Community Colleges of Spokane Athletics - Training Athletic trainers are involved with care and prevention of illness and injury associated with sports and maximizing performance of the athlete.
Trainers are typically the first to be called on to diagnose an athlete's injury.
Other areas of expertise developed include taping, equipment modification, exercise prescription, rehabilitation, and massage. Student trainers are enrolled in classes emphasizing the sciences including biology, nutrition, health, anatomy, and physiology. This prepares students to complete the final two years of study at a four-year college. Students also begin on the 1,500 hours of clinical experience required to become a certified trainer. Because the program is small, student trainers begin working almost immediately with athletes and teams, an advantage over those students in larger programs at other schools.