Athletic Training Goal

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I have many goals as an Athletic Training Student, and continuing my education is the biggest goal in order to be successful in my career and future goals. Eventually, I will earn a doctorate and go on to work at a professional level with a major league soccer team. I also aim to increase the knowledge and awareness of mental health within the field of athletic training. My first goal after passing the Board of Certification exam for Athletic Training in April is to earn my Master’s degree while working as a Graduate Assistant in the Athletic Training department. In order to make sure that I am successful with my first goal, I am applying to over 25 schools across the nation. I have reached out to various athletic trainers in all different settings in order to make the connections needed to earn a Graduate Assistant position. I have attended Seahawk leadership conferences held on campus to build my leadership skills and I have held, and am currently holding, leadership positions in the other organizations that I am involved in on campus. I have earned supplemental experience in athletic training by working with the Wilmington Sharks, working as a camp counselor and lab assistant at the North Carolina Student Sports Medicine Symposium, and working with the UNCW Soccer youth camps over the summer. I also work to attend …show more content…

I intend to work as a female Athletic Trainer for a major league soccer team, specifically, the Houston Dynamo. For this, I have made sure that I am getting supplemental experience with soccer, like working for the UNCW Men’s Soccer team, job shadowing the Lady Carolina Dynamo Athletic Trainer in Greensboro, NC, and working with the UNCW youth soccer camps here in Wilmington. After completing my doctoral work I will be equipped to work at such a high level, therefore I will continue breaking the barriers for the many female Athletic Trainers to

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