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Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
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Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
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File athlete insurance claims and communicate with insurance providers.
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Accompany injured athletes to hospitals.
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Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.
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Teach sports medicine courses to athletic training students.
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Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, or bruises.
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Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.
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Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.
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Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players.
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Perform team support duties, such as running errands, maintaining equipment, or stocking supplies.
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Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games or practices.
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Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.
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Develop training programs or routines designed to improve athletic performance.
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Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.
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Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment.
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Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
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Recommend special diets to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, or alter their weight.
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Confer with coaches to select protective equipment.
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Conduct research or provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine.
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Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
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Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
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Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.