Anyone know if the athletic training staff will be back next season? Our new strength coach would be wise to work very closely with the athletic medicine staff to get players back to playing form as quickly as possible. I'm not convinced that was done the last several years. It makes zero sense to pay an athletic trainer as much as we do when you could hire a PhD physical therapist/athletic trainer that brings another level to treating an athlete. The current staff looks as if they have been there for several decades. A lot has changed in several decades... I have expertise in the nutrition side and know how much has changed in this area. Friends tell me it's the exact same on the sports medicine side.