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August 26, 2025 by Beth Sitzler

NATA Updates Bylaws

The NATA Board of Directors approved a series of bylaw updates during its Aug. 25 meeting.

These updates are substantive changes, which were submitted to each of the districts’ annual business meetings after an initial board approval. Each bylaw then had to be approved by at least two-thirds of the NATA’s districts before being resubmitted to the board for final approval. After receiving final board approval, the new bylaws went into effect immediately.

March 17, 2014 by NATA Staff

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.

March 14, 2014 by NATA Staff

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.

March 12, 2014 by NATA Staff

NATA's AT-in-Residence Reflects on First Hill Day Experience

Since trading in a spot on the sidelines as a "traditional" AT for a cubicle at the national office in Dallas, Michelle Vryhof, MA, ATC, has continued to keep busy, from compiling research and assisting with event planning to offering her fresh perspective on NATA initiatives and events. This past weekend, Michelle joined staff, ATs and AT students for Capitol HIll Day and the Youth Sports Safety Summit, where she participated in lobbying efforts and met with fellow Alliance members in Washington, D.C. Here's what she had to say about her experience.

March 6, 2014 by NATA Staff

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.

March 3, 2014 by NATA Staff

Service & Soccer: AT Goes International for Service Project

A team of 25 college athletes built schools, competed against foreign teams and raised awareness about athletic training during their spring break while many other college students partied on the beach or slept off mid-term exams.

February 27, 2014 by NATA Staff

Celebrate National Athletic Training Month!

We are so excited to kick off our brand new NATA Now blog with a post about the best month of the year! This is your chance to shout your love for athletic training from the rooftops, and we wanted to make sure you take full advantage of the resources we have available. Let's make March 2014 the best National Athletic Training Month yet!