Certified Athletic Trainer. (MAT, LAT, ATC) University of Illinois 2013. University of Arkansas 2015. Dog Mom 🐾
South Dakota, USA
Joined July 2011
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Abbey Cook retweeted
Athletic trainers’ priority during on-field emergencies is athlete safety. We appreciate Mr. Robinson’s apology & urge programs to respect sports medicine staff & allow them to provide care w/o interference. Athlete safety starts w/ protecting caregivers.
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Abbey Cook retweeted
Most impressive thing from this weekend is the amount of Athletic Trainers and Allied Healthcare professionals who came to the support of the young lady. Most disheartening are the amount of people who still don’t know what an Athletic Trainer is and does. That’s all I’ll say
Yes, we tape. Yes, we carry water bottles & a whole lot more!
Athletic Trainers are healthcare providers highly skilled in the prevention, recognition, management, & rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Just because you see me carrying a water bottle doesn’t mean that’s all I do
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Abbey Cook retweeted
The guy squirting water into Zach Ertz’s mouth is Joe O’Pella. He’s an athletic trainer that’s been with the team for over 15 years at this point.
NFL teams don’t really have water boys, athletic trainers are usually the ones responsible for having water on the practice field and during games, but this post is absolutely hilarious.
A guy who rehabbed my ACL tear in my second year, has a masters degree from Pitt, and has years of experience keeping Eagles players healthy and on the field being called a “Waterboy” is crazy, and I’m already giving him shit for it, but good lord this post is so wildly misleading.
Either way, thought I’d clear the air, that the people with Water Bottles during games actually serve much bigger roles on NFL Teams.
Wow: NFL waterboys earn over 3 THOUSAND dollars per game, which averages out to more than $50K per season, not including tips.
Waterboys also attend practices, handle locker room prep, and travel with the team.
What a fantastic job to have 💸📈
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Per a former Eagle employee, this is an athletic trainer.
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Abbey Cook retweeted
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For the first time since 2005, we're heading to the FINAL FOUR.
Abbey Cook retweeted
🌟 The #FCsports would like to recognize all athletic trainers in celebration of National Athletic Training month. Thank you for all you do for your student-athletes, the essential work of athletic trainers in injury prevention, treatment, and care!
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Abbey Cook retweeted
Care you can count on. ⚔️
Shoutout to our Athletic Trainers, Abbey Cook, Hayley Lindberg, and Carter Tifft, for the impact they make behind the scenes and on the front lines of Trojan Athletics.
#NATM26 #GoTrojans
Abbey Cook retweeted
Behind every Athletic Training Facility is hours of planning, prevention, and preparation.📚💪Today we recognize the depth, commitment, and impact of every Athletic Trainer, even when most of it goes unseen.👏
#AthleticTrainer #BehindTheScenes #TheAthleticEdge #TeamBehindTheTeam
🏈 season 2025 is a wrap. This year was a challenge but a fun one. Going to miss this group of seniors after putting up w/each other for 4 (&5) years. Proud of this team 💙🏈⚔️
#FootballAT #ATtwitter #FemaleAT #WomenInAT #WomenInSports
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