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Ice baths and ankle wraps

Jude Temple,City College head athletic trainer, stretches Maxx Pacheco, who is an injured track and football player, in the training room on Tuesday January 29, 2013. Raionna Nasmyth | Raionnadymond@gmail
Jude Temple,City College head athletic trainer, stretches Maxx Pacheco, who is an injured track and football player, in the training room on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.
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With the sound of athletic tape unraveling, bags of ice sloshing and the low buzz of the whirlpool engines, City College’s athletic room is run by a team of highly qualified trainers. In charge of this team is a man who wishes to bring coaches and trainers to an understanding of healing athletes as fast as possible.

As City College’s head trainer, Jude Temple, 42, has been working at City College for nearly four years. It does not seem like a normal day unless he cracks a joke or two. While caring for athletes, he carries a lighthearted attitude, which seems to infect everyone who lays eyes upon his rosy smile.

Temple sees anywhere from 75-100 athletes throughout a day and attends many City College games such as baseball, soccer, and, perhaps, most importantly, football.

Temple says his favorite aspect of the job is “getting athletes healthier faster and the prevention of future injuries.”

At the age of 24 he was a student at City College and suffered a blown out Achilles tendon while on the track team. Prior to his injury, he was a helicopter pilot for the military and was no longer eligible to be a pilot. Frustrated at the lack of care to his injury, Temple decided to go into sports medicine.

Even though his dream job is to build bridges and continue in the engineering field, he felt drawn to sports medicine and did not want what happened to him to happen to another student at City College.

His devotion to sports medicine is unquestionable. Temple wishes to spread his wealth of knowledge, continue to grow as a trainer and eventually work a regular schedule.

Trainer Nick Rodriguez says Temple does everything possible to help student athletes get back on the field, court or track.

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His inspiration to get up every morning is his family, Temple says. With his 6-year-old daughter Katelyn, 4-year-old daughter Emma and wife Wendy, he says he has all the motivation he needs.

Frustrated at times, Temple says he hopes to get coaches to work more fully with trainers.

“Some coaches seem to focus on the short term benefits of having an athlete play with an injury rather than the long-term effects of the athletes’ careers,” says Temple.

When it comes to student athletes, Temple says they should focus on finishing school and receiving their education.

“Seven out of 10 people who have a degree are not in the field of work their degree is in,” says Temple. “If I could give a student one solid piece of advice, it would be finish school and get a degree.”

Brian Rawlins, one of Temple’s former rugby players, says Temple is a giving person, not only when it comes to training.

“Jude is the guy that will give you the shirt off his back,” says Rawlins. “He was not only the best coach I’ve ever had, but he has become one of my closest friends.”

Many athletes have walked through the training room doors and benefited from the time, effort and dedication that Jude Temple and his team have put forth.

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