The purpose of this study was to determine if athletic trainers have a positive impact on high school athletes’ knowledge of injury prevention strategies and/or their incorporation of that knowledge into practice. A survey was distributed to incoming college freshmen athletes during their pre-participation physical. The survey contained demographic data and question blocks that assessed a) the subject’s knowledge of an injury prevention strategy, b) source(s) of knowledge and c) whether he/she incorporates it into training. It was found that athletes with access to an athletic trainer reported 17% more knowledge (p = 0.015) and reported incorporating that knowledge into their training 33% more often(p = 0.003). Several other statistics were analyzed using the demographic information to create several sub-populations. The majority showed no significant difference, but some data was found that shows the need for future research.