Documentation for Athletic Training

Jeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and as an Assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at James Madison University. He received his undergraduate degree in Physical Education in 1988 from Eastern Connecticut State University, a Master of Education in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine from the University of Virginia in 1989, and a Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Delaware in 1994. He earned his PhD in Physical Therapy from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Dr. Konin has worked in numerous high school, college, clinic, and professional environments. His experiences have included providing care at NASCAR and rodeo events, the Olympic training center in Lake Placid, NY, professional baseball spring training, the American Basketball Association (ABA), professional baseball summer camps, and serving on the track and field medical staff for the 1996 Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games.

Dr. Konin is and has been very involved in the athletic training profession. He has served as the Vice President and Newsletter Editor for the Delaware Athletic Trainers’ Association, and as a member of the Examining Board for Physical Therapy in the state of Delaware. He has also been a committee member for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) Clinical/Industrial/Corporate athletic trainer’s committee and the reimbursement advisory group. For a number of years, Jeff was the NATA’s liason to the American Physical Therapy Association.

Dr. Konin has published numerous articles on various topics in the areas of sports medicine, athletic training, and physical therapy. He resides in Harrisonburg, Va with his wife Gina and two sons, KJ and Christopher.Margaret A. Frederick, MS, ATC, is the Coordinator of Clinical Education and an Instructor in the Athletic Training Education Program at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. She holds a BS degree in Health Science with a concentration in Athletic Training from James Madison University, where she also earned a Master’s of Science degree in Kinesiology. Ms. Frederick is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education degree from the University of South Carolina.A certified athletic trainer for more than a dozen years, she has experience as a high school athletic trainer and as an educator at the undergraduate and master’s levels. Other professional roles include serving as secretary of the Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association and test site administrator for the NATABOC certification examination. Ms. Frederick lives in Richmond, Va.