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Originally Posted by Blaster86
An athletic trainer's job is more than just rushing out on to the ice when a guy gets hurt. A part of his job was also designing and monitoring the work-out regimens for players to ensure they don't get hurt in the first place. The implication was that the training staff (that Mark Burnstein was the head of) was not good at this and it played a huge role in the number of muscle-pull and tear related injuries the Canucks would see.
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I believe you are confusing Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning.
S&C design all pre-season, mid-season, post-season work out regimens for the players with a little input from AT if there is a specific injury rehabilitation going on. The only time an AT would create a workout plan is if there is an injury and they are creating a rehabilitation schedule which only involves the injured area and then would have S&C create a plan to round out the rehab training. It is S&C's responsibility to ensure the players are training correctly (Rich Hesketh used to travel to players home countries to ensure they were following and doing the plan correctly, Mo Boyer would never travel for this) and monitoring it.
AT's responsibility in injury prevention is around ensuring that proper bracing/taping/treatment is being applied pre/post event and then to attend to any on/off ice injuries when they happen.