Athletes constantly need the attention of a trainer in order to remain healthy and competitive. Cue students such as Aldo Rodriguez and Allie Smith.
Rodriguez and Smith are a part of the athletic training program at Charlotte and for the past two years they have been assigned to a different team or school each semester. The two students are both working with the baseball team this season.
After an injury during his soccer career at Pfeiffer University, Rodriguez became interested in athletic training.
“When I was doing my rehab with the athletic trainer, they made it a lot easier to get back on the field.