Passing the Torch: Cedarville's Lasting Legacy in Athletic Training Leadership

CEDARVILLE, OHIO - There is a growing crisis in intercollegiate athletics, and it goes far deeper than competition and the rising cost to develop a roster.

According to the National Athletic Trainers' Association, college athletics is struggling with a labor crisis that began, in essence, with the "Great Resignation" in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. Today, colleges and universities are finding it more difficult to recruit, hire and retain athletic training professionals.

Cedarville University allied health faculty and students are involved in combatting this crisis. In 2012, the Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association (OATA), with the help of Cedarville's Dr. Genna Fusco, launched a student senate to organize educational initiatives and help develop the next generation of athletic training leaders.

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