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Bergen Community College
Health Professions
Department of Wellness & Exercise Science
WEX-184 Sports Medicine
Basic Information about Course and Instructor
Semester and year: All
Course and Section Number: Sports Medicine WEX 184
Meeting Times and Locations: TBD
Instructor: Associate Professor Danielle Coppola-Oliveri
Office Location: G-211
Phone: 201-493-3660
Departmental Secretary: TBD
Office Hours: TBD
Email Address: dcoppola@bergen.edu
Course Description
3 lecture hours; 3 Credits
Prerequisites: NONE
Sports Medicine will provide students with an overview on the scientific, evidence-based, and clinical
foundations of athletic training. This course will explore the different domains of athletic training with an
emphasis on professional development and re sponsibilities, risk management, general and
musculoskeletal conditions and pathology of sport injuries.
Student Learning Objectives: As a result of meeting the requirements in this course, students will be
able to:
1. Develop knowledge for the profession of athletic training including roles and responsibilities,
employment settings and operation in various settings.
2. Develop knowledge for the legal and ethical issues related to athletic injuries including policies
and procedures.
3. Administer taping and wrapping techniques to specific upper and lower body anatomy.
4. Analyze nutrition requirements and fitness and conditioning strategies.
5. Identify the different environmental considerations and the effects on athletic performance.
6. Identify the safety standards and the proper application for protective equipment to the upper
and lower body.
7. Develop and comprehend the domains of athletic training and how it relates to prevention,
immediate care, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
8. Develop and analyze the policies and procedures applied to athletic training protocols and
facilities.
9. Identify functional anatomy of the body and how it relates to athletic injuries.
10. Develop knowledge and application for general and musculoskeletal conditions.
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Means of Assessment
Student Learning Objectives Suggested Means of Assessment
1. Develop knowledge for the profession of athletic
training including roles and responsibilities,
employment settings and operation in various
settings
Students will define and identify in writing the
historical foundation and various professional
organizations and employment settings for the
athletic training profession.
2. Develop knowledge for the legal and ethical
issues related to athletic injuries including policies
and procedures.
Students will define and analyze in writing the legal
considerations and concepts for the athletic trainer
and how to reduce and minimize the chances of
litigation.
3. Administer taping and wrapping techniques to
specific upper and lower body anatomy.
Students will apply elastic and non elastic wrapping
to specific upper and lower body anatomy.
4. Analyze nutrition requirements and fitness and
conditioning strategies
Students will identify in writing the different fitness
and conditioning techniques. In addition, the
specific nutrition requirements.
Students will assess body composition and
measurement through the use of hand held
devices.
5. Identify the different environmental
considerations and the effects on athletic
performance.
Students will define and identify in writing the
environmental considerations and how it effects
athletic performance.
6. Identify the safety standards and the proper
application for protective equipment to the upper
and lower body.
Students will identify in writing and safety
standards, legal concerns and application for
protective equipment used for the upper and lower
body.
7. Develop and comprehend the domains of athletic
training and how it relates to prevention, immediate
care, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of
athletic injuries.
Students will demonstrate through activity and in
writing the ways in which athletic injuries can be
prevented, treated and rehabilitated. In addition, to
demonstrate through assessment athletic injury
evaluation and immediate care.
8. Develop and analyze the policies and
procedures applied to athletic training protocols
and facilities.
Students will identify in writing the strategic plans
for conducting and operating athletic training
programs and identify in writing the policies and
procedures that should be enforced in an athletic
training setting.
9. Identify functional anatomy of the body and how
it relates to athletic injuries.
Students will identify in writing and application the
anatomical locations of the musculoskeletal system
that are commonly injured in athletics.
10. Develop knowledge and application for general
and musculoskeletal conditions.
Students will analyze the pathologies of sports
injury specific to the musculoskeletal system and
general medical conditions.
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Course Content
Fundamentals of athletic training is to provide students with scientific, evidence-based and the
clinical foundations of athletic training to help students become competent health care
professionals. Content of the course will include:
Course Orientation • Explanation of the procedures and course
requirements.
