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. These bipartisan efforts consist of five key areas: state legislation, federal legislation, regulatory, reimbursement and NATAPAC.
Down The Homestretch of NATM 2014
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Too
Coinciding with the March madness of National Athletic Training Month, the 5th Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit and NATA’s annual Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., there is another March designation that deserves your attention: Brain Injury Awareness Month. Spearheaded by the Brain Injury Association of America and its affiliates, the goal is to improve quality and access of care to the 2.4 million Americans who will sustain a brain injury this year. “Brain injuries do not discriminate,” warns the 2014 poster.
Show Us Your Poster And You Could Win (Again)
Job Shadow Day at NATA
NATA in Asia: Setting Standards for AT Education
Much of the International Committee’s responsibilities consist of determining global standards for athletic training education. In January, NATA Director of Member Services & Business Development John Honaman represented both the IC and the World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy (WFATT) as he met with educators from Beijing Sport University and National Taiwan Sport University in Taipei.
2014 Youth Sports Safety Summit Recap
Last week (April 10-11) we hosted our 5th Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. As founding members of the Youth Sports Safety Alliance, NATA hosts this summit for other Alliance members and ATs each year as a way to have quality dialogue on the current issues and trends related to youth sports safety. Since its inception in 2011, the Alliance has grown to include more than 140 organizations.
NATM Social Media Contest More Than Just Photos
The response has already been amazing this year for the NATA Social Media Contest. We have seen lots of great photos (like the one in the teaser image by @SU_SportsMed) from ATs posted with the hashtag #NATM2014. As a matter of fact, you can see an extensive selection of these photos on the NATA Tumblr page. But that’s not the only way to qualify for the contest.
NATA's AT-in-Residence Reflects on First Hill Day Experience
National Athletic Training Month Gets Off to Strong Start
It was a great first weekend for National Athletic Training Month. Posts flooded social media using the hashtag #NATM2014. In just the first three days of the month, there were over 3,000 posts. Some of the posts included images, which also qualified them to enter our Social Media Contest. We wanted to recognize some of our favorite images, so each week we will be posting a sampling of them here on the blog. To see even more of the photos we liked, take a look at the NATA Tumblr page.