Mckinley Tech v. Jefferson

As an intern for DCIAA, I'm required to attend 2-3 small field events and 1-2 big events such as championships a month, and complete 8-10 office hours per week. I usually complete my office hours on wednesdays and fridays to meet the minimum requirement of 8 hours.  However, this week my intern coordinator wanted me and the six other interns to spend our office hours for the week with an athletic trainer from one of the dc public schools.  Today I shadowed the athletic trainer at Wilson high school: Jamila Watson.  I didn't get a chance to do anything hands on because I'm not certified in anything, but I did get to watch her wrap a student’s foot while we were in the clinic. It was pretty interesting. I also watched the mckinley tech v. jefferson middle school basketball game with her. I got to see what she has to do before games to make sure coaches have their player's inhalers and epi pens.  We had to check the dates to see if they hadn't expired.  In addition, we had to check and see if the players who were playing had a stamp on their physical form.  Having a stamp means you are certified to play.  Being an athletic trainer is not something I want to do, but while I was in high school I thought about going into sports medicine.  I do have a slight interest in the sports medical field, but not enough for me to want to do more than just shadow someone.  I had a nice time with the Athletic trainer.