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October 21, 2019 by Beth Sitzler

National Youth Sport Specialization Awareness Week Kicks Off

To help reduce the risk of injury related to sport specialization and to keep athletes safe, healthy and in the game, NATA has named the third full week of October National Youth Sport Specialization Awareness Week. Throughout the week of Oct. 21-25...
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October 14, 2019 by Beth Sitzler
Advocacy
Events

NATA Takes Part in Health Professions Week

NATA will lend its voice to the 2019 Health Professions Week (HPW), Nov. 16-21. As the biggest career event for health professions, HPW brings together various health profession organizations to promote health care careers to high school students,...
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September 30, 2019 by Todd Christman

ICSM Guidance on Interassociation Recommendations

On Sept. 23, the NATA Board of Directors approved the NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine (ICSM) document to support adoption and compliance to new Recommendations released by NCAA. The Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine (ICSM...
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September 13, 2019 by Todd Christman
Students

Meet the Student Leadership Committee

Hello! My name is Madelyne “Midge” Peterson, and I’m currently serving as the chair of the Student Leadership Committee (SLC). I am a student in the second year of my master’s degree in athletic training at the University of Montana. This is my...
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September 13, 2019 by Beth Sitzler
Career
Resources

ATs Care: Smaller Crises Count, Too

Photo caption: ATs Care CISM Team Coordinator Woody Goffinett, MBA, ATC, EMT-T, gets a hug from New Jersey ATs Care CISM team member Christina Emrich, MS, LAT, ATC, during a talk by ATs Care Co-Chair Lovie Tabron, MS, ATC, CCISM, at the ATs Care...
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September 3, 2019 by Todd Christman

Technical Change to the Bylaws

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Board of Directors approved a technical change to its bylaws, specifically section 7.2 (a), during its conference call meeting on Monday, August 27, 2019. After consultation with legal counsel,...
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August 29, 2019 by Beth Sitzler
Advocacy
Patient Care
Resources

Football Handout Available

With football season underway, now is a great time to educated parents, student athletes and administrators on the important role athletic trainers play in the sport. To help with this, NATA and At Your Own Risk have created a “What to Know About...
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