Who is that woman

[momof5]

I have been catching up this week on Worlds. I keep seing this women in all the women team broadcasts. It is an older women with short brown hair. She is dressed in USA warm up but I can't figure out what her role is. Anybody have any insight?

 

[Gymnastics123456]

Marta Karolyi ?

She is the women's national team coordinator for the US

 

[sce]

This woman?

I assumed it was the trainer. Each team is allowed 2 coaches and a medical person on the floor.

 

[Canadian_gym_mom]

This woman?
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I assumed it was the trainer. Each team is allowed 2 coaches and a medical person on the floor.

Whoever she is, she was at the Pan Ams and shadowed the team the entire time. Although I didn't see her doing anything like taping, examining them, etc. she was just always THERE.

 

[munchkin3]

Seriously?

 

[Seeker]

She is the team physiotherapist. She is always on the competition floor with them.

 

[Mama Duck]

She is the USAG national trainer ... and very nice, I might add. She is at all the team camps at the ranch and also travels with the national team.

 

[momof5]

That's cool. Just wanted to know. I didn't see her doing much so just wanted to know what her role was. I knew someone here would have the answer!

 

[Terry]

Her name is Debbie Van Horn. She is the physical therapist for the national team. So you do see her at all of the competitions.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

Her name is Debbie Van Horn. She is the physical therapist for the national team. So you do see her at all of the competitions.

Deb is a certified trainer. not a PT. just to clarify.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

She is the USAG national trainer ... and very nice, I might add. She is at all the team camps at the ranch and also travels with the national team.

yes, yes, yes and yes.

 

[Terry]

Deb is a certified trainer. not a PT. just to clarify.

thanks for clarifying Dunno. What we dunno you always do.

 

[bogwoppit]

Deb is a certified trainer. not a PT. just to clarify.

What is a certified trainer?? Not a term we have here.

 

[Jenny]

Yes what does that mean. What is their area of expertise?

 

[Terry]

She is part of the medical care team. I believe she is indeed a physical therapist (with a doctorate on PT) but that she also has certification as a certified trainer (specialist in exercise training) , which would be a way of enhancing her PT skills by making them more directly applicable in an athletic environment. But basically, she is part of the care team, not the gymnastics training team. I believe this is correct.

 

[bogwoppit]

So a trainer is like a personal exercise trainer?

 

[Deleted member D3987]

http://www.nata.org/athletic-training

 

[Terry]

So a trainer is like a personal exercise trainer?

No. sorry I did not explain it well. See dunno's link for an explanation.

 

[Jenny]

sounds like a sports phsysiotherapist but with wider view to include nutrition and first aid. Quite a general overview of wellness and fitness.

 

[Aero]

So basically, she's a BOSS.