Event

Athletic Training Wrestling Tune-Up: Overview of Weight certification, Skin Checks in COVID times, and nutrition for the high school wrestling athlete.

(Virtual Course - Tues 11/24, 11am-12:30pm) 1.5 FREE BOC Credits

Featuring Tiffany Strauss LAT, ATC, Katie Salomone MS, RD, and Sean Doyle LAT, ATC

A true tune-up course for all athletic trainers to get ready for a new season of wrestling. This year the NJSIAA has officially switched to using the BodyMetrix ultrasound unit for weight certification in wrestling. The BodyMetrix portion of this talk will be a refresher for those who certified in the instrument prior as well as provide answers to all those who are new to its use. Weight management is a constant battle for wrestlers, and with virtual/hybrid scheduling this can be even more challenging. This course will give the ATs approaches and strategies to help their athletes gain, lose, or maintain their weight in a proper nutritional fashion. And finally, a refresher for everyone on the common skin conditions, what to look for, and ways to perform quick and efficient skin checks when COVID precautions are in place.

Objectives

- Review of the BodyMetrix unit and new New Jersey weight certification process.

- Identify challenges ATs experience with wrestlers trying to gain, lose or maintain their weight during the season.

- Provide strategies to allow wrestlers to maintain better nutrition without fear of missing weight.

- Present skin check procedure strategy recommended to account for changes from COVID-19 precautions

- Review common skin conditions seen in wrestling and their treatment plans

Pre-registration is required in order to receive the course link Must attend entire session in order to receive BOC credit.

This regional CE course is specifically for athletic trainers who work and/or live in Somerset, Hunterdon, and Mercer Counties.

Questions? AthleticTraining@rwjbh.org