Press Releases

May 2017
15

NATA Welcomes Newest Preferred Provider GO4ELLIS APP Designed to Improve Health Care for Youth Athletes

DALLAS – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association announced a new members-only platform that will make it easier to connect athletic trainers with per diem opportunities at youth sporting events. Go4Ellis, NATA’s newest Preferred Provider approved in December by the board of directors, is a...
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Apr 2017
13

NATA Wins 2017 Gold Circle Award for Excellence in Association Communications from ASAE

DALLAS, April 12, 2017 – NATA announced today it has been recognized by American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) with a 2017 Gold Circle Award in the website category. The Gold Circle Awards competition is the premier association marketing, membership and communications award that...
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Apr 2017
7

Special Issue of Journal of Athletic Training Focuses on Concussions

DALLAS, April 7, 2017 – Sport-related concussion, one of the most complex injuries in sports medicine, is the focus of a new special issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, the scientific publication of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. “Over the last 20 years, our understanding of...
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Apr 2017
4

U.S. Senate Re-Introduces Legislation to Protect Athletes and the Medical Professionals Who Provide Their Care

DALLAS, TEXAS, April 4, 2017 – The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (S. 808), has just been re-introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). The house version of the bill, H.R. 302, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 9 of this year. The...
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Mar 2017
7

NATA Presents 2017 Youth Sports Safety Ambassador Awards to Assistant Superintendent Larry Roziers and Pop Warner Little Scholars

INDIANAPOLIS, March 7, 2017 – At the eighth Youth Sports Safety Summit today, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association presented its Youth Sports Safety Ambassador Award to two honorees – one individual and one organization – each demonstrating major commitment to the health and well-being of...
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Mar 2017
7

Less Risk, More Reward: Emphasizing Safety and Encouraging Success is Theme of Eighth Youth Sports Safety Summit Hosted by NATA and Youth Sports Safety Alliance

INDIANAPOLIS, March 7, 2017 – In their ongoing commitment to sports safety for young athletes, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and Youth Sports Safety Alliance (YSSA) hosted today the eighth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. Speakers focused...
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Mar 2017
7

Emergency Health and Safety: Best Practice Recommendations for Youth Sports Leagues Released at Summit and Published in Journal of Athletic Training

At the eighth Youth Sports Safety Summit this morning, leading health care experts released new recommendations, “ The Inter-Association Task Force Document on Emergency Health and Safety: Best Practice Recommendations for Youth Sports Leagues ,” published online first today in the Journal of...
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Feb 2017
23

New Study Shows Private Secondary Schools Offer Fewer Athletic Training Services Than Public Secondary Schools

Dallas, February 23, 2017 – A new study reveals that a greater percentage of U.S. public secondary schools than private secondary schools offer athletic training services to meet the health care needs of their student athletes. More than 7.8 million student athletes participate in secondary school...
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Feb 2017
14

NATA Endorses Three Consensus Statements Released by NCAA

DALLAS, February 14, 2017 – NATA supports and formally endorses inter-association consensus statements released by the NCAA focused on the management of sport-related concussions, independent medical care for collegiate student athletes and year-round football practice contact. The NCAA Sports...
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Feb 2017
7

NATA Recommends Winning Combination to Support High School Sports Safety

DALLAS, February 7, 2017 – As fans around the world celebrated Super Bowl Sunday, winning teams and sports safety always remain top of mind. What does the Championship Team have in common with the top 25* 2016 high school football programs? All have one or more athletic trainers to reduce injury...
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