Mentor Meeting

Today in our mentor meeting, Mr. Heurich and I talked about my presentation. We outlined what was going to be said, and what I should do more of before I have my presentation. For instance, I should write more about reflections before I have my presentation, so that people can see how my project affected me.

One thing that I wanted to look at at the beginning of my project was the difference between AT and PT. I never really looked at it. We thought though, that I should before the presentation, that way I can tell people what the difference is, and what I would be doing.

Our meeting was cut short because Mr. Heurich had to go give a presentation to the 8th graders that came in from DeWitt, but we got some really good ideas for what I should do. I'm going to try to meet with him one or two more times before my project on the 18th.

Spreading Out

So, I started working with other practices other than just guy's lacrosse. I liked it and all, but I thought if I was going to get the full impact of this project, than maybe I should branch out and get the experience working with sports other than just lacrosse. Since I started with this idea, I've worked with the Track and Field athletes as well as the baseball players. I think I still like guy's lacrosse the best. I've also worked with John Dale (a student from IC) on girl's lacrosse, and I don't think I've ever seen anything more boring than girl's lacrosse.

I'll continue to work on other sports just to get an idea of what it will be like to work with other teams. I think sticking with one sport doesn't really get me to see what it is like to be an Athletic Trainer. Being an AT, unless you are specifically working with one team, and most people don't do that, you work with all different teams. For instance, Kim works with soccer, football, hockey, baseball, softball, track, lacrosse, and all the other teams, so that it what it is really like to be an Athletic Trainer, not just focusing on one sport in particular.

In the meeting this week...

Mr. Heurich and I met today 7th period like we do every Tuesday. He and I discussed what I had done this past week. There wasn't a whole lot that we needed to talk about. He thought that I was doing a good job and that I was on track. What we did talk about however was the fact that I hadn't been consistent with my blogging. So, I told him what a busy week it had been and we agreed that during our meetings, we would start out by talking about the basics of what I had done, and then I would be able to do some work on my blog, if I need to catch up, or do some research. I think it is a beneficial use of the time because in the library, I can work in a quiet environment, and focus on doing my work.

So, after we talked about that, I got to work on writing some of the old blogs that I needed to write, and I'll finish the rest later.

Entry Idea

Entry Ideas:

• Write an overview of the kinds of fitness and injury prevention articles found in various popular magazines such as Oxygen, Runner's World, etc.
• Develop the perfect marketing plan for a new magazine that would fit in a niche-for the general public about all different kinds of sports.
• More analysis of taping videos and prevention clips found online.

Dear Reader

Dear Reader,

For my WISE project, I plan to shadow Kim Baily, Ithaca High School's Athletic Trainer. By the end of the semester, I want to have a diagram and be able to show the major injuries sustained in gymnastics. I want to know how to take care of the injury and prevent it from happening again. For your reference, I am going to Ithaca College next year to study Athletic Training.

I am really excited about starting my project. I have talked to an Athletic Trainer at Ithaca College and he said that I should learn the basics. By this, I mean get my taping skills better and learn how to spot. I'm nervous about getting as much done as I want to get done. There is going to be a large amount of research involved in this project, and I'm worried about putting it off until the last minute.

For the next two weeks, I am not going to be able to do a whole lot because I have a lot to do with dance, but I am going to start meeting with Kim two to three times a week and asking her questions. I could go up to Ithaca College and spend time in the Training Room. After I learn what the major injuries are, I could start doing the research on them.

For Now,

Taylor Dyess