Chad Arceneaux
President, Managing Member and Founder
Mr. Arceneaux is the President and Managing Member as well as the founder of Louisiana Athletic Care, LLC and has more than seven years experience in developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive sports medicine programs. He earned his degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), where he was a member of the Ragin Cajun Baseball team, Track team, as well as a student athletic trainer for the football team. As president and managing member of Louisiana Athletic Care, LLC, Mr. Arceneaux has been able to draw on his extensive experience in the sports medicine arena to create comprehensive sports medicine programs in four separate parishes as well as help increase the level of coverage by certified athletic trainers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. With the development and implementation of the programs Mr. Arceneaux has created over 25 new full-time and part-time certified athletic trainer positions.
Prior to being the founder of Louisiana Athletic Care, LLC, Mr. Arceneaux served as Director of Sports Medicine for Dauterive Hospital as well as Iberia Sports and Rehabilitation. He was also employed as a staff athletic trainer for Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital where he was assigned to the Alexandria ACES professional baseball team as the head athletic trainer as well as Vernon Parish in the same capacity.
Mr. Arceneaux sat on the governmental affairs committee for the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association. He is currently an active member of the LATA as well as a current member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and National Strength and Conditioning Association.
What is a Certified Athletic Trainer?
A Certified Athletic Trainer is a qualified health care professional, highly educated and experienced in the management of health care problems associated with sports participation. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health personnel, the Certified Athletic Trainer functions as an integral member of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, college and universities, sports medicine clinics, professional sports programs and other health care settings.
Education Requirements
Certified Athletic Trainers have, at minimum, a bachelor's degree, usually in athletic training, health and physical education or exercise science. In addition, athletic trainers study human anatomy, human physiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, athletic training, nutrition, psychology, and counseling. To practice as an Athletic Trainer, one must pass a national and/or state certifying exam. In the world of medicine its wealth of knowledge is always changing. On an annual basis, Certified Athletic Trainers are required to obtain current medical knowledge and assessment techniques through continuing education units.
