About the role#
The Houston Dash Athletic Training Student Internship provides an immersive clinical education experience within a professional soccer environment. You will work directly with professional athletes and collaborate with medical, performance, and technical staff members under the supervision of an approved preceptor. This role is designed to develop your clinical reasoning, rehabilitation, emergency response, and documentation skills while exposing you to the daily operations of a professional sports medicine department.
What you'll do#
- Perform injury evaluation, assessment, and clinical documentation.
- Provide pre- and post-training treatments.
- Support training and home match medical coverage, including stretcher crew responsibilities.
- Prepare Emergency Action Plans and participate in emergency response.
- Manage hydration, medical equipment, and treatment-area setup and breakdown.
- Support athlete monitoring, recovery, and wellness initiatives.
- Use athlete health management and documentation systems.
- Participate in clinical case discussions and evidence-based practice reviews.
- Assist with rehabilitation and individual training sessions.
- Collaborate with medical and performance staff.
What you'll need#
- Enrolled in a CAATE accredited Master of Science in Athletic Training program.
- Eligible to receive academic or clinical education credit.
- Must remain in good academic and clinical standing.
- Ability for your university to establish an affiliation agreement with the Houston Dash.
- Current CPR/BLS certification.
- Completion of required SafeSport training.
- Strong interpersonal and professional communication skills.
- Dependable, punctual, organized, and detail-oriented approach.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a professional sports environment.
- Capacity to remain composed in high-pressure situations.
- Willingness to learn, accept feedback, ask questions, and contribute to team responsibilities.
- Demonstrated interest in sports medicine, athlete health, and evidence-based practice.
Location & details#
- Location: Houston, Texas.
- Modality: On-site.
- This is an unpaid educational internship for academic credit.
- The schedule follows the team training and competition calendar.
- Students are responsible for their own housing and local transportation.
About Houston Dash
The Houston Dash is a professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas. The organization competes in the National Women's Soccer League. It has operated since 2014. The team plays home games at Shell Energy Stadium and maintains a staff of 57 employees.
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