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Former Pflugerville High quarterback returns to help team as a doctor
Former Pflugerville High quarterback returns to help team as a doctor
By Blake Devine, October 14, 2022
New Pflugerville High volunteer team doctor was a former star quarterback for the team and Pflugerville athletic trainer Pete Wimmer finds it motivating.
“To see someone that went to co...
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Mock Surgeries Show Young Women That There’s Room for Them in the Orthopedics Field
Dallas Morning News: Mock surgeries show young women that there’s room for them in the orthopedics field
By Marin Wolf, October 17, 2022
Dr. Amy McIntosh had enrolled at Michigan University where she participated a competitive sports medicine program to become an athletic trainer. Through ...
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Corsicana ISD Athletic Trainer Saves Colleague
Corsicana ISD workers revive colleague whose heart stopped
By Lori Brown, October 13, 2022
In Corsicana, Texas, after a Corsicana ISD administrative assistant collapsed and heart stopped during a meeting, athletic trainer Tara Humphrey and a multimedia specialist who is a former EMT used CPR to ...
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Tackling Football Concussions
Fort Worth Magazine: Tackling Football Concussions
By: Rick Mauch
August 27, 2022
Contains a highlight on Texas Weslayan athletic trainer Ritchy Hitoto’s review of concussions with students & quotes from Hitoto on effects & best practices.
“Texas Wesleyan University has eme...
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Coach Saves Life
Local 23: Vela HS football coach saves player from choking
By: Jesse Mendez
September 1, 2022
Coach Joseph Cantu stopped a player choking on his mouthpiece, article has statements from staff that athletic trainer Jaime Tovar’s training helped Coach Cantu act quickly
“I’d pers...
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