also, however, such as taping and sitting in at all practices and games in case an injury does occur. The most difficult part about being a trainer is the time factor involved. uYou have to learn to budget your time, because it's very time consuming, Tara said. Mark Furnish, an M80 junior, was recruited as a trainer from high school. I came up and determined that the school and head trainer were good, and then I decided to come here and get involved. he said. Mark is involved in all sports, with the exception of volleyball and women's soc- cer. Eventually, he hopes to pursue a career in athletic training after graduation. rainers Play an Important Role Another student trainer is Teri Bryan. She became involved in training while a member Of the women's soccer team. Hl started as a volunteer for a semester, and this year I got an institutional workshop, she explained. The long hours involved are a factor of the job that she had to adjust to; H! get paid for ten hours a week, but l put in twice that, and weekends, Teri explained. You lose a lot of your free time. Troy Bertke, a freshman, became in- terested in sports training when injuries prevented him from playing. When he came to MSU. Troy didn't have much ex- perience in the area of sports training. nBecause I played, I didnit have a lot of knowledge, except through reading, he concluded. liMainly the student trainers set up the fields for practice, help with treat- ment and do some rehabilitation, Troy said. Keith Grubb, another student trainer, summed up why he enjoys his work. You get tired due to the long hours, because when practice is over, your job isn't. If 1 didn't like it, though, I wouldn't be doing it. By LISA HOPKINS Photo Servnces