On this episode of The Team Behind The Team, Donnie dialogues with Texas’s very own, Kassi Hardee. Kassi, who currently serves as the athletic trainer for Texas Softball, shares her insight on many topics related to sports medicine in the college setting. She discusses her team approach to return-to-play, recovery modalities, communication strategies, advice to aspiring professionals, work-life balance, and the power of listening.
Kassi Hardee is a longtime Longhorn, having graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from UT in 2008. Following graduation, Kassi earned her master’s degree from the University of Virginia, working with football and rowing. Her journey as a sports medicine professional has been decorated having earned the Big-12 Conference Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2018, and receiving the Achievement of Distinction for Clinical Suggestion Manuscript Award in 2013.