NATA Beat: Fall 2025 Advocacy Updates
Every day, NATA and the NATA Government Affairs Department are working on behalf of the athletic training profession. With staff members experienced in all aspects of the legislative process, the NATA Government Affairs Department is the sole department focused on advocacy for the profession. NATA’s goal is to ensure that all ATs can work to the fullest extent of their education and skill set.
National Center for Drug Free Sport Extends Athletic Trainer Continuing Education Awards Deadline
The National Center for Drug Free Sport (Drug Free Sport®), the industry leader in drug education and testing within professional, collegiate and amateur athletics, is pleased to announce that the extension of its continuing education award deadline to Sunday, May 1. In honor of March being National Athletic Training Month (#NATM2016), Drug Free Sport wishes for as many eligible candidates as possible to be aware of the awards.
Help Promote NATA Foundation's #ThankAnAT Program to Community
Student Leadership Committee Holds NATM Video Contest
As part of National Athletic Training Month in March, the NATA Student Leadership Committee will once again hold its annual video contest.
Students will have the opportunity to promote the profession of athletic training by capturing the heart of the profession on film. This year, videos should be based on the 2016 NATM theme “A safer approach to work, life and sport.” The contest is open to any entry-level athletic training student. Late entries will not be eligible.
Contest Rules
Students: Are You Getting Out What You Are Putting In?
ACL Injury Handout
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured ligaments in the knee. An ACL injury can occur in any sport, with 70 percent of ACL injuries being sustained during non-contact sports and 30 percent sustained during contact sports. To help you educate your athletes, parents and administration on ACL injury, NATA has created an ACL injury handout that was published in the March NATA News on p. 62.
NATA Thanks its Many Volunteers
Post-Professional Athletic Training Residency
By Forrest Pecha, MS, ATC, CSCS
on behalf of CAATE
Webster’s definition of residency includes, “A period of advanced training in a medical specialty.” This is important to understand when considering the goals and standards of post-professional athletic training residency programs (PPATR).
AT in Residence: On the Road Again
NATA Athletic Trainer in Residence
As we enter into the second month of 2016, I find myself internally reviewing my professional goals for the new year. Most of us have a bucket list, and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to check two items off mine while on the road representing the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Staying in Step With Marching Band Athletic Trainers
by Moegi Yamaguchi, AT
Lead Athletic Trainer, 2015 Ohio University Marching 110
Marching band is a relatively new area of practice for athletic trainers. Marching musicians may not fall into a typical category of athlete; however, their effort is very physical, and athletic trainers are well-suited to be care providers for them.
The ATLAS Project Update: Athletic Training Locations And Services
Since the pilot-launch of the ATLAS project at the NATA symposium in St. Louis this year, the KSI team has been extremely busy working alongside the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee (SSATC) to map all of the athletic training services provided at the secondary school level across the nation!