NATA Now

August 22, 2025 by Beth Sitzler

Pin Collectors Meet at NATA 2025

An NATA 75th anniversary special event, hosted by the NATA Historical Commission,  brought together pin collecting enthusiasts during the 76th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo June 24-27 in Orlando. 

More than 30 athletic trainers and athletic training students attended the NATA Pin Collectors' Meet and Greet, organized by Historical Commission member Jeff Stone, MEd, LAT, ATC, an NATA Hall of Fame Class of 2012 member, to exchange and trade pins and patches. 

November 8, 2022 by NATA Staff

CAC Shares DEIA Actionable Items

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA Career Advancement Committee Chair Nicolette Harris, DAT, LAT, ATC, outlines CAC’s actionable items, what the committee hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.

November 7, 2022 by NATA Staff

Advocacy and Access Exemplified

Commemorating National Native American Heritage Month in November, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of NATA’s Native/Indigenous American athletic training leaders and their impact on the profession.


Growing up on a small reservation in Montana, Matea Barber, MS, LAT, ATC, and her classmates at Hot Springs High School didn’t have access to an athletic trainer.

November 2, 2022 by NATA Staff

EPC Shares DEIA Actionable Items

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA Early Professionals’ Committee Chair Emily Mulkey MS, LAT, ATC, outlines EPC’s actionable items, what the committee hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.
 

November 1, 2022 by NATA Staff

IC Shares DEIA Actionable Items

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA International Committee Chair Matthew Kutz, PhD, ATC, CSCS, outlines IC’s actionable items, what the committee hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.
 

October 31, 2022 by NATA Staff

Going Beyond the Comfort Zone

Commemorating National Native American Heritage Month in November, the NATA Now blog is highlighting some of NATA’s Native/Indigenous American athletic training leaders and their impact on the profession.


Early in her education, Saskia Richter, PhD, ATC, realized that although she loved health care, the hospital setting was not for her.

October 14, 2022 by NATA Staff

Congrats, NATAPAC Sweepstakes Winners

The NATA Political Action Committee (NATAPAC) would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2022 NATAPAC Sweepstakes Sept. 1-18. Through your contributions, $9,000 was raised for the NATAPAC. The winners of the 2022 sweepstakes are: