Q & A: With Sparkmans Sports Trainers

Crimson Crier : How many students do you have  come on a day to day basis?

Colleen Earley : We get around 50 to 60 students on a day-to-day basis.

CC : What is the most common injury?

CE : Right now it’s ankles, shoulders and knees.

CC : What’s the most rewarding part about your job?

CE : The most rewarding part of my job is getting athletes back to the sport that they love.

CC : What services do you offer to keep athletes in the game?

CE : We have preventative care and first aid at games and practice we have doctors that come every week

CC : What team in sport do you see the most and why?

CE : Cheer, football and baseball.

CC : How do you make yourself a part of the team?

CE :  I go to know them and talk to them at practice/games.

CC : What is one of your favorite quotes?

CE : My favorite quote is “They don’t know that you care until they see how much you care.”

CC : What’s your advice on how athletes can stay healthy?

CE : Get more sleep and eat better foods.

Crimson Crier: How many students do you have come to you on a day to day basis?

Andy Whitt : About 50 students come in one day. They don’t ever stop practicing and there injuries just keep building up.

CC: What is the most common injury?

AW: Ankle sprains have a lot of different factors. Most people have a loose ligament  and bad balance and that has a lot to do with ankle sprains.

CC: What’s the most rewarding part about your job?

AW: Being able to help them and be there for them so most people don’t have to pay for healthcare and things like that.

CC: What team in sport do you see the most and why?

AW: Football mainly because there  are 150 of them but percentage it would be girls sports mainly Cheer.

CC: What’s your advice on how athletes can stay healthy?

AW: You have to care and get to know the athletes. It’s not just just a job. The way I see it, their health is more important than just a game. Be as invested in these athletes as I can.