Dr. William Carroll
Professor of Human Performance and Exercise Science,
Director of Athletic Training Education Program

   When Dr. William Carroll speaks about athletic training, it’s with the authority that comes from years of international experience in the field. Previously, he served as a consultant and athletic trainer for the French Olympic Development Team and as head athletic trainer for the World Hockey Association and the European Hockey League. Today, UM’s Director of the Athletic Training Education Program is working with the 2008 Chinese Olympic Delegation, evaluating their sports medicine program and involving students in this real-world exercise.
    Dr. Carroll believes in practical experience. His students put classroom theories into practice at sports medicine clinics, high school and college athletic events, family practice offices, and traditional athletic training rooms.
    “With four years of practical experience, you can hit the ground running when you graduate,” said the Professor of Human Performance and Exercise Science. “You’re taking theory and putting it into practice under direct supervision. The abstract becomes concrete.”
    Dr. Carroll’s expertise in the field of athletics includes his own personal accomplishment in the boxing arena as the 1962 Golden Gloves Super Bantamweight Champion and 1963 Super Featherweight Champion and a member of the Chicago Golden Gloves Hall of Fame.