Beyond the Training Room: Taking Care of the Whole Student Athlete featuring Sean Hurney

Sean Hurney has been the athletic trainer at St. Andrews for over 24 years. In this episode, we discuss his article, "Taking Care of the Whole Student Athlete," and Sean shares what he has learned during his career and how his outlook has changed over time.

We also discuss factors that can impact student-athletes off the playing field and how AI has affected athletic trainers.

"The injury data is showing that these sports specializations are causing injuries. Orthopedics, the amount of office visits, time lost is, are going up at an astronomical rate." - Sean Hurney

What You'll Learn: 

• Should athletes play through pain  
• Why are relationships with student athletes important
• How to approach questions for a student athlete
• Should student athletes play multiple sports
• What is the relationship between stress and student athletic performance
• How has athletic training changed
• Has AI impacted student athletic trainers
• What are the pros of being an athletic trainer
• How to stay healthy as an athlete

"You can pretty much pinpoint when the kids hit their breaking point." - Sean Hurney

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