Learning by Doing in the SLU ATEP

Classroom experiences are linked with experiential learning in many courses in the SLU ATEP.  In MAT 616 "Enhancing Athletic Performance", instructor Lori Khazen ATC, CSCS integrates her lectures with skill instruction.

The emphasis in MAT 616  this week for the students in lecture was to discuss the fitness component of power and its link to the sports of volleyball & basketball.  For both, they discussed the logistics/rules of the sports, technical skill and fitness necessities, and breakdowns of each position, including the special physical requirements and mechanics for each.  The students then went into the Chaifetz Arena Pavilion with SLU coaches to actually practice the skills they learned in the classroom.

 

SLU Men's Basketball Coach Alex Jensen and instructor Lori Khazen work with the class on their shooting technique.

 

Student Eric Sass takes a big swing at the volleyball net, from a feed by SLU Coach Andy Halaz.

Jonathan Burch, SLU Assistant Athletic Director/Athletic Trainer conducted demonstrations on the use of the Swim-Ex at Chaifetz Arena with students in MAT 550 "Rehabilitation in Athletic Training".  In these demonstrations, the students not only "got their feet wet"....they actually participated in aquatic exercise in the Swim-Ex.

Jonathan Burch explains the use of the Swim-Ex control to students Ann Schmerbauch and Emily Monahan.

SLU athletic training student Emily Monahan performs aquatic exercise guided by SLU athletic trainer Jonathan Burch.

Chaifetz Arena Profiled in the Post-Dispatch

Tonight is the first men's basketball game at Chaifetz Arena. The St. Louis Post Dispatch web-site did a feature on the arena, with a story and a narrated slide show. It really gives you a feel for the place. It will be exciting to finally have a large crowd in there....

Narrated slide show on Chaifetz Arena

STLToday.com story on Chaifetz Arena's impact on SLU

NATA in STL

Much is happening this week here in St. Louis....

The National Athletic Trainers Association is having its Annual Meeting this week. Our department chair, Dr. Mark Reinking is presenting on Thursday and I am serving as the moderator.

The meeting web-ste is: http://www.nata.org/annualmeeting/

The Academy for Sports Dentistry holds its meetings in conjunction with the NATA, I am speaking at that meeting on Thursday.

The meeting web-site is: http://www.sports-dentistry.org/images/Brochure.pdf

Pictured is Dr. Nativi, Dr. Cannon and Tony Breitbach after Tony's presentation.

We are also having a reception former SLU athletic trainers and students at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday June 21st sponsored by Swim-Ex.

Taking a dip in the Swim-Ex

We had a great professional development opportunity today!

When an institution buys a Swim-Ex hydrotherapy pool, part of the package is a training session by a practitioner in the field. David Brennan, from the Human Performance Lab at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, gave us a training session on the use of the Swim-Ex pool.

He commented that Chaifetz Arena has one of Swim-Ex's newest and most versatile pools and he showed us how to make the most of it. It will be utilized for rehabilitation, reconditioning and cardiovascular training and will help Billiken athletes spend the least amount of "downtime".

Not only will it help Jonathan Burch and his staff serve the SLU Athletic Department, it will also serve as a great teaching tool for our Athletic Training students.


David Brennan (standing on platform) leading the Swim-Ex training session. In the pool is SLU Athletic Trainer Theresa Hummel, watching is Dr. Mark Reinking, Angie Wills, Dr. Tricia Austin and Jonathan Burch.