While government officials continue to work on how to resume high school sports for the fall season, high school athletic trainers have seen their roles shift during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW THIS MORNING..THERE IS ANEW FRONT LINE FOR COVID-19HEALTH IN OUR SCHOOLS.THE JOBSOF áATHLETIC TRAINERSá HAVECHANGED ...EVEN AS THEY WAITTO SEE IF SPORTS SEASON WILLMOVE FORWARD.EVAN MILLWARDCONTINUES OUR SAFELY BACK TOSCHOOL COVERAGE TODAY.here we go here we go here wego!
WYOMING FOOTBALL-go!- CAN AT LEAST PRACTICEFOR NOW-break, get it out, good- EVENIF THE SEASON IS STILLUNCERTAIN.We've been working all summerto be ready for when theseason is a go, that way we'renot backtracking and trying toget ready.ATHLETIC TRAINERALLI KING'S BEEN HERE FOR FIVEYEARS.Alright.
Thank you.SHE'SPULLING ON ALL HER EDUCATIONAND EXPERIENCE THISYEAR.It's been a lot of justlearning on the fly.
A lot ofcleaning and just educatingthe coaches and the athleteson what they need to do, whatthe need to do in order tohave a season this year.THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THOSE'ALL OTHER DUTIES ASASSIGNED.'We do a survey everyday andtrace what all atheletes andcoaches were here at practicesfor each practice each day.
//0149 If for some reason wehave an exposure, I go backand see the last time thatperson was there and who allcould have beenexposed.here wego 1238 Before studentathletes even get to practice,they have to have their sportsphysical.
And that's differentnow too.
They had to planahead and go to see theirdoctors for them over thesummer.
Everything about thisseason is different and stillchanging.Things change by the day, bythe hour, by the week.ATHLETICDIRECTOR JAN WILKING CREDITSKING IN PART FOR HOLDING THEDEPARTMENTTOGETHER.She led the charge certainlywith our coaches and that'sreally made the difference inbeing able to pivot constantly.TRAINERS ARE USED TOOBSSESSIVE CLEANING.JUST LOOKAT THE ROOM KING SHARES WITHFELLOW BEACON ORTHOPEDICSTRAINER HAYLEY HODGE.NATS 1037wipes(cover) King 0343 That'ssomething we do all the time.NATS 2002 wipesAND SOME THINGSCAN'TCHANGE.There's nothing that can takethe place of, when a studentgets hurt on this field, herbending down and assessingthat injury.
That has tohappen.
SOME SCHOOL TRAINERSHAVE BEEN LAID OFF - OR MOVEDTO OTHER ROLES.NOT HERE.King0545 I think this is the wrongtime to do it.
Obviously thisis important,.
You need morehands on deck.IN WYOMING --EM, WCPO9N.
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