I am a volunteer and the official team acupuncturist for Santa Monica College football team. My brother coaches the quarterbacks on the team and coincidentally I was coached by the head coach and the defensive coordinator 15 years ago at Whittier college. I really want to get into sports acupuncture so I asked my brother if I could come and do his team. I came once and the kids ate it up! It was a no-brainer from that point on. I'm getting valid experience and they're getting free treatments. I treat there Tuesday and Thursday for two and a half hours at a time and treat about 15 kids a week. I am treating things I've never treated before like 'turf toe', shin splints, 'stingers' (this is what the players call it when they hit someone and neuralgia occurs down the arm).
The team trainers and doctor have been surprisingly welcoming. They tell kids that are injured to come see me all the time. I'm having a blast and seeing a lot of results.