Assignment 9: Reflection (Step 3 of Creating an Annotated Bibliography)

https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2016-03-21/why-certified-athletic-trainers-are-important

Adam Elberg’s article covering the importance of athletic trainers is a demonstration of the advancements in sport rehabilitation, and of athletic performance. The article applies to my research due to the fact that the focus is to establish an understanding that in order to maximize one’s abilities in today’s athletic world, one must associate themselves with an athletic trainer for injury prevention, as well as performance. In response to an advancing athletic world, athletes require additional care towards their body from the workouts created by athletic trainers to maximize performance, and prevent injury. The article’s function in my research serves as a red flag to audiences, indicating that there is a desire and need for this profession. Since the need for athletic trainers is more apparent than ever, an article such as Elberg’s facilitates talk through concussion facts for example and how to prevent them in student and adult athletes. Talk created such as this is positive for the sport medicine and training industry because of the desire and want that is created, supplying the industry. Those who wish to prevent injury and harm to athletes agree with the implication of athletic trainers in the day to day team activity.

The article served its purpose by providing statistics for the reader to implement more athletic trainers by in a way frightening athletes into precautionary measures. The source was helpful in my research due to the facts and statistics provided; proving the profession’s legitimacy and need. The source relates to my topic and internship through its relevance to athletic training. Due to the numbers implemented into the article, this source can be used to demonstrate that statistics prove that there is a need for athletic trainers, more than ever, as sport rehabilitation and training has advanced. In the development of high level sport performance, articles such as this provide notification towards the fixable problems in injury.