The athletic training profession continues to grow internationally through the help of these organizations. The following groups and associations can be very helpful as you prepare to work in different geographic areas or job settings. Consider visiting these governing bodies and professional associations to learn about practices or rules unique to that country or region.
Global
- International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS)
- International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
- International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)
- World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy (WFATT)
North America
- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- Armed Forces Athletic Training Society (AFATS)
- Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)
- Canadian Academy of Sports and Exercise Medicine (CASEM)
- Canadian Athletic Therapists’ Association (CATA)
- Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers’ Society (PBATS)
Europe
- Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland (ARTI)
- Assoc. of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (ACPSM)
- BASRaT
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM)
- European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA)
- European Society of Athletic Therapy and Training
- German Association of Applied Sports Medicine (GAASM)
- Society of Sports Therapists
Asia and Pacific
- Japanese Amateur Sports Association (JASA)
- Japanese Athletic Trainers’ Organization (JATO)
- Korean Athletic Trainers’ Association (no website)
- Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
- Taiwan, Republic of China, Athletic Trainers' Society (TATS)