A Remodel in Progress
By Greg Garofalo, MS, LAT, ATC
NATA News
NATA News Adjusts Production Schedule
Since the NATA restructure was announced in November 2024, staff has been evaluating projects, initiatives and workload to ensure the national office is still meeting the members’ needs as we right-size.
As a result of this evaluation process, the NATA Marketing & Communications Department has made the decision to take NATA News from a monthly publication to a bimonthly publication.
NATA News Celebrates Meet the Member
As a new feature added to NATA News in 2022, Meet the Member highlights NATA members who are positively advancing the athletic training profession. This month, NATA celebrates the feature’s one-year anniversary.
Celebrating 50 Years of Membership
The December NATA News, our annual report, highlights that 75 members are celebrating 50 years of NATA membership in 2021. Congratulations to them and all of our members celebrating milestones with the association this year! Our 50-year members of 2021 are:
Finding a Connection Through Mentorship
Connection is an important part of the athletic training profession, and NATA understands that. To better provide members with the resources they need, NATA has facilitated a multitude of opportunities for members to grow their network, land a job and foster a real connection with other ATs in the community.
A Week in the Life of a Private AT Consultant
The July NATA News focuses on the different aspects of athletic training entrepreneurship, which can include how to manage time. An entrepreneur’s schedule can be unpredictable, as can an athletic trainer’s, but seeing how one AT entrepreneur makes it work week by week is a great example of how to make it work.
What To Know About Charging for AT Services
By Sara Richardson, MS, LAT, ATC
Chair, NATA COPA Private & Emerging Practice Committee
NATA Welcomes New Board Members
In June, NATA welcomed two new board members: Scott Galloway, MBA, LAT, ATC, representing District Six, and Donna Wesley, MS, LAT, ATC, representing District Nine. In the July NATA News, Galloway and Wesley discuss their goals as new board members. Below they share insight into their athletic training journeys and the importance of volunteerism.
Lifesaver Shares Story of Chaotic Night
In the February NATA News, the monthly Built for This article, which highlights the domains of athletic training, featured two ATs who sprang into action during emergencies to save lives (read more on p. 20 of the issue). Thanks to Domain Three, immediate and emergency care, ATs are able to face lifesaving situations at a moment’s notice.
Thank You to Our 2020 Sponsors
In the December NATA News, our annual report, we look back at what has taken place at NATA and within the athletic training profession in 2020. While this has been an unprecedented year, NATA is thankful for the support we’ve received from our dedicated members, collaborators and contributors, including our sponsors.