NATA Now

In the March NATA News, the latest Success Through Support article looks at the NATA Executive Council for Education, and it’s new “Reshaping Athletic Training Education in the 21st Century” document. As the article outlines, the document provides a strategic framework for the future of athletic training.

It's National Athletic Training Month! To showcase this year's theme, "Providing Health Care Everywhere," the NATA Now blog is highlighting the various places athletic training are found and what ATs are doing to increase understanding of the profession in those settings.

By Elizabeth Quinn

In honor of Black History Month, NATA will highlight some of our young professional leaders at the state, district and national levels and how they’re advancing athletic training into the future. 

Concussion is and should always be front-page news for athletic trainers. Clinical athletic trainers are on the front lines of concussion identification and management and regularly find themselves coordinating with concussion management teams for athletes. In the ongoing effort to better understand and prevent concussions, researchers working in athletic training are positively influencing protocols and policy, increasing athlete safety and improving recovery outcomes.

In honor of Black History Month, NATA will highlight some of our young professional leaders at the state, district and national levels and how they’re advancing athletic training into the future.

As a young professional, knowing when to draw the line between work and life outside of work isn’t always easy. It can come with additional stress, unhappiness at work or at home and it can lead to burnout.

In honor of Black History Month, NATA will highlight some of our young professional leaders at the state, district and national levels and how they’re advancing athletic training into the future.

“Lead and love the way you want to be led and loved.” Not only does Roderick Williams, MS, LAT, live by this motto, he experienced leadership and love from athletic trainers who influenced him to join the profession, to give back to the profession­­ and, now, to focus on leading a new generation through athletic training.

You may recall receiving a membership survey this past summer. This information – as well as other data points – have been analyzed by the NATA Board of Directors and staff, and was the foundation for a weekendlong strategic vision casting meeting. The board convened in person Jan. 28-30 in Dallas for the first time in two years to discuss and conduct a host of exercises designed to support the development of a new NATA Strategic Plan.

By Elizabeth Quinn

In honor of Black History Month, NATA will highlight some of our young professional leaders at the state, district and national levels and how they’re advancing athletic training into the future. 

For Nikki Harris, DAT, LAT, ATC, CSCS, the path to athletic training wasn’t linear, but once she was introduced to athletic training, she knew it was the right profession for her.

By Elizabeth Quinn

In honor of Black History Month, NATA will highlight some of our young professional leaders at the state, district and national levels and how they’re advancing athletic training into the future. 

Overview

In recent months, discussions have begun on the perceived, growing issue of the decline in athletic training student enrollment. This issue is not specific to athletic training and may be a byproduct of a larger healthcare profession and higher education problem; however, information gathered from NATA Focus Groups, AT EducATionalist Town Hall events, and Strategic Alliance presentations, has provided enough information to justify the formation of a group to investigate the issue further and provide members with resources.