A new assistant athletic trainer has arrived at our school. Bryce Beazley, also known as “Mr. B” or “Mr. Bryce,” will now be working alongside LaNay Burke (previously our schools only athletic trainer), taking a role in keeping our students safe and preventing injuries.
Graduating from George Mason University with a masters in Athletic Training, Beazley surpasses all of the qualifications. He is not only a trainer, but an athlete as well. He played baseball and basketball growing up, and continues to play for club teams in both sports to this day. This enhances his knowledge in the field of sports and the injuries that can come along with them.
“I like working with the student-athletes …It has been nice getting to know all the nice people in the community and building relationships with everyone,” Beazley said.
With the extensive amount of injuries our school seems to have, it allows for Beazley to build healthy relationships with our students, and get to know more about the community our school fostered.
“I love Mr. Bryce. He is very nice and caring and I am grateful because he helped me with my knee problems,” junior Shane Campbell said.
“Mr. Beazley not only made an impact on the field, but also off. I could always talk to him about anything, whether it was about being injured or just how I was feeling. When I was injured, he helped me get back faster [and taught me] how to avoid getting hurt even more, and [when needed], how to play around my injury. He was one of our team’s biggest supporters on and off the field, and everyone could tell how much he cared,” junior Jack McCorry said.
As well as benefitting our school’s students, the addition of Beazley takes the stress off athletic trainer Burke. She is no longer the only athletic trainer our school has, which will help her give more individualized support to our school’s athletes.
Beazley found himself here through his clinical rotations, which occur when you are a part of a medical program and are sent to practice your skills in real life scenarios. Previously serving at Annandale High School, Catholic University, Thomas Jefferson University and a physical therapy clinic, we are grateful Beazley has found his way to our school.
“I would like to get my certification in strength and conditioning (duel-certification) and I definitely like the high-school setting,” Beazley said.
Beazley hopes to continue down this path, and undoubtedly our school’s students do as well.
