The athletic training staff at Bluffton University is normally one happy family. However, there are times when tension arises and puts everyone involved on edge.
This past fall is a wonderful example of how tension can arise in the training room, according to Kait Crawford, head student athletic trainer for the year 2010. One of the girls who was a football trainer never did her share of the work. “Everytime we turned around she was flirting with a player or throwing a hissy fit because she’s so moody. Very rarely did we ever see her tape or do any other trainer duty,” explained Crawford.
This caused a lot of problems on the football student training staff. The other girls did not like putting up with the mood swings and lack of work but didn’t know how to handle it. Senior student athletic trainer Ashley Corney would sit the girls down in a group and make a general announcement about attitude and contribution but it never hit home with the one it needed to and that frustrated the girls. Firing her was talked about but ultimately voted down due to outside circumstances that would create bad situations for a few of the trainers.
Poor communication is often a source of tension among the trainers, especially on game days. If a student trainer misunderstands the head athletic trainers, things can get tense. The added stress of game day just puts everyone on edge. “Tyler and Kim are normally great with misunderstandings but game day brings out the worst in all of us,” stated Crawford. Usually once the situation is resolved, it is forgotten about but it’s the awkward tension of messing up that gets to the trainers.
“We don’t always get along but that’s the beauty of our little mismatched family. We love and accept each other through everything,” said Crawford.
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