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Students Cheer and Connect at Convention

The 76th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo June 24-27 in Orlando brought students from across the country together into an integrated convention experience in the Orange County Convention Center. From cheering on their peers during the 16th NATA Quiz Bowl and participating in the student learning lab to mingling with experienced professionals, student attendees made connections and bolstered their AT education.

April 7, 2015 by NATA Staff

Help Us Choose the #NATM2015 Poster Contest Winner!

The response to our NATM Social Media Contest was impressive 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 included with the February NATA News. Because we had such great entries for this, we need your help to choose the winner. We have narrowed it down to a top 10 and they are posted below. You can vote for two, so let us know which ones you think are the best. The poll will only be available until Sunday (April 12), so be sure to vote early and often.
April 2, 2015 by NATA Staff

Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport

NATA and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine recently hosted “Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport,” a meeting designed to bring key stakeholders together to discuss sports safety in secondary schools across the country.
 

March 27, 2015 by NATA Staff

Only A Few Days Left For NATM 2015

The end of National Athletic Training Month is almost here. There are still a handful of days left to promote ATs and the profession, though, and we’re looking for a strong finish! So if you haven’t posted a photo with the hashtag #NATM2015 for the NATA Social Media Contest and/or the NATM poster contest, there’s no better time. Any photo or video you post before April 1 with the hashtag qualifies you for the social media contest prize drawing.
March 25, 2015 by NATA Staff

NFL Rule Change Momentous For Athletic Trainers

Yesterday, during the NFL's annual owners meetings several rules changes were announced by the Competition Committee. One of these was especially significant because it will affect the athletic trainers who act as independent injury spotters during games. The new rule gives them the ability to stop a game if a player appears disoriented.
 
This is an unprecedented granting of power from the league as it will be the first time a third party besides the referees can halt play in the event of an injury.
 
March 24, 2015 by NATA Staff

Students: Look for the “Flecks of Gold”

By Jeremy Hawkins, PhD, ATC, ATP Director, Colorado Mesa University

In my last blog post I encouraged you as athletic training students to pay attention to the little things that help you become an athletic trainer.  Ideas included to be present, seek out opportunities, and to incorporate foundational behaviors of professional practice.  Since writing that post I heard the following story and believe it has application to your transformation as well.

March 20, 2015 by NATA Staff

Where’s Your Poster? Show Us and You Could Win!

We are past the midway point of National Athletic Training Month but there is still plenty of time to promote the profession and maybe even pick up a prize along the way. The past two weeks we have highlighted some of the great photos and videos that ATs have been posting with the #NATM2015 hashtag, which qualify for the NATA Social Media Contest.

March 20, 2015 by NATA Staff

AT Spotlight: Chelsea Davis

We're starting a new series where we spotlight an athletic trainer or AT student each month. Our first AT spotlight is Chelsea Davis, a senior AT student (who just passed her certification exam!) at Montclair State University.
 

March 13, 2015 by NATA Staff

ATEC Recap

A snowstorm in Dallas couldn't stop us from having our biggest Athletic Training Educators' Conference of all time last week! The event's 598 registrants was an all-time record.
 

March 12, 2015 by NATA Staff

NATM Challenge Project From Marsha Grant-Ford and Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation

Marsha Grant-Ford has partnered with the Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation to create a challenge project for undergraduate students to celebrate National Athletic Training Month. The DJCF Reading Challenge Contest is for Athletic Training Student Clubs associated with CAATE approved athletic training education programs. The challenge will take place from March 15 to April 4.