Project 3: Sports Feature Article
Chloe Goode Tells All: Behind the Scenes of Athletic Training at Florida State University
Impacting our athletes, one modality at a time…
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Athletic training student Chloe Goode in Doak Campbell Stadium, working during the Florida State University vs. Wake Forest University football game.
Photo provided by Chloe Goode.
By: Taylor Easterbrook, Staff Writer. tre23a@fsu.edu
November 12, 2025
“Being an athlete who has spent most of their life in physical therapy or working with my high school athletic trainer, I always knew I wanted to get into this profession,” Goode said.
Chloe Goode is a third-year undergraduate student at Florida State University, majoring in athletic training.
Goode grew up in sports and currently plays on the FSU Women’s Club Lacrosse Team as a defender on the executive board. In this role, she practices multiple days a week, attends executive and club sports meetings, and travels to tournaments. This can pose a challenge sometimes, when she is scheduled to work in athletic training on football game weekends. She says that luck is a big factor, as she hopes to not be scheduled when she also has a lacrosse game.
She balances her personal athletics with her commitment to athletic training, currently focusing on her work with the FSU football team. Goode has also worked with FSU Women’s Volleyball and will work with football on tour, as well as soccer, in the future. Goode thoroughly enjoyed working with volleyball and is gaining practical experience working on and off the field with the football team now.
Initially, Goode arrived at FSU knowing that her passion for sports would fuel her career. Last spring, she enrolled in the introduction to athletic training course and completed various tasks to enhance her application to the program. This included a CPR/AED certification, a blood borne pathogen certification, interviewing, and shadowing. The intense preparation paid off once Goode was accepted into the program, which she began working in this semester.
“the next generation of injured athletes…” (Goode, 2025)
One of Goode’s sources of inspiration and main goals is to help “the next generation of injured athletes get back to pain-free and fully playing again,” Goode said. She is doing exactly that in current practices, where she partakes in everything from working with various modalities for athletes’ pain relief, icing, taping, setting up, and taking down practice set-ups. In her prior training course and during her current work, she has been able to discern which modalities work best for various injuries or recovery necessities. Taping, cupping, Bosu ball, Hivamat, and Therabands, to name just a few, are some of the many tools that athletic training students can implement.
These skills have set her up for success as she progresses in her career goals. She is currently determining whether she would like to attend graduate school for Physical Therapy (PT) or Athletic Training (AT), with the ultimate goal being working for an NFL team. Her current role as an athletic training student gives her hand-on experience working directly with a variety of athletes. She will have a unique edge when applying to graduate programs due to this incredible opportunity at FSU.
Additionally, as an athlete who has struggled with injuries herself, her perspective and passion are great assets for this field. Goode understands the mental and physical toll that injuries can have on athletes. Therefore, she brings her personal experience to the table and understands why her efforts are so significant.
“20+ hours of rotations a week” (Goode, 2025)
As Goode has fully immersed herself in the program, she has become extremely busy. She is a student-athlete with club lacrosse who balances an intense athletic training schedule, all the while making time for the gym, friends, and other activities.
“My days are pretty jam packed between classes, 20+ hours of rotations a week, and all my homework,” Goode said.
Goode’s days contain plenty of early morning shifts and late night lacrosse practices, making her weeks filled to the brim with sports-related activities. Her schedule is carefully crafted to get everything done, but it can be extremely taxing at times.
Goode will continue this experience at FSU for another year and a half. Some skills that she has already acquired include better taping techniques, further comprehension of the science behind modalities, and communication with the teams that she works with.
“I hope to continue to develop those skills and begin to learn about the specific anatomy of the body in regards to injuries and manual muscle tests in order to dive deeper into this profession,” Goode said.
Athletic training encompasses a wide array of things, from preparation to minimizing athletic risk. Thus, Goode’s goal of continuous education is vital to become proficient in each area of training. Whether she decides to go the PT or AT route, the information and experience that she is getting now will help her to go far in either field. AT has a major focus on injury prevention while PT deals more with rehabilitation. The modalities that she is learning as an AT student are relevant for both.
Goode’s clear goals have allowed her to already develop a strong skillset in athletic training techniques. The fast-paced environment has sped up the acquisition of such skills as she is constantly on-the-go, learning new information while putting it into practice shortly after. Athletic trainers have to work quickly, assisting athletes in practice, games, and recovery. Injuries can happen in the blink of an eye, so these athletic training students see the speed that the profession requires, firsthand.
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​In the bigger picture, being a woman in athletic training is a significant feat, as it has really only been a couple of decades since Title IX allowed for this. As more and more women get into this career path, opportunities continue to grow for the next generations.
Goode will continue to work towards her career goal of working for an NFL team, making an impact on young women in sports with every step along the way. Her personal connection drives her passion for the field.
