Athletics Facilities
Football Training & Conditioning
- Athletic Trainers
- Today's athletic training profession is radically different from the relatively minor role played in years past. Even the name has changed, from the general term "trainer" to the specific designation "athletic trainer." In today's world, athletic trainers are highly educated health care providers who specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses that school athletes and physically active staff may incur.
- With state certifications as Licensed Athletic Trainers (LAT) — Chris Shaddock also holds national certification as a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) — a combined 10 years experience and degrees in Kinesiology (Head Athletic Trainer, Mr. Shaddock) and Health Education (Assistant Athletic Trainer, Lindsey Thomas), the Eagles' athletic trainers provide student-athletes with a level of care unheard of at the high school level just a few years ago.
- Making their job easier is a state-of-the-art athletic training room, equipped with ultrasonic therapy devices to promote blood circulation and healing, electrical stimulation therapy units to help strengthen damaged muscles, three professional athlete-quality whirlpool baths, as well as exercise bikes, elliptical trainers, a stair-stepper and numerous other tools to aid in the treatment and rehabilitation of injuries.
- Of course, both the athletic training room and the "athletic training room on wheels," a large traveling chest rolled onto football field sidelines, are stocked with all kinds and sizes of wraps, bandages, braces and even casting material to immobilize fractures when Eagles team orthopedic physician, Dr. Laura Torres-Barre, recommends it. Six AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) are also kept on hand at the school and at least one travels to outside athletic events.
- Students are a valuable part of the Athletic Training Department and, like Mr. Shaddock and Mrs. Thomas, all six student athletic trainers are qualified to perform CPR. They also put in many hours of work at Dawson High School athletic events in every sport, whether on campus or off, both in season and during the off season, assisting Mr. Shaddock and Mrs. Thomas.
- Student athletic trainers are also responsible for managing the setup and use of conventional water coolers, the battery-powered AquaLift water pumps and the large coiled cooler, in keeping athletes and others hydrated during sporting events. Computer data entry of athletic training records will be added to their workload later this year.
- As DHS more than doubles its current enrollment over the next two years, with a proportional increase in student athletic participation, the athletic training department will be called upon to deliver much more than it has been asked to deliver so far. If the enthusiasm and professionalism already demonstrated by Chris Shaddock and Lindsey Thomas are any indication, the Eagles will be well-prepared.
- Weight Room
- Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the strength and size of skeletal muscles. It uses the force of gravity (in the form of weighted bars, dumbbells or weight stacks) to oppose the force generated by muscle through concentric or eccentric contraction. Weight training uses a variety of specialized equipment to target specific muscle groups and types of movement.
- Weight training differs from bodybuilding, weightlifting, powerlifting and strongman, which are sports rather than forms of exercise. Weight training, however, is often part of the athlete's training regimen.
- Practice Field
- Dawson's practice field will serve track and field sports in addition to football. Its location right next to the east end of the school provides fast and easy access to athletes.
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