Athletic Trainer Coverage Expectations
A. Assignments:
1. All varsity football games, home and away.
2. Off-campus events: Assigned on the district schedule.
3. On-campus varsity, “JV”, and “C” team events: Where the host school is participating.
4. Summer vacation: Prior to the beginning of the teaching contract. A schedule of approximately a regular teaching duty day (6.5 hours) will be established. The schedule will be designed meet the needs of all programs with consideration given to the programs with the greatest need, follow work schedule of the trainer, and staff.
5. Thanksgiving recess: The trainer will provide coverage for football play-off teams. The trainer will inform winter sports coaches of training room hours, if any, and of routine and emergency treatment responsibilities.
6. Winter recess: The trainer will provide coverage for any regular event on the first Saturday of the recess. The trainer will inform winter sports coaches of training room hours, if any, and of routine and emergency treatment responsibilities.
7. Spring recess: The trainer will provide coverage for any regular event on the first Saturday of the recess. The trainer will inform spring sports coaches of the training room hours, if any, and of routine and emergency treatment responsibilities. District games in softball/baseball will be covered.
8. Other school holidays: (Labor Day, Election, MLK, etc.) The training room will be staffed for rehabilitation and treatment as needed for a period not to exceed that equal to a normal after-school practice.
The schedule will be designed to best meet the needs of all programs with consideration given to the program with the greatest need. A reasonable work schedule for the trainer and staff will also be applied. The trainer will inform coaches of routine and emergency treatment responsibilities.
9. Teaching day assignments: When trainers are scheduled for events, which conflict with the teaching assignment, a substitute will be assigned. Unless the trainer uses personal leave, they will not be paid in addition to the substitute being provided. Los Lunas Schools will pay for the substitute for Los Lunas Schools sponsored events. NMAA will pay for substitutes for NMAA events.
10. Tournament: All Los Lunas Schools sponsored tournaments will be assigned to the home trainer. Pay for tournaments shall be when the school hosting the tournament is not in the tournament.
11. NMAA District Events: As determined by each district and its member schools. See the District Handbook.
12. State Events: Coverage assigned by the State Association. Pay for state events will be through the NMAA. If substitutes are needed, the Athletic Coordinator will arrange for the sub and send the bill to NMAA. If a sub is provided, there will be no pay directly to the Athletic Trainer. If the trainer takes personal leave or, if the event occurs on non-school time, pay will be provided by NMAA.
13. Support Personnel Assignments:
When the trainers are assigned to events not covered above they shall received support personnel payments.
14. The high school athletic trainer will meet with all coaches (high and middle school) before their season to provide them with injury assessment and management techniques and procedures. (fall, winter & spring)
15. Los Lunas Schools and NMAA support payments to be determined jointly with athletic trainers. Consideration will be given to the professional requirements for athletic trainers versus other support staff and to rates paid to event supervisors.