Parkway North High School (Creve Coeur, MO) from 1984-85 where he also served as the school’s Certified Athletic Trainer. In 1985, Mr. Flynn relocated to North Scott High School where he taught Biology and Health while also serving as the Lancers’ Athletic Trainer. Paul was at North Scott for seven years from 1985-92 prior to becoming a Bulldog. At Bettendorf, Mr. Flynn teaches Biology, Chemistry, and Health and was the school’s only Certified Athletic Trainer until another position was added in 2000. Mr. Flynn has helped facilitate the expansion of the school’s Athletic Training Program and oversaw its moved from a small space located in the boys’ locker room to its current location in the BHS Fitness Center. Mr. Flynn has earned numerous honors throughout his career. For starters, he was inducted into the Iowa Athletic Trainers’ Society “Hall of Fame” in 2007 and in was not only awarded the “National Service Award” by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association in 2006, but also named by the Iowa High School Athletic Union as “Sports Person of the Year” the same year. Paul has also served as President of the Iowa Athletic Trainers’ Society from 1990-92 and during his presidency much of the groundwork was laid for licensing the profession of athletic training in the state of Iowa. He also was a District 5 representative for the Secondary Schools Athletic Trainers’ Committee from 1992-98 while also being part of the NATA National Committee in 1992, 1998, and 1999.
A four-sport high school athlete in his hometown of Northwood (IA), Eric Knudson fell in love with sports at an early age and such that, made his passion a full-time occupation. As a student at the University of Northern Iowa, Eric served as the Head Student Trainer for the football, wrestling, and softball teams which included the football team’s appearance in the 1997 Division I-AA Semifinals. After graduating in 1997, Eric first taught Health and served as a Certified Athletic Trainer for the Davenport School District from 1997-2000 and while at Davenport, Eric also coached 7th grade girls’ basketball and volleyball. Knudson, who also earned a Masters of Science in Sports Management degree from Western Illinois, came to Bettendorf in 2000 when the Athletic Training Program was expanded. Eric also teaches Health at Bettendorf High and has a wide range of Sports Medicine experience which includes working with the Bulldogs’ football, basketball, soccer, swimming, and golf teams—all which have won state championships. As well, Knudson has been an ATC at the Division I Wrestling Tournament (1997), a Clinical/Outreach Athletic trainer at Plaza Physical Therapy (1998-2000), and the Head Athletic Trainer for MaryCrest International University (1998-2000). Eric is also a member of both the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Mid-American Athletic Trainers Association; as part of the Iowa Athletic Trainers Society, he served a chair on the Secondary Schools Committee from 2003-07 and since 2007, has been the Executive Treasurer for the IATS. © 2002-13 www.bettendorffootball.com
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