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UNC men’s

basketball trainer

spends time with

CCCC HFS students

Doug Halverson (on screen), head athletic trainer for the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team, visits with
Dr. Carl Bryan (at right) and Central Carolina Community College Health & Fitness Science students.

One of the top trainers in college athletics offered plenty of and safely return to competition.
professional insight and career advice on Monday, Sept. 13,
during a teleconference with Central Carolina Community Questions ran the gamut — from nutrition to the challenges
College’s Health and Fitness Science students. of working during the pandemic to what kind of injuries were
the toughest to rehabilitate. (His answer: pretty much anything
Doug Halverson, who spent 40 minutes with students from the involving the knee.)
college’s introductory course, is the head athletic trainer for the
University of North Carolina men’s basketball team, a position After the session was kicked off by Dr. Carl Bryan, program
he has held for the last eight years. Before that, he worked as director for CCCC Health and Fitness Science, the floor was
a staff athletic trainer for the Tar Heel football, women’s la- turned over to his 20 students. Freshman Daniella Jaimes im-
crosse, field hockey and golf teams. mediately jumped in with a few questions in rapid succession,
including what Halverson found most challenging about his
As head athletic trainer, Halverson is responsible for evaluat- job.
ing, treating and rehabilitating injuries, so athletes can quickly
After a very short pause, he gave a particularly direct answer:
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