The guy squirting water into Zach Ertz’s mouth is Joe O’Pella. He’s an athletic trainer that’s been with the team for over 15 years at this point.
NFL teams don’t really have water boys, athletic trainers are usually the ones responsible for having water on the practice field and during games, but this post is absolutely hilarious.
A guy who rehabbed my ACL tear in my second year, has a masters degree from Pitt, and has years of experience keeping Eagles players healthy and on the field being called a “Waterboy” is crazy, and I’m already giving him shit for it, but good lord this post is so wildly misleading.
Either way, thought I’d clear the air, that the people with Water Bottles during games actually serve much bigger roles on NFL Teams.
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Within the last few weeks, in 2 different states, articles have been written highlighting the opinion of HS coaches that environmental monitoring policies using a WBGT are creating unfair competitive advantages or disadvantages & are creating inconveniences. @K_S_Institute 🧵
For the 1st time in over 6,200 days, a Tulsa native gets the start at QB for Tulsa in the season opener.
Metro Christian grad and redshirt freshman Kirk Francis expected to get the 1st snaps tonight against Northwestern State. 1st #OKPreps starter in the opener since 2007.
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First summer as a certified AT went about as well as possible, and the hard work/long days paid off. This is an incredible group of athletes that I loved being around. If you’ve thought about performing arts AT jobs, DCI might be a place for you #BLOO24
Hey @dci friends! I know NYT had a huge Drum Corps story today but here's a little feature that ran on TV today about a great young member of @marshallubands who spent his summer vacation with @bluecoats ! Enjoy! @thisismikescott@cgcmh1
National recommendations call for cooling heat stroke patients before transporting them to the hospital, but as @DavidSchechter found out, only 11 states require ambulance services to follow this life-saving protocol.
@cbssaturday@DavidSchechter It is mind blowing that as an academic and professional society, healthcare has not ruthlessly cracked down on this LIFE SAVING procedure for EHI management. Another great reason why certified athletic trainers are critical in all levels of athletic participation
@atc_hogan As a recent grad, desk area makes you feel so welcome as part of the team. Especially if they are in year 2, try letting them be the point of contact when athletes walk in. The hard part is initiation of communication, so let them figure out how to run an ATR with some advice