NEWS
Westfield Student Athletic Trainers Invited to Visit Houston Texans!
The
athletic training students of Westfield High School were invited to visit the
Houston Texans on April 2nd. The students were able to see most of the
facilities including the practice fields, practice bubble, weight rooms and
athletic training rooms.
Our students also were able to meet several of the Texans players during their visit, including Chaun Thompson who happened to play for the Mount Pleasant High School Tigers while Westfield Athletic Trainer Richard Davis was serving the Tigers as their athletic trainer.
Several questions were asked and were answered by the Athletic Training Staff of the Houston Texans. Their staff included Kevin Bastin, Jon Ishop and Tom Colt. The Texans' Athletic Training Staff were very receptive to the Mustang Student Trainers.
Ron O'Neil, Former NFL Athletic Trainer Visits Westfield
Ron O'Neil, four time Super Bowl Athletic Trainer visited the
Westfield High School Athletic Training Complex.
Ron was in Spring for an in-service that he presented to the Greater Houston Area Athletic Trainers' Society for Andover Medical.
Ron was part of a Super Bowl team with the Philadelphia Eagles, and three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. He began his NFL career with an 11 year stay with the Eagles as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and followed that with a 20 year stay with the Patriots.
Ron O'Neil has always been a wealth of information for the athletic training profession, and as always, continues to ALL the he does with a touch of class.
Susan Smith Honored by GHATS!!
Westfield athletic trainer was honored by the Greater Houston Athletic
Trainers' Society by awarding her with the 2008 Tom Wilson Award. The
award's recipient is one that has at least ten years of experience and has
demonstrated excellence in the profession of athletic training in the Great
Houston Area. Congratulations Susan!
Athletic Training Students Visit Houston Rockets
The student athletic trainer of Westfield High School were invited to the Toyota Center to visit Keith Jones, Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations and Head Athletic Trainer for the Houston Rockets. Mr. Jones gave the students a tour of the facility and as well as some information about how to plan for a successful career and life.
The student athletic trainers presented Mr. Jones with a Westfield Sports
Medicine shirt and Mr. Jones gave each member of the student athletic
training staff a Houston Rockets cap.
The students quickly asked for a Sharpie marker when the players of the Rockets began to show up for pre-practice tape and treatments. Yao Ming stopped in the training room and posed in a photo with the Westfield High School guests.
The opportunity to visit a professional athletic training room was greatly appreciated by the student athletic training staff and the girls enjoyed asking well thought out questions to Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones stated that he was impressed with their questions as well as their professional attitude and behavior while visiting.
The entire staff of the Westfield High School Sports Medicine Staff thank Keith Jones and the Houston Rockets for inviting all of us to visit. Mr. Jones is not only one of the kindest person's that the staff has met but is an inspiration as to how a person should act towards others.
We thank you Keith Jones!