• Overview of course: lecture components
• Explanation of evaluation: exams, quizzes,
writing and reading assignments
• Facilities and resources based on
semester availability. (gymnasium, fitness
centers, computer labs, library, etc.)
Professional Development and responsibilities • Explanation of the athletic trainer as a
health care provider
• Historical perspectives
• Employment settings for the athletic trainer
• Requirements and state regulations of the
athletic trainer
• Roles and responsibilities of the athletic
trainer
• Overview of the entire sports medicine
athletic training team
• Operation in the secondary school, college,
clinic, hospital, corporate and industrial
setting
Legal concerns, ethical and insurance issues • Legal concerns for the athletic trainer
• Insurance considerations
• Establishing a system for athletic training
health care
• Record keeping
• Software programming for athletic training
Wrapping and taping • Wrapping
• Nonelastic and elastic adhesive taping
• Common taping procedures
Risk Management • Fitness and conditioning techniques
• Principles of conditioning
• Relationships between athletic trainer and
strength and conditioning coach
• Periodization and conditioning
• Nutrition basics
• Nutrition requirements
• Body composition and weight control
Environmental Considerations • Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
• Altitude sickness
• Lightening safety
• Synthetic turf
• Air pollution
• Overexposure to sun
Protective equipment • Safety standards for sports equipment and
facilities
• Legal concerns in using protective
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equipment
• Head, face, neck trunk and thorax
protection
• Lower extremity protective equipment
• Elbow, wrist and hand protection
Domains of athletic training • Prevention, anatomy, recognition and
conditions related to: Upper body, lower
body, Head, thorax and abdomen
Pathology of Sports Injury • Mechanisms and characteristics of
Musculoskeletal and nerve trauma
• Tissue response to injury
• Bone and soft tissue healing
• Body mechanics and injury susceptibility
Management skills • Psychosocial intervention: psychological
factors in rehabilitation
• On the field acute care and emergency
procedures
• Off the field injury evaluation
• Infectious diseases, bloodborne pathogen
and universal precautions
• Using therapeutic modalities and exercise
in rehabilitation
• Pharmacology, drugs and sports
Musculoskeletal conditions • Upper and Lower body:
• Anatomy, assessment, recognition and
management of specific injuries and
conditions
• Rehabilitation techniques
General Medical Conditions • Head, face, eyes, ears, nose and throat
injuries
• Thorax, abdomen anatomy, assessment,
recognition and management of specific
injuries and conditions
• Skin disorders
• Bacterial, fungal, viral infections
Special Features of the Course
• The use of learning technologies in the course will include powerpoint, youtube, McGraw Hill
connect, worldwide web and moodle to include web enhanced features.
• The layout of this course will consist of weekly powerpoints. Powerp oint presentations will
include online resources such as the worldwide web and youtube to enhance learning topics.
• All lecture material and handouts will be available through moodle. Students can login to moodle
with their Bergen credentials and have access to all available information. Information will
become available every Sunday.
Course Texts and/or Other Study Materials
Prentice E., William Principles of Athletic Training. A guide to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
16th edition. McGraw Hill, 2017
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Research, Writing and/or Examination Requirements
Students are required to complete a variety of writing assignments and workshops in the course. These
assignments and workshops may include class discussions, in and out of class writing assignments, case
studies and performance skills. Examinations both written and skill assignment in addition to written
quizzes will also be assessed.
Grading Policy
The final grade is based on a “grading package”. Participation and quality of effort within each portion of
this package will determine your status at the end of the semester. The available points assigned to each
section are as follows:
Total 400 semester points. Points may vary based on the amount of assignments accumulation during
the semester.
360 and above .................................... A
340 – 359 points ................................. B+
320 - 339 points................................. B
300 - 319 points ................................ C
280 - 299 points……….….....….…...D
260 - 279 points……….…….……..F
Attendance: 50 points: There is 1 allowed absence. Any class missed after 1 will result in a 5 -point
deduction. Other points may be deducted for in class assignments missed. Every late or early leave will
result in a deduction of 2.5 points. Classes cannot be made up. Absences can be excused with proper
documentation.
