DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 28, 2014) -- Army World Class Athletes (WCAP) provided demonstrations and educational presentations to high school and college students in Des Moines and Ames, Iowa and Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Cloud, Minnesota in December. Topics for the presentations included "First Aid for Sports Injuries" and "Goal Setting."
Track and field athlete Sgt. Kyle Heath shared the importance of setting short term and long term
goals with 285 high school and university students at Nevada High School, Iowa State University, Praire City-Monroe High School and Army Future Soldier training in Des Moines. With his next goal to compete in the Olympics, Heath shared techniques used by WCAP coaches for athletes to achieve their goals.
The Army athlete's achievements include the 2004 NYS Cross Country Champion, 16x Section 5 Champion, four high school records, Syracuse University two-time All-American D-1 3K Steeplechase, four SU school records, Big East Champion, NE Region Champion and 2009 Olympic Trials.
Sgt, Kyle Eckert, head athletic trainer and an Army healthcare specialist with WCAP, headquartered at Fort Carson, Colorado, conducted First Aid for Sports Injuries clinics for St. Cloud State University students, during gym classes at Technical in St. Cloud, Minn., High School gym classes, and
conducted presentations for athletes training at a local.
"One of the best ways to prevent sports injuries, is to ensure a good warm-up," Eckert shared with the class. The athletic trainer provided graphics and participatory demonstrations to 300 students during his three days of classes.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul high schools also received educational seminars on goal setting with WCAP modern pentathlon athletes Sgt. Dennis Bowsher and Pvt. 1st Class Nathan Schrimsher. Modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport comprised of five event: fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and a 3200 m cross-country run
"To accomplish anything in life, it helps if you have some idea of what you want as the results of your actions. That's called setting a goal," says Bowsher, USA Olympic athlete. "The whole purpose of setting goals is to plan your life rather than take life as it comes." Bower and Schrimsher conducted the seminars and demonstrations for 394 high school and university students.
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