On the road again…..
By: Katie Mae Herington (MAT Class of 2013)
As my PY2 (2nd professional) year wraps up I’ve transitioned into covering
softball at Lindenwood University-Belleville.
The last weekend of Spring Break I had the opportunity to travel with
the softball team to help cover an eight team tournament in Elizabethtown,
Kentucky. After a colorful five hour car
ride early Friday morning we arrived in E-town.
In a two year time span, Elizabethtown through local funding built a
brand-new sports facility named the Elizabethtown Sports Park. It is equipped with six softball fields, four
convertible softball/baseball fields, two baseball fields, nine soccer fields,
two turf football fields, a handicap accessible softball and soccer field.
The facility was absolutely beautiful and set up perfectly
for sports medicine coverage. The
facility provided one certified athletic trainer, and Lindenwood
University-Belleville sent one of their certified athletic trainers and
me. The three of us covered three to
four games going on at a time, which sometimes led to stressful
situations. Luckily we only had one girl
from a visiting team take a trip to the hospital.
Injury-wise the tournament was uneventful, thankfully, but
it was a great learning opportunity traveling with the team and experiencing
covering an event with multiple games going on at one time. A lot goes on with tournaments, so it’s
always a valuable experience to learn how to prioritize situations. Also the Lady Lynx beat one of the top NAIA
teams in the country! Thanks Lindenwood
University-Belleville for the travel opportunity!
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