FOR PARENTS
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Fairfax County Public Schools
Certified Athletic Trainers
(ATC's) strive to provide the highest quality
athletic health care services to all students participating
in athletics. Communication between parents and the school
ATC's is essential in this effort.
WHO are the certified athletic trainers at your school? List of FCPS Certified Athletic Trainers
NEW!! Spring 2008 VHSL Physicals Schedule (get the PPE completed early for 2008-09!
Quick link to FORMS needed for participation in FCPS Athletics, INCLUDING the VHSL Physical (PPE) form.
What is Athletic Training?
Athletic Training is an allied health care profession
regulated by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Board of
Medicine. A common misconception is that ATC's are the same
as the "trainers" working at health clubs. While the
"trainer" or "personal trainer" may be very knowledgeable in
helping healthy people become stronger, faster or leaner,
the education differences between the ATC and the "trainer"
are drastically different.
Click
here for more information regarding Certified Athletic
Trainers education requirements.
All ATC's employed by FCPS hold certification by the
NATA Board of Certification and a license with the
Virginia Board of Medicine.
What can the ATC do for you?
The FCPS Athletic Training Program provides on-site
allied health care professionals to care for your child as
they participate in FCPS athletics, giving the
student-athlete the greatest opportunity to participate in
the safest manner possible.
The ATC's are responsible to provide not only emergency
care to injured athletes, but also provide injury
prevention, and rehabilitation and reconditioning of
athletic injuries. While the role of the ATC is not to
take the place of the family physician, the ATC can act as a
liaison between the athletes, coaches, parents and medical
community, as well as carry out the direction of a physician
regarding care and rehabilitation after an injury. Physician
Response forms and Medical
Information Release forms are available to
help encourage appropriate communication between the
treating physician and the ATC regarding a student-athletes
injury or condition. FCPS requires the ATC to be
informed of all injuries and conditions that impact the
participation status of a student athlete.
Getting your student started in FCPS athletics
Prior to participation, each
student athlete must have a valid Virginia High School
League (VHSL) Pre-participation
Physical Examination on
file with the school. An Emergency
Care Card (ECC) must also be completed and provided to the coach. In the event any
contact information changes, such as work phone number or
insurance information, please complete a new ECC and
return it to the schools athletics department. All athletes and parents must complete an Assumption of Risk for Skin Infections form that outlines preventative strategies that will reduce the transmission of infectious disease in the athletics environment.
Sports Medicine Information
The ATC is a tremendous resource
for information regarding sports medicine topics. Please
contact the ATC's at your child's school if you have any questions. You may also contact the Athletic Training Program Administrator at 571 423-1264.
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