Press Releases

Nov 2019
14

New Study Finds That Student Athletes At More Than Half Of All High Schools in California Are At Greater Risk of Injury Due to Lack of Appropriate Care or Unqualified Personnel Overseeing Their Health and Safety

DALLAS, TX – A study published today in the Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’ s (NATA) peer-reviewed scientific publication, finds that more than 47 percent of schools in California do not have an athletic trainer (AT), a health care professional who...
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Oct 2019
25

Practice Alone Doesn't Make Perfect - Genetics and Family Dynamics Play a Large Role in Athletic Achievement

DALLAS, TX – The Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) scientific publication, released today Early Single Sport Specialization in a High-Achieving U.S. Athlete Population: Comparing National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athletes and...
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Oct 2019
24

Despite Pay-to-Play System Club Sports Coaches May Be Less Prepared for a Medical Emergency than High School Coaches

DALLAS, TX – The Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) scientific publication, released today A Comparison of Emergency Preparedness Between High School Coaches and Club Sport Coaches and Exploring Coaches’ Perceptions of Youth Sport Specialization: A...
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Oct 2019
23

Multisport Female Athletes in Basketball, Soccer and Volleyball May Be Less Likely to Have Hip and Knee Injuries Than Their Peers Who Single-Sport Specialize

DALLAS, TX – The Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) scientific publication, released today Sport Specialization and Coordination Differences in Multisport Adolescent Female Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball Athletes as part of its special thematic...
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Oct 2019
22

Majority of Baseball Parents Unaware Their Youth Athlete is Specializing Which Can Lead to a Higher Rate of Injury

DALLAS, TX – The Journal of Athletic Training (JAT), the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) scientific publication, released today Sport Specialization and Increased Injury Frequency in Youth Baseball Players: A Prospective Study as part of the special thematic issue on youth sport...
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Oct 2019
21

Journal of Athletic Training Releases Special Thematic Issue Focused on Youth Sports Specialization

DALLAS, TX – Kicking off National Youth Sport Specialization Awareness Week (third full week in October) the Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) scientific publication, released today a special thematic issue focused on youth sport specialization...
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Oct 2019
16

National Athletic Trainers' Association Releases Official Statement of Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Injury Related to Sport Specialization for Adolescent and Young Athletes

Endorsed by Five Professional Sports Athletic Training Societies - Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey and Soccer and Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine DALLAS, TX – In anticipation of National Youth Sports Specialization Awareness Week (third full week in October) the National Athletic...
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Sep 2019
25

Interassociation Recommendations on Preventing Catastrophic Injury and Death in Collegiate Athletes Published in Journal of Athletic Training

DALLAS, TX – The Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) scientific publication, released today “ Preventing Catastrophic Injury and Death in Collegiate Athletes: Interassociation Recommendations Endorsed by 13 Medical and Sports Medicine Organizations...
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Sep 2019
6

Journal of Athletic Training Releases Special Thematic Issue Focused on Ankle Sprains and Instability

DALLAS, TX – A special thematic issue of the Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s scientific publication, was recently released. The themed issue focuses on ankle sprains and instability as ankle sprains are the most common injury experienced by athletes and...
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Jun 2019
27

National Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame Welcomes Seven New Inductees at 70th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) inducted seven athletic trainers into its prestigious Hall of Fame at the NATA 70th Clinical Symposia and AT Expo in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening. The NATA Hall of Fame is the highest honor an athletic trainer can receive...
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