Management Strategies in Athletic Training

Fully revised and expanded with two new chapters, Management Strategies in Athletic Training, Second Edition, helps readers craft creative solutions to everyday management problems. This is the only source athletic trainers can turn to for a comprehensive body of knowledge in management theory and practice.

Part of Human Kinetics’ ground-breaking Athletic Training Education Series, this practical text is packed with real-world applications and concisely applied theory about organization and administration in the profession of athletic training. Case studies open and close each chapter to illustrate how the management theories explored in the text apply to the day-to-day work of an athletic trainer. The book also contains dozens of sample forms, checklists, and itineraries that students and practitioners can adapt to their own work situations.

New to this edition are chapters on ethical considerations in sports medicine and administration of preparticipation physical examinations and drug testing programs.

With Management Strategies in Athletic Training, readers will learn about

• the concepts of power, authority, and leadership and how each can be used effectively in managerial situations;
• the value of vision and mission statements, planning, and evaluation in a sports medicine program;
• human resource issues, such as recruitment and hiring, supervision, and performance evaluation;
• budgeting, purchasing, inventory control, and other financial management concerns;
• facility design and planning;
• information management, including how to use computers to manage information and enhance communication in athletic training settings;
• insurance issues, such as choosing coverage, understanding third-party reimbursement, and processing claims; and
• legal considerations in sports medicine.

Athletic trainers can now turn to Management Strategies in Athletic Training for the up-to-date, comprehensive resource they need to sort through the many complex administrative issues confronting them today.