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basketball team in the sam1 capacity for one season. In addition, he previous}~ worked with the New Orlean Saints professional football teaD for four summers and served a an assistant trainer for th1 Dekhamps Senior Bowl in 199! and 1996. He is also a forme trainer forUMS-Wright Prepar atorySchool inMobile, Alabama Having a full-time trainer a East Central is obviously a wei comed addition to the athleti department. Athletic Director Sammy Pa~ who also serves as head women'l basketball coach, said ''Having l full-time certified trainer takes sc much responsibility away £ron the coaching staffs. It is great b have someone who has the skil and knowledge to know what b dowhen injuries occur." "'tis such a great relief to haVI a skilled person as trainer whosl judgement we can depend Ol'l This allows u s coaches to 81 about our business of coachin1 without having to be as con cemed about player injuries! Pace added. Coach -Pace p raised Rus1 Foundation Hospital for its assi!i · tance and cooperation in makinj available a full-time trainee fQ ECCCathletes. ''We have a great relationshij with Rush Hospital Having ~ trainer on campus was really ~ mutual set-u p with Rush. The) were looking to provide a ~ for area colleges and schools, • NI we were looking for help in pro viding a trainer for our athleteS We just happened to get togethe~ and everything worked out vet) well," Pace concluded.

I'RAINER ASSIGNED TO ECCC -Joey McLeod (left), a full-time trainer available to ECCC athletes: through Rush Foundation Hospital, is shown wrapping an ankle for Warrior basketball player Maurice Bowie ofMortonwhile trainerChad Barker (who previously served as ECCC trainer before taking on a 11ew assignment for Rush) checks Bowie's tea.mmate Jason Smith of Union for a possible shoulder injury. ECCC and Rush have combined effo.rts to provide a full time trainer for college athletes. ECCC, Rush Hospital Provide Trainer

Joey McLeod, an a thletic train- through the spring to assist er with the Rush Sports Medicine McLeod with his new assign– Team, was recently assigned to ment. the Decatur Campus where he McLeod comes. to East Central serves the College's student ath- with many years experience in 1etes and is also available for area the sports medicine fie~. Certi– high school players. fied on the national and state McLeod, who came to ECCC levels, McLeod is a graduate of last spring, succeeds Chad Bark- the University ofAlabama where er who served as the first full- he worked as a student trainer time athletic trainer and began for three years. He was head stu– his duties in summer 1995. Bark- dent trainer his senior season er was later promoted to another when Alabama won the 1992 position with Rush Sports Medi- National Championship. He also cine, but remained on campus served the Alabama men's

When student athletes come to East Central Community cOllege in Decatur, they not only can expect to be members of competi– tive sports programs, they can also anticipate the highest quality of medical care available to treat their injuries. Thanks to an agreement between East Central and Rush Foundation Hospital in Meri– dian, a certified trainer is avail– able on a full-time basis to treat !)laveriniuries.

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