E435 - Brilliant Minds and Exceptional Athletes - with Rob Conatser Featuring Doug West

In this episode, Rob welcomes a good friend and fellow athletic trainer, Doug West P.H.D. Doug West is one of the staff athletic trainers at the University of Iowa with nearly 30 years of experience working with Division I athletics. Rob and Doug spend the next hour working through topics like legacy programs and teams, having athletic kids and what parents should focus on, and communicating with young athletes. They also get into some sports science as we talk about our respective areas of study and our thesis work in graduate school. Also covered are some injuries and treatment techniques, how to take care of injuries, or finding someone with the right experience to get you through your injuries. Doug and Rob have a good time discussing these topics and a couple more. We hope you find this episode as entertaining as Rob does. Thanks for listening, and please enjoy!