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The West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation has a program geared to teach students about sports medicine.
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I see taping it good to go thousands of students in the south -- have graduated from this. Sports athletic trainer mentoring program if they freak camp that educate students interested in the field of sports medicine.
The West Coast sports medicine Foundation's. Team to win program has provided at risk high school students with an opportunity to participate in sports. Promote the -- and have access to quality sports medicine here that foundation like to -- instead services to an educational experience. Does this do athletic trainer mainstream program would.
More and more and more kids have decided to participate in this program and again it's at no cost about. We've gone from maybe fifty kids this summer now to almost 400 has a summer. And that's it awesome. Improvements. And it's been worn out and where these kids have ended up. -- I'm sure I know every kid that's in this program goes without.
A year round initiative that mentoring program is they -- on Simoneau are designed to encourage interest in the loop of sports medicine. This students are learning everything from how to take that painful injury recognition. And injury treatments and all at no cost to --
like how big of a deal that is huge and I don't think there's any other places you can go without offering free athletic training. This good preparation for free and got some -- where He can't even get into their little program because. They can't take that many kids still when you come here regardless of this the beginning classic dance class you're still learning you're still getting involved and so in that field.
After students complete this program they are eligible to apply to becomes student athletic trainers at their high school. At a time and -- funding is being slashed and families are cutting their budgets. The West Coast sports medicine foundation strives to provide students and athletes with the opportunity to stay involved with high -- sports. -- off this thing.
This program is now like another look the -- really -- And if they're athletes and I love sports competition they come thinking combined suicide is breezy confidence in them. So that they see this say thank you to another option -- option Atlanta.
92 -- student interest in sports medicine -- all eligible for this program if you're interested in signing out born giving monetary donations. Visit the website below on your screen for more information.