NATA Names Mollie Pillman as Executive Director
NATA announced that Mollie Pillman, MS, MBA, CAE, will begin her role as executive director Sept. 2. Pillman was selected following a highly competitive national search led by executive search firm Vetted Solutions.
New Entry in AT Teaching Tips Video Series
The NATA Professional Education Committee is producing a video series to recognize and share innovative teaching and learning ideas by academic professionals in the field of athletic training through the distribution of pedagogical tips that can be used to enhance the teaching, learning and assessment environment. The videos will demonstrate strategies that align with one of the following categories: Increase Student Motivation; Promote Active Learning; Engage Students in Learning Course Related Content and Develop Learner Attitudes; Values; and Self-Awareness.
Degree Transition Webinar Series, Lesson 2
The Executive Committee for Education has started a series of webinars to answer questions members raised regarding the degree transition. Here is the second video:
Determining the Degree and Organizational Structure
Upon completion of Lesson 2, participants will have:
- An appreciation for the need to understand the process involved in proposing and getting approval for a new degree program
- An understanding of potential prerequisites and admissions criteria
- An understanding of potential curricular models
ICF Model: A Framework for Athletic Training Practice
The April NATA News featured an article on disablement models and the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Below is a more in-depth look at the subject.
ICF Model: A Framework for Athletic Training Practice
By Sara Nottingham, EdD, ATC, Carrie Meyer, EdD, ATC, and Barbara Blackstone, MSS, ATC
Overuse Injuries Infographic Handout
Approximately 50 percent of all sports-related injuries sustained by athletes ages 6 to 18 are related to overuse. Overuse can cause general stress, inflammation and tendinitis. Because the symptoms of overuse injuries tend to be gradual, it often takes longer for an athlete to be diagnosed and treated. To help you educate members of your community on overuse injuries and how they can be prevented, NATA has created an overuse injuries handout (pdf) for you to download. The handout was featured on p.
Heat Safety Pledge
The April NATA News featured an article on the Heat Safety Pledge (p. 28), a program created in 2014 by the Korey Stringer Institute in partnership with Mission Athletecare to encourage high schools to follow heat safety best practices.
The pledge is an application, which is reviewed by KSI and consists of six pillars:
Announcing the 15 Winners of the $50,000 AT Initiative Grants
During today's Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, DC, we joined with the NFL Foundation, Gatorade and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) to announce the winners of the Athletic Trainer Initiative, a national grant contest to expand access to athletic trainers in underserved high schools and improve youth athlete safety. The fifteen winning schools each received $50,000 to develop athletic training programs that will provide nearly 5,000 student athletes with consistent access to this valuable resource.
Youth Sports Safety Summit to be Held During National Athletic Training Month
By John Doherty, ATC, PT
Perhaps it is appropriate that National Athletic Training Month (NATM) coincides with March Madness. Just when a team is on the verge of postseason success, that potential for “One Shining Moment” is seemingly shattered when a key player crashes to the court.
National Center for Drug Free Sport Extends Athletic Trainer Continuing Education Awards Deadline
The National Center for Drug Free Sport (Drug Free Sport®), the industry leader in drug education and testing within professional, collegiate and amateur athletics, is pleased to announce that the extension of its continuing education award deadline to Sunday, May 1. In honor of March being National Athletic Training Month (#NATM2016), Drug Free Sport wishes for as many eligible candidates as possible to be aware of the awards.
Help Promote NATA Foundation's #ThankAnAT Program to Community
Student Leadership Committee Holds NATM Video Contest
As part of National Athletic Training Month in March, the NATA Student Leadership Committee will once again hold its annual video contest.
Students will have the opportunity to promote the profession of athletic training by capturing the heart of the profession on film. This year, videos should be based on the 2016 NATM theme “A safer approach to work, life and sport.” The contest is open to any entry-level athletic training student. Late entries will not be eligible.
Contest Rules