Howard College's Athletic Training Program works with the baseball team, softball team, the men's and women's basketball teams, the men's and women's rodeo teams, and the cheerleaders. The college also offers an Outreach Program for athletes in grade 7-12 from the Coahoma and Forsan school districts. This program is for the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Howard College's athletic training program also helps the Big Spring Independent School District as needed and requested. The student athletic trainers will be eligible to obtain required supervision hours toward taking the national certification and state licensure tests while under the watchful eye of Blackburn.
Academics are very important.
They need to understand that just an education will not always get them by in today's world. They need to get the highest education and grades possible so that they can get that good job and keep it. Competition is fierce for student athletic training scholarships at four-year universities and colleges. Many times academics is the deciding factor as to who receives a scholarship. Student athletic trainers are required to attend classes regularly and perform to the best of their ability in the classroom subjects.