Amanda Entzminger is a journalism student at Gilbert Christian High School assigned to cover high school sports for AZPreps365.com

Athletic trainers help treat and improve a person’s injury. Ashley Storey is an impressive example. From having to deal with COVID-19 to being the only athletic trainer at Gilbert Christian High School, Ashley Storey has risen to the occasion and helped out wherever necessary. Ashley has been an athletic trainer for six years. She is phenomenal and is very trustworthy while doing her job. Let’s see what Ashley has to say about all of this.

COVID-19 has changed the way Ashley does certain things and this is what she has to say, “Coach Norris had to change everything because of COVID-19 so I can’t do personal hydration anymore, and there are lots of more policies and procedures to keep everyone safe.” 

The reason why Ashley can no longer do personal  hydration is because, “We are not allowed to share bottles anymore, so everyone has to bring their own. Everytime I touch the cooler I have to sanitize the cooler” Ashley said.  There are just many more protocols that have to be followed these days. 

Being at Gilbert Christan has been a blessing. “Since I have been here, I have had the opportunity and ability to grow on my skills, given the confidence to do my job as well as I can, and Gilbert Christian has become a community and family which  has been the best part of this experience,” Storey said. 

What made Ashley want to do athletic training is that she had the opportunity to help keep kids safe, as well as get them back in the game, and be relational.

I asked her this question, "I noticed you have interns with you at the games and practices, what is that like?" Ashley says, “It’s very beneficial because the interns have become my right hand people. They await me and help me with a bunch of tasks that I couldn’t do on my own.” 

Ashley Storey is an amazing athletic trainer who knows how to do the job right and to get the job done. Training at Gilbert Christian gives you a different viewpoint then most schools. We should be giving Ashley a hand for being the only athletic trainer on the court and on the field and having to train her interns. COVID-19 has made Ashley learn from a different perspective. I don’t know how she does it.