Feb. 24, 2010

DWU Athletic Training Club featured in MAATA District Athletic Training Newsletter

MITCHELL — The Athletic Training Club at Dakota Wesleyan University hosted its first annual coaches clinic on Nov. 11, 2009. The event was a success and warranted mention in the Mid-America Athletic Training Association district newsletter.

The DWU clinic was featured in the January 2010 MAATA newsletter, which covers South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Missouri.

The clinic was open to all local high school and college coaches. Twenty area and DWU coaches attended the two-hour clinic where students taught the coaches about upper and lower extremity taping, weight lifting techniques, as well as a wrestling session. The wrestling session included nutrition for the athlete as well as prevention and treatment of skin diseases.

Students enjoyed teaching local coaches because it helped them gain confidence in their knowledge.

“Teaching the class gave me confidence that I actually knew what I was talking about,” said Jared Thomas.

The Athletic Training Club plans to repeat the clinic next year, allowing more coaches to expand their knowledge.