Avengers take part in Team HEAL with Crenshaw High School
March 9, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Los Angeles Avengers News Release
LOS ANGELES - Head athletic trainer and strength & conditioning coach Brian Nguyen took the time on Thursday, March 9, to share his knowledge about athletic training to a class of students from Crenshaw High School's Team HEAL. The 15 students began the day watching Avengers practice, before moving into the training and weight rooms.
"This is a great opportunity for this future athletic trainers to see first hand how a professional football team works," Nguyen said. "The Team HEAL program gives this kids a great opportunity to learn about the world of athletic training."
Nguyen explained what his duties are for the Avengers and how he began his career in sports, along with giving advice to the youth. He also fielded questions from the students and instructed them on the use of several of the athletic training devices.
Team HEAL provides world class medical care, injury prevention services, fitness instruction and nutrition education through a program that is financially and physically accessible to young inner city athletes.
Made up of dedicated doctors, trainers, student athletes and donors, Team HEAL truly is a team effort with caring people who take an active interest in the well-being of student athletes. The mission of Team HEAL is to bring medical advice and treatment to more than 1,600 kids at inner-city high schools. In doing so, Team HEAL has been successful at doing so much more.
By participating in sports, these kids are influenced by the positive results of team work, the joy of competition and building of self-confidence. They embrace a sense of responsibility, due in large part to positive interaction with compassionate and committed individuals who take an active interest in their well-being. The benefits aren't restricted only on the field of competition. In addition to providing medical treatment and athletic trainers, Team HEAL's coaches and mentors have been successful in efforts to encourage student athletes to stay in school.
The focus of Team HEAL is not to augment existing programs at schools, but rather to make high quality medical services accessible. While school personnel have welcomed and lauded Team HEAL, the program is philanthropically funded and does not benefit from public assistance.
For more information on the Team Heal Foundation please call (310) 645-8347 or visit their official website at http://www.teamheal.org/index.htm.
The Avengers (1-5) will return to action on Sunday, March 12, when they hit the road to take on the San Jose SaberCats (2-4) at the HP Pavilion. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (Pacific) and the game will be televised on KNBC Channel 4 (Ted Robinson, Charles Davis, Raj Mathai). The contest also can be heard on AM 1150 (Larry Kahn, Troy West).
Prorated Avenger season ticket packages are on sale now at 1-888-AVENGERS or online at www.laavengers.com. Single-game tickets may be purchased at the STAPLES Center box office, at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com and by calling 213-480-3232.
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