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December 21, 2015 by Todd Christman
The Executive Committee for Education has started a series of webinars to answer questions members raised regarding the degree transition. Here is the first video: Degree Transition Considerations and Programmatic Self-Assessment
December 21, 2015 by JordanG
Spring will be here before you know it, and with it will comes baseball season. Because the sport consists of so many repetitive motions, overuse injuries are a risk, even for young athletes. To help you educate your athletes and community on this...
December 21, 2015 by JordanG
The NATA Research & Education Foundation welcomed Shelley Tims as its new director in the fall of 2015. Since that time, she has worked tirelessly to promote the NATA Foundation and its yearlong silver anniversary celebration, which kicks off in...
December 21, 2015 by Todd Christman
In the January NATA News , Adam Quigley, ATC, SCAT, a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, shared how an internship with the University of Arizona football team during his undergraduate studies opened his eyes to a world of...
December 11, 2015 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 22 additional schools honored. You can see the full list below. If...
December 7, 2015 by Todd Christman
Two University of the Incarnate Word athletic trainers, Dr. Shandra Esparza and Dr. Reid Fisher have successfully been awarded a Clinical Research Initiative (CRI) Intramural Research Award to fund a project titled: "Athletic Trainer Integration in...
December 4, 2015 by JordanG
By Heather Harvey, MA, ATC AB Miller High School, Redlands, California NATA Young Professionals’ Committee I’m sure everyone has heard about the mass shooting that occurred in San Bernardino, California. The Inland Regional Center, where the...
December 1, 2015 by Beth Sitzler
As an athletic trainer for 44 years, Robert Ramos, MS, LAT, ATC, is used to staying on his toes and being ready for whatever may happen. These skills were put to the test Oct. 26 when he was working a Gateway Charter Academy home game in the Dallas...