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Message: [QUOTE="Cedar, post: 3407279, member: 1309"] As I mentioned in the original post, Rosemary Ragle was the head athletic trainer. She was not a strength and conditioning coach. Although Ragle’s specific duties are opaque to me, I know that in general, athletic trainers are an integral part of the conditioning process. For instance, according to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), one of the duties of athletic trainers is to “Design and implement conditioning programs (flexibility, strength, cardiovascular fitness) to reduce the risk of injury and illness.” ([URL='https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_athletic_training_services.pdf']item 2, page 9[/URL]). According to this [URL='https://www.betterteam.com/athletic-trainer-job-description']job description[/URL], an athletic trainer is involved in creating exercise and nutrition programs for athletes. I therefore assume that Ragle was an integral part of the design and implementation of exercise programs for UConn’s women’s basketball team members. I also believe that both Rosemary Ragle and Amanda Kimball played important roles in UConn’s national championships. Kimball joined the UConn staff in 2004, and Ragle was the athletic trainer for 10 of UConn’s women’s basketball national championships. Last, my observation that the Huskies haven’t won a national championship since Ragle left the team was not original. It was something I read in this [URL='https://www.sny.tv/uconn/news/ragle-returns-to-connecticut-with-sun/275603128']article[/URL] by Carl Adamec. [/QUOTE]

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