On Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 10:30 a.m., I observed athletic trainees, Freddy Alcantara and Betty Masseus in the gym.They were in the gym for their Strength and Conditioning class. Dressed in their workout attire, their assignment was to document the other students in their class on which machine was used and how many sets were done throughout the gym. For example, Freddy documented that Betty did four sets of 12 on the leg extension machine and 3 sets of 15 on the hamstring curl machine. They explained to me their was more to the athletic training program than putting in clinical rotation hours. Betty said, "Going to the gym and observing other students are beneficial practice to improve the speed, power, and quickness for student-athletes. Without training, the athletes would not perform as well". I realized made a valid point and that this class is essential as these level one athletic trainees advance to level two. They have to be well-acquainted with their studies because of as of right now, the program has made an additional cut in which there are 16 students involved. Throughout past observations, I have observed the practical side of athletic training. In my next observation, I will observe Sports Psychology to observe the psychological aspects of an athlete's behavior in sport.
