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Certified athletic trainer and social studies teacher Travis Brackett has been working behind the scenes to bring a new athletic opportunity for San Marin High School students. He has been collaborating with Principal Andy Boone, Athletic Trainer Tyler Peterson, multiple coaches, and Sports Boosters, a committee devoted to helping San Marin athletics, to create a training program accessible to all students.
Brackett plans to create a space on San Marin’s campus where athletes can train together and plans to use the mini gym as one of the training sites. The regimen will consist of heavy-duty and versatile training tools and weights. Brackett is working on developing a new weight room to house all of the equipment.
Students will work on skills while training that can translate to the outside world. The plan will follow “The Mustang Way” based on mindset, goal setting, respect and citizenship. Aspects of it will be applicable at school, work, and home. For example, building an optimistic attitude via physical training can help students approach assignments and tests at school with a growth mindset.
Brackett’s goal is to have a space where every student can feel like they are enhancing their physical health.
“We want all of our students and student athletes to have access to the ability to improve themselves,” Brackett said.
Brackett wants athletes to have a place to train regardless of whether they are on a school team, club team, or just want to work on their physical strength. Throughout the building of the program, he will rely on the help of knowledgeable coaches and trainers.
“We want to have [the students] surrounded by trainers, coaches, and teachers who have been certified,” Brackett said.
Teachers Evan Massey, Cory Boyd, Gillian Boyd, and Principal Andy Boone are certified trainers, along with Brackett, and will be assisting students in the course. Brackett hopes that any student who wishes to train in the program will have access to educated adults who can ensure safety and teach new skills. Injuries can be prevented, and physical fitness can be improved with more trainers.
Over the next few years, Brackett hopes to see a successful initiative where students have access to top-of-the-line equipment and quality training regimens.
“[I hope] we are more than able to provide opportunities for [students] to promote the changes that they want to see,” Brackett said. “Promote strength, both mentally and physically.”
Brackett’s new athletic program brings an opportunity for San Marin students to grow both physically and mentally. While it is still developing, the program has the potential to become a lasting part of student life and athletics at San Marin.
