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December 15, 2014 by JordanG
On May 29, 2014, President Barack Obama announced an important new partnership between NATA, the NFL and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Association (PFATS) during the White House Healthy Kids and Concussion Summit in Washington, DC....
December 12, 2014 by NATA Admin
There's no shortage of holiday spirit among athletic trainers, evidenced by the creative decor we've seen circulating on social media. From the University of Maine's star made of pre-wrap, or Bay City High School's Christmas tree adorned with...
December 9, 2014 by NATA Admin
My wife showed me a video on YouTube the other day of a little girl standing on the bathroom counter giving herself a pep talk. She goes through a number of different things she likes about herself, her family and her house before hopping down and...
December 5, 2014 by Todd Christman
The Safe Sports School Award recognizes secondary schools that take the crucial steps to keep their athletes free from injuries. The recipient list continued to grow in November with 27 additional schools being honored. The schools represented five...
December 2, 2014 by JordanG
Thousands of people around the world are celebrating #GivingTuesday today, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014 , charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for...
November 25, 2014 by NATA Admin
by John Doherty, ATC, PT As the media assault on football in general and the NFL in particular has continued unabated this autumn (it still is autumn, isn’t it?), a detailed study of medical expenditures by sport was released earlier this season by...
November 24, 2014 by Todd Christman
We were elated by the great response we received for the #ATsAre Social Media Contest as far as the great number and quality of entries. We could not have predicted that when it came to choosing the winner the effort would be even more amazing...