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What is an Athletic Trainer?

A Certified Licensed Athletic Trainer is a highly qualified allied health professional educated and experienced in dealing with the health care of athletes and the physically active.  A certified athletic trainer's duties include the prevention, recognition, emergency care and rehabilitation of injuries caused during physical activity.

What is USF Sports Medicine?

Athletes from the University of South Florida participate in 18 varsity sports at the NCAA Division I level in the Big East Conference.  The USF sports medicine department provides medical services for these athletes.

The USF Physical Education Department offers a major in athletic training for USF students interested in pursuing athletic training as a career.  The program requires clinical hours and field experience supervised by a certified athletic trainer in a variety of settings including the Philadelphia Phllies minor league team in Clearwater, FL., numerous physical therapy clinics in the surrounding area, as well as local high schools.

What is USF Sports Medicine Camp?

The Camp has been around for many years.  It originally started out as a Cramer camp and has since been named after is director, Barry Clements.  Barry was an athletic trainer here at USF and has since become the Associate Athletic Director and an instructor at the university.

This camp is unique in that area athletic trainers from the clinical, high school, and professional affiliation are brought in to assist with the education program.

The camp will also provide information on educational opportunities available for them and on career choices in Sports Medicine.

During the day, the campers will have scheduled lectures as well as planned activities such as sports events and various competitions in Sports Medicine. The campers will get to hear from numerous sports medicine professionals throughout the three-day camp, and be given a chance to show off their newly-learned athletic training skills during Athletic Training Olympics on the last day of camp!