Legal Practice Assignment
In legal terms, to be an athletic trainer means that an individual engages in the practice of athletic training. In relation, the phrase athletic training has many subsets of legal definitions. To begin, athletic taping is defined legally as to prevent, recognize, and evaluating injuries or illness sustained during some form of physical activity. Another legal definition of athletic training is to manage and administer the initial injury or illness that has been sustained in physical activity. Athletic training is also defined legally as rehabilitating and physically reconditioning injuries or illnesses sustained in some form of physical activity. To continue, one more legal definition of athletic training is to rehabilitate …show more content…
In addition to being licensed to practice athletic training in his respective state, John must also be registered with the state, and the National Athletic Trainers’ board of Certification. If John has all of these requirements completed, he would be free to travel across state lines with Concordia Chicago's two basketball teams, and perform his athletic training duties temporarily in …show more content…
First off, the applying individual must submit an application for a license to the department on a form provided by the department. Next, the individual must pay the required fee to process the license, and provide proof that he or she does not have any form of arrest, conviction record, alcohol, or drug abuse. In addition, the applicant must submit proof that he or she has obtained at minimum a bachelor’s degree from their respective university, and that he or she has met the requirements for certification from the National Athletic Trainers’ Board of Certification. To complete the licensing process, the applicant must provide the following information in order to receive their licence. First, the applicant must provide a statement informing whether he or she has been granted an athletic training credential from any licensing jurisdiction in the United States, or a foreign country. They must also supply any disciplinary records that the applicant may have required. The applicant must also provide information into whether or not they have applied for an athletic training license before, an if they have, they must inform the board whether it was declined or not. To wrap things up, some of the final things an applicant needs to do before obtaining their license is to first pass the board’s