I think prevention of injuries is the number one responsibility of the trainer, and it is one I do not take lightly. At UT, we try to be on the cutting edge, and we look for any research that can help us in a given situation. For instance, there was a time we had a high instance of stress injuries. We could not find any research on it, so we did our own, and we began to find causes of those injuries and ways to avoid them. Randa Ryan on a lot ofissues, including nutrition, an area in which she is an expert.
Nutrition is such a key to an athlete.
We also tap a lot of the other resources The University has to offer. For example, we have a collaborative relationship with the department of kinesiology and health education in which they have helped our student-athletes in performance enhancement. It has been extremely successful.