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March 24, 2015 by JordanG
By Jeremy Hawkins, PhD, ATC, ATP Director, Colorado Mesa University In my last blog pos t I encouraged you as athletic training students to pay attention to the little things that help you become an athletic trainer. Ideas included to be present,...
March 20, 2015 by Todd Christman
We are past the midway point of National Athletic Training Month but there is still plenty of time to promote the profession and maybe even pick up a prize along the way. The past two weeks we have highlighted some of the great photos and videos...
March 12, 2015 by Todd Christman
We have already seen some great photos posted over the past two weeks using the #NATM2015 hashtag. These all qualify for inclusion in our Social Media Contest, but they are not the only way to do so. Videos promoting National Athletic Training Month...
March 11, 2015 by Todd Christman
This year’s theme for National Athletic Training month is “We prepare — you perform.” One form of preparation for athletic trainers involves being ready for any possible injury. Another, however, is to prepare injured athletes to return to play and...
March 10, 2015 by JordanG
In a continued effort to keep young athletes safe, NATA and the Youth Sports Safety Alliance hosted the sixth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Dallas, Texas on March 2. This year’s forum built on the success of prior summits and addressed the...
March 6, 2015 by Todd Christman
National Athletic Training Month 2015 got off to a great start this week! The #NATM2015 hashtag was all over social media. Posts that used the hashtag and included images also qualified as an entry for our Social Media Contest . A second way to win...