Athletic Training

Certified Athletic Trainers are health care professionals who specialize in preventing, recognizing, managing and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity. As part of a complete health care team, the Certified Athletic Trainer works under the direction of a licensed physician and in cooperation with other health care professional, athletics, administrators, coaches and parents.

Athletic Training Program

Students who want to become Certified Athletic Trainers must earn a degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum. Accredited programs include formal instruction in areas such as injury/illness prevention, first aid and emergency care, assessment of injury/illness, human anatomy and physiology, therapeutic modalities, and nutrition. Classroom learning is enhanced through clinical education experiences.

The goal of the Athletic Training program at College of the Siskiyous is to prepare our student trainers for the rigors of an accredited program. We strive to get the student through the freshmen and sophomore year with basic course work needed in order to apply to, and be accepted in a curriculum program with only minimal time loss.

It is our hope that our students leave College of the Siskiyous with an AS in Physical Education, Athletic Training, be certified in first aid, CPR and AED through the American Red Cross, and be eligible to sit the national exam to become a certified personal trainer through the National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF).

Certified Athletic Trainer

Mike Paddack enters his 13th season as an Athletic Trainer at COS
and his 9th as the Head Athletic Trainer. Mike is a Certified Athletic
Trainer, a California Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant, and a Nationally
Certified Personal Trainer. He holds a B.S. in Education from Southern
Oregon University and an M.S. in Kinesiology from Humboldt State University.
Mike finished his post graduate course work and passed his compehensive at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.

Location & Contact Information

We are located in the Athletic Training Facility in Building 14 behind the Gymnasium and Emergency Services Training Center.
(530) 938-5858
paddack@siskiyous.edu

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