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May 20, 2014 by JordanG
By Jeremy Hawkins, PhD, ATC In Disney’s Frozen , Olaf (a jolly snowman) breaks into song singing about what frozen things do in the summer. Thought athletic training students aren’t likely to melt during the summer, they can plan ahead to make the...
May 16, 2014 by Todd Christman
We know you don’t have time to see all the news that's out there, especially news that is relevant and interesting to ATs. Those stories aren’t the easiest to find as they don’t often show up at the top of news feeds. But there are stories out there...
May 15, 2014 by NATA Admin
We caught up with Eric Sugarman, MS, ATC, head athletic trainer for the NFL Minnesota Vikings, to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to evaluate athletes during the NFL draft. In addition to his standard responsibilities as head AT,...
May 13, 2014 by JordanG
By Caitlin Deems, ATC Hi, my name is Caitlin Deems and I would like to share an experience that my husband (Joshua Deems, ATC) and I had last year when we were seniors in the athletic training program at the University of West Florida. We spent...
May 1, 2014 by NATA Admin
By Matt Webber, ATC Athletic training kits have been around almost as long as athletic training. Initially, and for quite some time afterward, they were usually a leather physician’s satchel. Athletic trainers were known to carry whatever could...
April 29, 2014 by JordanG
The May issue of the NATA News is always one of my favorite magazines each year. It's our opportunity to spotlight the best and brightest in the profession, the newest members of the NATA Hall of Fame.
April 25, 2014 by Todd Christman
By Craig Bennett, MA, ATC, Washington State Athletic Trainers' Association President On April 3, it was my profound pleasure to inform the membership of the Washington State Athletic Trainers’ Association that we had made history! The day before, a...