Athletic Training

Athletic trainers (ATs) are highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Athletic trainers work under the direction of a physician as prescribed by state licensure statutes. The NATA Code of Ethics states the principles of ethical behavior that should be followed in the practice of athletic training.

Athletic trainers are sometimes confused with personal trainers. There is, however, a large difference in the education, skillset, job duties and patients of an athletic trainer and a personal trainer. The athletic training academic curriculum and clinical training follows the medical model. Athletic trainers must graduate from an accredited baccalaureate or master’s program, and 70% of ATs have a master’s degree.

Who is Fairview's Athletic Trainer?

Nick Chabon MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS is the Athletic Trainer at Fairview High School. Nick has been a Certified Athletic Trainer since 2016, and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 2012. Nick was born and raised here in Boulder, CO and attended Monarch High School. He started working as an ATC at Montana State University Northern in Havre, MT where he instructed undergraduate courses and provided athletic training services for the Football and Basketball teams. In 2017 he became the Head Athletic Trainer for the Wichita Thunder of the East Coast Hockey League which is the farm team for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. He most recently worked at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO where he served as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator and also provided athletic training services for the Football and Cross Country programs. Nick moved away from home when he was 16 years of age to play junior ice hockey for the Helana Bighorns of the Northern Pacific Hockey League in Helena, MT and went on to play for Colorado State University. During his time at Colorado State he was the Head Coach for the Fort Collins High School Varsity Hockey team and the U16 hockey team at Northern Colorado Youth Hockey Association. Nick was also a referee in the USA Ice Hockey Officiating Development Program and worked in the North American Hockey League. He spends his free time with his wife and daughter and he enjoys playing and officiating ice hockey, cycling, skiing, rafting, kayaking and playing racquetball.