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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. 

January 22, 2015 by NATA Staff

Peyton Manning and the Fog of Injury Terminology

Was it a strain? A tear? In his latest column, John Doherty looks at the injury Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning suffered and the lack of clarity when it came to identifying it.
 
Against the San Diego Chargers on Dec. 14, Manning supposedly strained his right quadriceps. In the aftermath of the loss to the Colts, though, other stories started seeping out.
 
January 14, 2015 by NATA Staff

Study by ATs on Outdated Patient Paperwork Published in Pediatrics Journal

In the results from a study conducted by researchers at George Mason University are finding that outdated patient forms may be hindering the ability of health care providers to monitor or discover medical conditions that can lead to cardiac arrest or sudden death in sports.
 

January 13, 2015 by NATA Staff

Has the NFL's Adapted Training Schedule Led to More Player Injuries?

Dear John: Someone at a holiday gathering made a claim about injuries in the NFL. The players’ association (NFLPA) has negotiated a training schedule that significantly limits the amount of scrimmage time preceding a game. The claim was that this change has resulted in an increase in player injuries this season. Are injuries on the increase? Does reduced contact time result in an actual increase in injuries? Or from your perspective, as an athletic trainer, would you expect fewer injuries due to less wear on the athlete’s body? — Thomas Thiel, St.

January 9, 2015 by NATA Staff

Safe Sports School Award Honorees For December

The Safe Sports School Award recognizes secondary schools that take the crucial steps to keep their athletes free from injuries. The recipient list continued to grow in December with 26 additional schools honored. The schools represented seven districts and spanned the country from the Southeast to the Pacific Northwest. You can see the full list below.
December 29, 2014 by NATA Staff

Former NFL Head AT Talks Sports Medicine & Sunday Night Football on NBC Sports

After two decades as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ head athletic trainer, Mike Ryan, ATC, PT, PES, has spent the 2014 football season not behind the sidelines but in front of the camera. As a sports medicine consultant for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, Ryan discusses NFL player injuries and offers medical insight on the NBC Sports Network’s Pro Football Talk (PFT) Live.
 

December 15, 2014 by NATA Staff

The Latest from the NFL Foundation's AT Grant Initiative

On May 29, 2014, President Barack Obama announced an important new partnership between NATA, the NFL and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society (PFATS) during the White House Healthy Kids and Concussion Summit in Washington, DC.. As part of the collaboration, the NFL Foundation and NFL teams agreed to provide $1 million and NATA added agreed to contribute $125,000 to place ATs in underserved high schools in NFL markets.