Sports Medicine 12th

 

Fifteen seconds left on the clock and his team is down by 1 point. He knows that the fate of this game depends on his every move. He decides to run down the middle of the court and go for the left handed layup. He’s up in the air and makes the shot!! The crowd goes wild!! The sound of cheering is suddenly interrupted by a loud THUMP followed by a terrorizing scream, the crowd suddenly grows quiet. When he came down from the layup, his foot slipped out from under him, and all 235lbs of his body landed on his left lower leg. His leg is clearly broken in several places. Two people run out on the court and immediately tend to the athlete.

Is your adrenaline pumping, and heart rate racing? Are you interested in what happens next? Can you see yourself as one of the persons tending to this athlete? If so, then Sports Medicine is the cluster for you!

 

Course Description

Sports Medicine is a full year course which is designed for students interested in fields such as athletic training, physical therapy, medicine, fitness, physiology of exercise, kinesiology, nutrition, and other sports medicine related fields.

The course includes class work and practical hands-on application in the following areas: prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries, taping and wrapping of injuries, first aid/CPR, emergency procedures, nutrition, sports psychology, anatomy and physiology, fitness/conditioning/strength programs, and sports medicine careers.

 

Eligibility

The course is open to seniors who have successfully completed the Therapy Careers Cluster their junior year and have successfully completed all of the following prerequisites:

• Anatomy and Physiology

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Health Science Clinical

• Health Science Diagnostic

• Principles of Health Science

• Therapy Careers Cluster

 

Internship

Sports Medicine student interns will have the opportunity to work with athletes and athletic trainers within Dallas ISD at sporting events and practice settings. The internship will allow for students to be exposed to every sport offered in the Dallas ISD.

Hands-on clinical settings, game day preparation, and sideline experience are only a few of the opportunities that will be available during the internship period. Students will also have the opportunity to shadow personal fitness specialists, orthopedists, nutritionists, and other sports medicine specialists.

Classroom Activities

• Emergency Preparedness and Assessment

• Basic Life Support

• Vital Sign Assessment

• Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Procedures

• Administrative Skills

• Sports Massage Techniques

• Exercise Prescription and Design

• Sport Specific Injury Assessments

• Taping and Wrapping

• College Preparation