Sports medicine has a lot of sports they have to cover such as boys and girls basketball, wrestling, bowling and swimming. Kayti Kolbas is one of the main sports medicine students. 

Kolbas is a senior at Central Kitsap High School and has the decision of going to Baylor University or Vanderbilt University. With the decision of going to one of these schools she is going for biology, specifically human anatomy. This benefits her now because she is already learning in her major. 

“I am interested in sports medicine because I am intrigued by the body as a whole and how it operates,” says Kolbas. “Also helping people is a big factor why I am so interested in sports medicine.” 

As new sports begin and other sports come to an end they don’t have a specific strategy on how to take on new sports. 

“We get to choose the sports we want to do sports medicine for so it all depends who shows up,” says Kolbas. 

Lucky for sports medicine they are not struggling with finding people to fill in areas. The training process has three levels. There are first, second and third year students. 

Kolbas says, “The more you attend practices the more likely you will be out on the file or court.” 

The hardest thing for sports medicine is memorization of anatomy which is the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. The easiest part about sports medicine is socialization like connecting with the team and connecting with the athletes that play the sports. 

Ahlstrom is the head of the sports medicine department and has been running the sports medicine program for 20 years. He attended Eastern Michigan University so he is very qualified to teach and execute sports medicine.