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Get To Know Your Legislator
Contributed by the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
Written by Cindy Clivio, MEd, ATC
Worried about your budget? Worried about job security? Want a say in legislation that affects you like concussion laws or AED policies? One of the ways is to develop a relationship with your local legislators including School Board Members.
Communication in the Secondary School Setting
Contributed by the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
Communication is key in all levels of athletic training, but the secondary school setting presents unique communication challenges. Here are some tips for communicating with parents, coaches and physicians.
Communicating with Parents: Making Parents Allies
By Lori Johannessen, ATC, LAT
AT Spotlight: Whitney Rowley
In May, University of Pittsburgh athletic training student Whitney Rowley spent two weeks in Peru, where she worked with special needs children in the psychomotor room of the Clinica San Juan de Dios and volunteered with Peru for Life, a nonprofit that assists teen mothers. Her trip to the South American country has been detailed in the August/September NATA News. Learn more about this future athletic trainer below.
AT Spotlight: Angela Sneed
Since becoming an athletic trainer, Angela Sneed, ATC, has found a place in motorsports, caring for pit crew members. While caring for these industrial athletes, who oftentimes work nonstop during the 38-week season, is challenging as well as rewarding – especially when someone who was previously hurt excels, said Sneed, who merged her company Advanced Athletic Training Solutions with OrthoCarolina in 2013.
A look inside the August/September NATA News
In the latest edition on NATA News, we take a look at the event-filled 2015 NATA Convention, which took place over three days in June in St. Louis. Throughout the 80-page August/September edition, you’ll find photographs and stories revisiting this exciting annual event.
District and State Funding Available For Safe Sports School Award
If your district or state is interested in starting a grant program, please contact Britni Adams in the government affairs department.
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Sports Medicine-Related Topics From A to Z, Part Two
By John Doherty, ATC, PT
Since my first appearance in The Times sports section, I have found there typically is more to discuss than space available. Last week’s effort, to mark this column’s 30th anniversary, was no different. Promising to review sports medicine-related topics from A to Z, I only made it to the letter M.
AT, SPL team up to increase awareness of vocal cord disorder
When an athlete has trouble breathing, pinpointing the exact cause can be a challenge. While ailments such as asthma are well known, others, including Vocal Cord Dysfunction-Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (VCD-EILO), are less recognized and harder to diagnose.
Sports Medicine Column Celebrates Thirty Years
By John Doherty, ATC, PT
When then-Times assistant sports editor Paul Mullaney approached me about writing this column early in the summer of 1985, I thought I could do a pretty good job of it — for a year or two. Then, I expected, the ideas would run out.
Over the next 30 years, Mullaney ultimately became the managing editor of The Times before departing last year to become President of Bishop Noll Institute.
Students: Not Everything Needs to be Fun
By Jeremy Hawkins, PhD, ATC, ATP Director, Colorado Mesa University