August 19, 2025 by Lydia Hicks

NATA Committees Honor Award Recipients

Various NATA committees presented their awards during the 76th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo June 24-27 in Orlando. Congratulations to this year’s NATA committee award winners! For a complete list of the 2025 committee award recipients, read the “Celebrating Committee Award Winners” NATA Now article.

February 24, 2025 by Lydia Hicks

Empowering Peers, Supporting Athletes

In honor of Black History Month in February, NATA Now is highlighting some of our Black leaders at the state, district and national levels as they share insight into their volunteer journeys.

 

NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine member Sherman Howze, MS, LMT, ATC, began his athletic training journey after experiencing what he calls the “heroic treatment [his] high school AT provided.”  

April 24, 2024 by Beth Sitzler

Inside the Collegiate Two-Year Institutions Setting

Introduced in the April NATA News, this NATA Now article series provides insight into the different athletic training settings as well as information athletic training students and interested ATs need to know. The series also provides tips from members on how to succeed in each setting.

 

Jared Brown, MS, LAT, ATC, assistant athletic trainer with Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, has been in the collegiate two-year institutions setting for 10 years.

April 17, 2024 by Kristin Carroll

Inside the Collegiate NAIA Setting

Introduced in the April NATA News, this NATA Now article series provides insight into the different athletic training settings as well as information athletic training students and interested ATs need to know. The series also provides tips from members on how to succeed in each setting.

 

Jesse Chavez, EdD, LAT, ATC, head athletic trainer at Lindsey Wilson College, has been in

April 1, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

Inside the Collegiate Division I Setting

Introduced in the April NATA News, this NATA Now article series provides insight into the different athletic training settings as well as information athletic training students and interested ATs need to know. The series also provides tips from members on how to succeed in each setting.
 

Brad Floy, PhD, LAT, ATC, athletic trainer at the University of Iowa, has been in the collegiate setting for 21 years. Floy said he has worked in college athletics throughout his athletic training career.

March 14, 2024 by Kristin Carroll

Whole-Body Care for Collegiate Athletes

This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.

 

December 28, 2023 by Lydia Hicks

The Friendship ‘Matchmaker’

Athletic training is a profession built on relationships. Just as important as the relationships ATs build with their patients are the ones they build with each other. NATA is often a conduit for these relationships, providing members with opportunities for collaboration, connection and a sense of belonging. This Be NATA blog series will highlight various AT relationships and the role NATA played in these connections.