NATA Now

April 4, 2014 by Todd Christman

Vote For Your Favorite NATM Poster Photo!

The response to our NATM Social Media Contest was outstanding once again this year. We are collecting all the photos right now and will be announcing the prize winners next week. But another option available was to post a photo of the NATM poster we...
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April 1, 2014 by JordanG

April NATA News: From the Editor

When we were offered the chance to shadow athletic trainers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for our April NATA News , we jumped at the chance. Our Managing Editor Jaimie Siegle worked diligently to set this trip up for months and months, and...
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March 31, 2014 by JordanG

Emphasizing Ethics in Education

My name is Jeremy Hawkins. I am the Athletic Training Program Director at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. I have a passion for athletic training professional education and am excited to be a regular contributor to NATA Now .
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March 28, 2014 by Todd Christman

Down The Homestretch of NATM 2014

National Athletic Training Month 2014 is coming to a close, but not before we give you one more update on the NATA Social Media Contest . This week, we’re mixing it up a little with a couple of videos and a handful of photos that have caught our...
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March 26, 2014 by NATA Admin

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Too

Coinciding with the March madness of National Athletic Training Month, the 5 th Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit and NATA’s annual Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., there is another March designation that deserves your attention: Brain Injury...
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March 21, 2014 by Todd Christman

Show Us Your Poster And You Could Win (Again)

National Athletic Training Month is still going strong. And with just over a week left, there is still plenty of time to promote the profession and maybe win something along the way. You can always post a photo or video using the hashtag #NATM2014...
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March 19, 2014 by JordanG

Job Shadow Day at NATA

It’s been a fun day at the office today! We just said goodbye to 22 fun and energetic 8 th graders who visited our office as part of the NATA Job Shadow Day tradition. The students from Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Middle School in Dallas came to our NATA...
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March 19, 2014 by NATA Admin

NATA in Asia: Setting Standards for AT Education

Much of the International Committee ’s responsibilities consist of determining global standards for athletic training education. In January, NATA Director of Member Services & Business Development John Honaman represented both the IC and the...
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March 17, 2014 by JordanG

2014 Youth Sports Safety Summit Recap

Last week (April 10-11) we hosted our 5 th Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. As founding members of the Youth Sports Safety Alliance , NATA hosts this summit for other Alliance members and ATs each year as a way to have quality...
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