Exercise Science/Sports Medicine Unit THREE - Injury Prevention 4 Utah State Office of Education 35. In general preparation for taping an athlete, the athletic trainer should do the following: • The athletic trainer and athlete should be in a comfortable position. • Place taped body part away from mechanism of injury. • Be sure the area is dry, clean, and free of body hair. • Cool down appropriately after exercise or sports. It should accept multiple times as long as your warm-ups. • Stay hydrated. Drink water to forestall drying out, heat fatigue, and warmth stroke. • Extending activities can improve the capacity of muscles to contract and perform, diminishing the danger for injury. not warming up or stretching properly before exercising poor technique while exercising overtraining or pushing yourself too hard a traumatic accident apply ice for the frst 72 hours following injury apply ice for 20 minutes with a break of at least commercial ice packs should never be put use heat to treat an injury once the initial apply heat … A sports injury is any kind of injury, pain or physical damage that occurs as a result of sport, exercise or physical activity. Sports injuries are unfortunately inevitable, and are dependent on a performer's intensity of training, the preparation he or she makes to avoid injury, and the ways in which rest and recovery are planned into a