Interviews with Athletic Trainers about their experiences in the field. Primarily AT's with a connection to the Ball State Athletic Training Program but not limited to them. The goal is to build a living history of the athletic training profession in an informal interview format.
Off the Roll
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45 episodes
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Interviews with Athletic Trainers about their experiences in the field. Primarily AT's with a connection to the Ball State Athletic Training Program but not limited to them. The goal is to build a living history of the athletic training profession in an informal interview format.
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Recent Episodes
April 24, 2026
Jon Wicks - I show up, google me!
<p>"Showing up is half the battle.", that could be Jon Wicks tag line in his athletic training career. He has parlayed showing up and going to work into working in the SEC, NFL, and currently the Big Ten with the FBS National Champion Indiana Hooisers football team. Starting out at LaVille High School and learning from Ball State AT alum Gary Hall, Jon found his future career in athletic training. A visit to the Ball State campus in the spring of his senior year in high school solidified that path. Jon jumped right in and got to work at BSU his freshman year helping with football and eventually getting into the athletic training education program. From BSU he went out on a limb and arrived at the University of Missouri with no GA position and no place to live, but faith that his knowledge and and work ethic would shine through and the willingness to do things out of his comfort zone made an impression on Director of Sports Medicine and Ball State AT alum Rex Sharp. He eventually came on board as a GA with football and used this experience and his undergraduate intern experience with the Indianapolis Colts to become the full season intern with the Carolina Panthers in 2014. Looking to try to find a position with Division 1 college football, a tip about a position at Indiana University lead Jon to apply for research assistant /athletic trainer with football. It was not a glamours position nor was it a great time with IU football but Jon made the most of it translated it into a full time assistant athletic trainer position with football at IU. A position he has held for the last seven years.</p><p>Jon resides in Bloomington, Indiana with his dog Mowgli.</p>
March 12, 2026
Kyle Parkison - A Bear of AT promotion
<p>181.3K followers on TicTok , Over 3600 days running consecutively, One run across the state of Indiana, and finally serving at the athletic trainer at the same small high school that he graduated from Kyle Parkinson is busy guy. He thought he wanted to go into physical therapy but the sports bug was too hard to get away from and landed in the athletic training world. After attending Ball State University and graduating from the athletic training program in 2017 he worked it out to return to his high school, Monroe Central in Parker City, IN. In his time there he has served several rolls, Athletic Trainer, Athletic Director, Teacher, and currently the director of public relations and fundraising as well as his athletic training duties. He has mowed a few cross country courses in is day as well. Whatever needs done Kyle is usually there. So when two students offered to help him learn the world of TicTok for fun and promote the profession of athletic training and raise money for athletic training program, a star was born. With his signature tag line "Go Bears!" he has reach beyond little Parker City and into the world with his athletic training promotion. This has allowed him to follow other passion projects like running across Indiana to raise money for FCA. He continues promoting the profession on other social media platforms besides TikTok. He sought out as an advisor to other AT's that want to do the same thing at their school. He currently resides in Parker City with his wife, Makenzie and daughter Reese.</p>
October 22, 2025
David Craig -"You are nobody until you do something for somebody else."
<p>You can tell alot about a person by looking at their contact list in their phone. Most likely David Craig has one of the most eclectic and diverse contact lists of anyone in the world. This list speaks volumes on the years of service to athlete's, coaches, weekend warriors, officials, VIP's, and athletic trainers. The 1970 Purdue Alum and 2016 NATA Hall of Fame inductee is one of the most well known athletic trainers in the country. David spent 35 years as the athletic trainer for the Indiana Pacers were he was part of two ABA Championship teams. In this time he also was the first president of the Indiana Athletic Trainer Assoication, opened his own outpatient physical therapy clinic, President of the Indiana Athletic Trainers Licensure Board, Vice President of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Assoication. He was the athletic trainer for the Eastern Conference for the NBA All Star game in 1985 and 1996. He was inducted into the Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame in 1995, 2001 he was he recipient of the Joe O'Toole NBA athletic trainer of the year award. He has been awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Purdue University and the "Sagamore of the Wabash" from the Governor of Indiana. The NBATA Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year Award is named for David. He currently owns Craig Consulting does educational speaking engagements regarding kinetic chain issues and manual therapy solutions. He and his wife Cheryl reside on a 100 acre farm in rural Marion County, Indiana.</p>
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