Posted: September 2, 2025
Sip and Study Soiree Series: Fall Sports Preparedness and Hamstring Injuries
Virtual Continuing Education with YPC
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Date: ASYNCHRONOUS September 12th-22nd, 2025
Cost: Free for MATA Members (check Eblast for registration code)
$15 for non-members.
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A Zoom link will be sent to registrants email the day of the event. Registrants will be required to have their own computer and internet connection.
2.0 Category A CEUs Available Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for Certified Athletic Trainers. Certified Athletic Trainers are responsible for claiming only those hours actually spent participating in the continuing education activity.
Target Audience
Grab your favorite beverage and come learn pearls of the industrial athletic trianer. This session is designed to provide essential and advanced knowledge to Certified Athletic Trainers. Don't miss out!
Course Learning Objectives
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Agenda
- Fall Sports Readiness: Prevention, Policy, and Preparedness - Blaine Birtzer, DAT, LAT, ATC
- Bridging the Gap: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hamstring Rehabilitation - Eric Perkins, MS, CSCS, SCCC; Garrett Eggleston, MS and Tyler Wheeler, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CSPS, Cert. DN
Faculty Bios
Eric Perkins, MS, CSCS, SCCC, received his Masters of Science (MS) in Exercise Science from North Dakota State University (NDSU) where he spent the last 5 years as a Strength & Conditioning Coach for the NDSU football team earning 4 national titles as well as one year with javelin throwers, earning a conference title and coaching 2 All-Americans. Prior to coaching, Eric played Football for NDSU earning 4 more National Titles and setting an NCAA Playoff record for most Punt Return Yards in a game. Eric utilizes his knowledge and experience to develop the entire athlete in the weight room, on and off the field, and on the meal table.
Garrett Eggleston, MS, received his Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology from New Mexico State University in 2020, and then completed his Masters of Science degree in Biomechanics from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2022. He studied attentional focus cueing and the effect on kinematics and kinetics for rotational athletes. Garretts passion is in using technology to collect, analyze, and translate biomechanical information to others.
Tyler Wheeler, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CSPS utilizes current evidence-based interventions to provide every patient the professional level care they deserve to ensure their timely return to activity. He previously served as the Human Performance Resident for the UND Men’s Hockey Team, where he helped lead the Fighting Hawks to two Penrose Cups. Tyler currently serves as the Medical Liaison for Minnesota Elite League Hockey and Training HAUS’s NFL Combine Prep. He also co-leads the ACE program across TCO where he helps establish Non-Operative and Post-Operative Return to Sport Programming.