Written assignments: 100 points: Writing assignments, case studies and worksheets will be assigned
regularly for class. Each assignment is worth a different amount. All assignments are due at the next
class meeting unless otherwise stated. An assignment that is missed is allowed 1 week for submission or
all points will be forfeited.
Workshops: 100 points: Workshops will be during class time only. Proper attire is required for
participation in these workshops. If you come to class unprepared for any of the workshops, you will not
earn the points assigned to that particular workshop. If you miss a workshop you will not be rewarded the
workshop points.
Exams and quizzes: 150 points: There will be 3 quizzes (10 points each) throughout the semester.
The quizzes will be in a written format and emphasize weekly learning topics. There are 2 skills
assessment exam s (50 points each). These exam s are practical and require taping and wrapping
methods to be applied. If you miss an exam or quiz for ANY reason, you must have documentation.
Make up must be completed within 1 week. No make up for the exam or quiz without appropriate
documentation.
Attendance Policy
BCC Attendance Policy:
All students are expected to attend punctually every scheduled meeting of each course in which they are
registered. Attendance and lateness policies and sanctions are to be determined by the instructor for
each section of each course. These will be established in writing on the individual course outline.
Attendance will be kept by the instructor for administrative and counseling purposes.
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Attendance Policy in this Course:
There is 1 allowed absence. Any class missed after 1 will result in a 5-point deduction. Other points may
be deducted for in class assignments missed. Every late or early leave will result in a deduction of 2.5
points. Classes cannot be made up. Absences can be excused with proper documentation.
Student and Faculty Support Services [optional but recommended]
The Office of
Specialized Services
Room S-131 201-612-5270
www.bergen.edu/oss
ossinfo@bergen.edu
The Sidney Silverman
Library
Room L-226 Main Building, Pitkin Education Center, L-wing,
2nd Floor.
Paramus Library Hours: (201) 447-7131 or visit
http://www.bergen.edu/library/calendar/gcal.htm
Paramus Service Desk: (201) 447-7970
Meadowlands Location: 1280 Wall Street,
Lyndhurst 2nd Floor
Meadowlands Library Hours:
http://www.bergen.edu/library/calendar/gcal.htm
Meadowlands Service Desk: (201) 301-9692
www.bergen.edu/library
The Distance Learning
Office-for any
problems you may
have accessing your
online courses
Room C-334 201-612-5581
psimms@bergen.edu
Testing Center Room S-127 (201) 447-7202
Course Calendar
*The course syllabi is a tentative outline and is subject to change. Assignments and the total points
accumulated by the end of the semester may change depending on the material covered. These
changes will become known to all students in advance.
Week(s) Date(s) Fall/Spring Topics/Activities/Assignments
1-2 September/January Topic: Orientation, AT as a
health care provider,
Organization and
Administration; Chapter 1,
Chapter 2 & Chapter 3
Activities and Assignments :
Class discussions,
Worksheets
Assessment pre-participation
exam
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3-4 September/January-February Quiz 1
Topic: Mechanisms for
musculoskeletal trauma,
Tissue response to injury;
Chapters 9-11
Activities and Assignments :
Self and partner taping and
bracing
Worksheet and Case Study
5 October/February Quiz 2
Topic: On and off the field
assessments and emergency
responses. Chapter 12 &
Chapter 13
Activities and Assignments :
Self and Partner taping and
bracing
Worksheet and Case Study
6-8 October/February-March Quiz 3
Topic Wrapping and Taping ;
Chapter 8
Activities and Assignments:
Self and Partner taping and
bracing
Worksheet and Case Study
9-11 November/March Topic: Lower Body Chapter
18-21
Activities and Assignments :
Self and partner taping and
bracing
Worksheet and Case Study
12 November/March-April Exam 1- Skills Assessment
13-14 November-December/April Topic: Upper Body; Chapter
22-24
Activities and Assignments :
Self and partner taping and
bracing
Worksheet and Case Study
15 December/May Exam 2- Skills Assessment