It is not an unusual scene as an athlete is prone on the ground, requiring emergency care. This is a scene at professional, collegiate, scholastic and youth sporting events throughout the world. Oswego Athletic Director Brad Dates recently met with the school district's athletic trainer, Michele Wink, to help recognize National High School Trainer Week. Sometimes there is a clock watching, gut-wrenching anxious wait for the ambulance to arrive.
Every second seems like an eternity, but help is always on the way.
However, Oswego High School student-athletes know they are in good hands when they are stopped in the middle of action due to an injury as trainer Michele Wink is quick to respond. In the past decade high schools throughout the nation have seen a growth of a trainer s position, which allows athletes, and their parents as well as fans, to worry a little less about the immediate impact of an athletic injury. Recently, National High School Trainer Week was held, and Oswego City School District Athletic Director Brad Dates noted, I would like to recognize the dedication and expertise of our athletic trainer, Michele Wink. High School trainers are becoming a norm in school districts. In her fourth year as the Oswego High School trainer, Wink is in attendance at the majority of Oswego varsity, and some middle school, events.