EASTERN ILLINOIS SPORTS MEDICINE
What is a Certified Athletic Trainer?
Certified athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in preventing, recognizing, managing and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity. As part of a complete health care team, the certified athletic trainer works under the direction of a licensed physician and in cooperation with other health care professionals, athletics administrators, coaches and parents.
Athletic Trainers are recognized by AMA (American Medical Association) as an allied health care profession since 1990.
ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF
ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITIES
Eastern Illinois Sports Medicine is based out of two main training rooms.
O'Brien Stadium houses O'Brien Athletic Training room and is home to EIU's football, soccer, baseball and track teams. As well as containing these sports it is also the main sight for team doctor clinical visits, drug testing and pre particiaption exams.
Lantz Arena houses Lantz Athletic Training room and is home to EIU's mens and women's basketball, tennis and swimming teams as well as the volleyball, softball, cheerleading and womens rugby teams. In addition to these sports Lantz is also used for ATEP lab classes
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GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS
Graduate assistantships at Eastern Illinois are a two-year appointment including tuition waiver and 9 month stipend (approx $670/month.) Graduate Assistant responsibilities include assisting staff with daily care of student-athletes, coverage of practice and games with assigned sports including travel. Other duties as assigned by athletic training staff. Provide coverage and supervise students for summer sport camps for additional compensation. Weekend and evening work is possible. Serve as ACI for students in accredited undergraduate program. Eastern Illinois University is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference with 21 Div. I sports (I-AA football).
Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, Ill. which is a small town located about 45 minutes south of Champaign . Eastern Illinois has a student population of 12,000 with everything within walking distance.
Our athletic training staff includes four staff members, three graduate assistants, and an accredited undergraduate program. We have 21 sports which utilize two athletic training rooms. Both facilities are equipped with rehabilitation equipment, treatment areas, and taping stations. Our graduate students are assigned to their own teams and are supervised by one of the staff athletic trainers. GA responsibilities include practice and game coverage, travel, and athletic training student supervision.
Most of our GAs pursue a degree in sports administration or cardiac rehabilitation. The graduate program offers a thesis and a non-thesis option, with the non-thesis option requiring a master's paper.
Graduate School Course Catalog
This is a very broad, general overview of our program. Eastern Illinois will begin its search for graduate assistants in late fall of 2009, early spring of 2010. Please read the following for more information.
Qualifications:
Acceptance into Graduate School at EIU.
NATABOC certified or eligible.
Eligible for Illinois State Licensure.
Mail, email or fax resume and three references.
Contact:
Sam Laingen
Head Athletic Trainer
mclaingen@eiu.edu
217-581-7058 (work)
217-581-7616 (fax)
Graduate School application can be found at
www.eiu.edu/~graduate
Apply by: March 1, 2010
Starting date: August 15, 2010
VISITING TEAM INFORMATION
On behalf of Eastern Illinois Sports Medicine we welcome you. To make your stay more enjoyable we offer information that should help you prepare for and find everything that you will need in Charleston and at EIU.
Football Information |
Basketball Information |
Volleyball Information |
Baseball/Softball Information |
Soccer Information | All Other Sports Information
PROFESSIONAL LINKS
National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA)
Great Lakes Athletic Trainer's Association (GLATA)
Illinois Athletic Trainer's Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Illinois High School Association (IHSA)
NATABOC Exam Information
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