1 Obtained instructions from Head Athletic Trainer.
1. 2 Assembled equipment.
2. 3 Greeted athlete and introduced self.
3. 4 Identified athlete and explained skill.
4. 5 Positioned athlete sitting on a taping table with the foot/an-
kle extended approximately 6 inches over the edge of the
table with the foot relaxed.
5. 6 Instructed athlete to hold foot in neutral position (neither
turned in nor out) and dorsiflexed slightly (toes to nose) to
approximately a 90o angle.
6. 7 Sprayed area with tape adherent.
7. 8 Applied a pad gauze, such as a heel and lace pad, coated
with friction- proofing material, such as grease, over the
instep and to the back of the heel.
8. 9 Applied a single layer of underwrap to foot and ankle.
9. 10 Placed an anchor around the ankle approximately 5 or
6 inches above the malleolus, just below the belly of the
gastrocnemius muscle.
10. 11 Placed a second anchor around the instep just proximal to
the styloid process of the fifth metatarsal.
11. 12 Applied the first strip posteriorly to the malleolus and
attached it to the foot anchor strips.
12. 13 Started the first horizontal strip of the basket weave direct-
ly under the malleolus and attached it to the foot anchor.
13. 14 In an alternating series, placed three vertical strips and
three horizontal strips on the ankle with each piece of tape
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1. 2 Assembled equipment.
2. 3 Greeted athlete and introduced self.
3. 4 Identified athlete and explained skill.
4. 5 Positioned athlete sitting on a taping table with the foot/an-
kle extended approximately 6 inches over the edge of the
table with the foot relaxed.
5. 6 Instructed athlete to hold foot in neutral position (neither
turned in nor out) and dorsiflexed slightly (toes to nose) to
approximately a 90o angle.
6. 7 Sprayed area with tape adherent.
7. 8 Applied a pad gauze, such as a heel and lace pad, coated
with friction- proofing material, such as grease, over the
instep and to the back of the heel.
8. 9 Applied a single layer of underwrap to foot and ankle.
9. 10 Placed an anchor around the ankle approximately 5 or
6 inches above the malleolus, just below the belly of the
gastrocnemius muscle.
10. 11 Placed a second anchor around the instep just proximal to
the styloid process of the fifth metatarsal.
11. 12 Applied the first strip posteriorly to the malleolus and
attached it to the foot anchor strips.
12. 13 Started the first horizontal strip of the basket weave direct-
ly under the malleolus and attached it to the foot anchor.
13. 14 In an alternating series, placed three vertical strips and
three horizontal strips on the ankle with each piece of tape
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