Get Ready for Renewal Season
October is right around the corner, and with it comes the NATA membership renewal season. This year’s campaign theme, “Beyond With NATA,” highlights how membership empowers you to achieve your goals, advance your career, build connections with peers and stay current through exclusive member resources.
ATs in the News
Although we are still working to educate the public about the value and contributions of athletic trainers, it’s always exciting to see the news media present stories that highlight the lives and accomplishments of ATs. Recently, we have come across several stories that have done just that. Since you might not have seen them already, we wanted to collect them here so you might have a chance to read them too.
Support AT Legislation by Sending in Your Postcards
NATA collected nearly 2,000 postcards from athletic trainers demonstrating their support for S. Res 372, the Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights, during the convention in Indianapolis, all of which will be distributed to their respective U.S. Senators by NATA’s lobbying team in Washington, D.C.
2014 Hall of Fame Inductee Videos
Your 2014 Presidential Candidates
NATA is pleased to introduce your 2014 presidential candidates: Russ Richardson, EdD, ATC, and Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC. Voting will take place Sept. 1-30, so be checking your email inbox for voting informaiton in the coming months. We'll be publishing expanded profiles in the August/September issue of the NATA News. Scroll to the end of the post to watch a video of the candidates presenting their platforms and answering questions at Face Time 2014 in Indianapolis.
Post-Convention Summer Reading
Photo credit: Jordan Grantham / NATA
For those who may have missed the following sessions on some of the profession’s most prevalent issues, fear not: We’ve got plenty of related resources and follow-up materials to keep you both in-the-know and entertained, from peer-reviewed articles to newsworthy feature stories. Who said summer reading had to be fiction, anyway? Read on, you overachiever, you.
If you attended:
Convention Chatter: ATs Recap Favorite Moments, Products of #NATA2014
Despite feeling slightly exhausted, we at the NATA national office returned to Texas still motivated from such a successful week in Indianapolis! We've especially enjoyed reliving some of the convention's most special moments through photos, videos and attendees’ posts on social media.
Keep Up With the Convention Even If You’re Not in Indianapolis
Even if you aren’t able to make the trip to Indianapolis for #NATA2014, you can still follow the convention activity through some of our other resources.
1. Follow us on Twitter
We are already live tweeting from NATA’s official Twitter account (@NATA1950) and will be doing so throughout the week. We'll be posting updates and photos from a variety of events. Be on the lookout for our hashtag #NATA2014. You might even see some exclusive behind-the-scenes action!
An Update on the NFL's Athletic Training Initiative
by Michelle Vryhof, MA, ATC, LAT, NATA Athletic Trainer in Residence
Six Word Declaration Project
Why choose athletic training?
- Make a difference in others’ lives!
- Because I care about athlete safety.
- Not a choice; it's a calling.
- Provide stellar medical care to athletes
- Help athletes achieve their goals safely