This activity is designed to compliment the current curriculum in the Athletic Training Education Program and provide an opportunity for students to apply what they have learned through previous classes and clinical experiences. The group of eleven will travel to Disney World in Orlando for the marathon weekend. This weekend will consist of what is called the Dopey Challenge, which consists of runners who run a 5K on Thursday, 10K on Friday, Half-Marathon on Saturday, and Marathon on Sunday. They estimated 80 thousand athletes participated in the marathon weekend in 2013. The UWF constituents will provide sports medicine coverage for the event. They will preform first-aid, post race modalities, stretching, injury evaluation, and light massage. This is a great opportunity for students to be on the front line of a large scale event and provide first rate medical coverage to a wide variety of athletes. The athletes will range from first timers to elite runners as well as runners from a wide array of ethnic backgrounds.

1. Let’s go to Disney!
Chris C. Dake and Athletic Training Students

2. What is Athletic Training
Athletic Trainers (ATs) are health care
professionals who collaborate with physicians.
The services provided by ATs comprise
prevention, emergency care, clinical diagnosis,
therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of
injuries and medical conditions.

3. Project Overview
¤ One faculty member and 11 students
attended the Disney Marathon weekend to
provide sport medicine coverage.
¤ Students will provide emergency and non-
emergency care to about 80,000 athletes
throughout the weekend.

4. The Group

5. Preparing
¤ Students fundraised for the trip which allowed
for gas and the majority of food to be paid for.

6. Preparing

7. Preparing
¤ A generous alumnus donated housing to the
group.

8. Race Weekend Description
¤ Runners may feel a little
Dopey and even a bit
Goofy at weekend’s end,
but after all, they will have
finished 48.6 magical
miles!

9. Race Weekend Description
¤ The Dopey Challenge
will start with a 5K
on Thursday, 10K on
Friday, the Half
Marathon Saturday
and Marathon on
Sunday.

10. Race Weekend Description
¤ Those who register for
the Dopey and
complete each event
will not only earn four
race medals, but will
also take home the
Goofy Challenge
medal and the all new
Dopey Challenge
medal.

11. Race Weekend Description

12. Why are UWF students there?
¤ This event provides High Impact Experience in
covering a large scale athletic event.
¤ Students have a chance to get hands-on
experience while treating athletes who are
competing in endurance events.

14. Working Hard

15. More Reasons
• Students have the opportunity to work with a
variety of international athletes.
• Students get to see the set-up of an event that
will involve 80,000 runners.
• Students have the opportunity to practice
their clinical skills in a real life setting.

16. Practice Makes Perfect

17. High Impact
¤ Effortful
¤ Students were required to commit to several
meetings and fundraisers in preparation for the
event. The event itself was effortful due to the
time commitment and hands on first aid care for
runners.

18. High Impact
¤ Teamwork
¤ Students had to work together to provide
adequate medical care to some of more serious
injuries.

19. High Impact
¤ Relationships were built through the
preparation and the team work required
during the event.
¤ Students also engaged with athletes from
multiple backgrounds.

20. High Impact
• Feedback- Students
completed post race
reflection sheets that
were compiled and
analyzed for common
themes.

21. Student Benefits
¤ How to treat new conditions (heat exhaustion
and diabetic emergency)
¤ How much fun work can be

22. Student Benefits
Students learned:
¤ The importance of good communication at
events
¤ The importance of teamwork at an event this
size
¤ How appreciative athletes are for their help

23. Faculty Benefits
¤ Opportunity to connect with a group of
students
¤ Built professional relationships that will help
the UWF AT program
¤ The satisfaction of hopefully providing a group
of students a positive and memorable college
experience
¤ Having fun at work

24. Community Benefits
¤ The Orlando community benefited by having
high quality healthcare provided on their site.
¤ Pensacola and the UWF community will
benefit because the skills and knowledge
gained on this trip can be transferred to our
local communities.

26. Testimonials
• Kiersten
• Zinger
• Marlee
• Tucker

27. Video
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTriBBYx
ueQ&feature=youtu.be

28. Thank you!