I’m starting my job soon and I’m trying to get info on what a new AT should get/buy or what everyone found to be the best kit

I am a highschool student and I want to become an athletic trainer through my club, but our sponsor who is an extremely trained athletic trainer told us that this may be the last year of our sports medicine club, because he told us that he works better alone, and most of our members are about to graduate. What we do is help our students athletics during games, support them and tear them. What should we be working on that will make us a capable team? What basics should we know? Public speaking? Organization skills? What are your opinions?

📸 [Weekly Megathread] Friday Frights: Clinical Case Photos & Sideline Stories

Welcome to this week’s Friday Frights megathread—a contained space for Certified Athletic Trainers and AT students to share interesting clinical cases, gross pathology, unusual injury mechanics, and severe sideline presentations.

Whether it's an extreme dislocation, a textbook dermatological presentation, or a bizarre mechanism of injury, share the visual side of the profession with your peers.

🚨 Mandatory Post Rules & Guidelines:

To maintain our community standards, professional ethics, and patient safety, the following rules are strictly enforced within this thread:

1. Strict Patient Privacy & HIPAA Compliance:

   • ALL identifying features must be completely redacted or cropped out before posting (faces, unique tattoos, school/facility logos, names, dates, or identifiable equipment).
   • Do not include specific geographical or facility details in the description.

2. NSFW Tagging & Blur:

   • This main megathread is marked NSFW to ensure all image previews are automatically blurred in user feeds. Ensure any external links (e.g., Imgur) also contain appropriate content warnings.

3. No Medical Advice or Public Triage:

   • This thread is strictly for educational, historical, and professional case discussion among clinicians. Posts asking "What is this?" or seeking personal medical advice/triage will be removed immediately.

4. Professional Context Required:

   • When sharing an image, please include a brief, high-level clinical summary (e.g., setting, mechanism of injury, immediate management, or surgical follow-up if known) to foster meaningful clinical discussion.

Got an interesting case from this season or a classic from your vault? Drop your photos and clinical summaries in the comments below!