This study utilized the 134-item AMCAT, or the Appropriate Care Assessment Tool, which includes the 119 items assessing medical care found within the Appropriate Medical Care for Secondary-School Aged Athletes (AMCSSAA) consensus statement and monograph. The AMCAT assessed the comprehensive medical care provided by a secondary school/high school for athletes participating in all sports within the athletic program. Also included were items assessing the potential influences on medical care presence and number of Athletic Trainers (AT), source of AT, meaning the source of their employment, school district or clinic/hospital; school size, distance of school to the nearest medical center, athletic training supply budget, and football regional championships, these are anecdotal factors that schools claim makes a difference in the level of medical care given within an institution; these served as explanatory variables. While school setting, meaning rural, urban, or small town; region of the state, and rate of free and reduced lunch qualifiers served as the control variables.
