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Exploring the AT Expo

During the 76th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo June 24-27 in Orlando, convention attendees connected with more than 245 exhibitors in the exhibit hall of the Orange County Convention Center. The AT Expo was an opportunity for ATs to browse from the largest showcase of products and services for the athletic training profession. Watch the convention photo recap video below for a look at this year’s AT Expo, and visit the NATA PhotoZone on SmugMug for more NATA 2025 photo highlights.

July 17, 2014 by NATA Staff

Support AT Legislation by Sending in Your Postcards

NATA collected nearly 2,000 postcards from athletic trainers demonstrating their support for S. Res 372, the Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights, during the convention in Indianapolis, all of which will be distributed to their respective U.S. Senators by NATA’s lobbying team in Washington, D.C.
 

July 11, 2014 by NATA Staff

2014 Hall of Fame Inductee Videos

One of the highlights of J&J Day every year at the convention is the NATA Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This is the time we celebrate the newest inductees of the Hall of Fame in front of thousands of attendees as well as members of their families. In addition to giving a speech of their own, tribute is paid to each inductee in the form of video interviews with significant individuals from their professional lives.
July 9, 2014 by NATA Staff

Your 2014 Presidential Candidates


NATA is pleased to introduce your 2014 presidential candidates: Russ Richardson, EdD, ATC, and Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC. Voting will take place Sept. 1-30, so be checking your email inbox for voting informaiton in the coming months. We'll be publishing expanded profiles in the August/September issue of the NATA News. Scroll to the end of the post to watch a video of the candidates presenting their platforms and answering questions at Face Time 2014 in Indianapolis.
   
July 8, 2014 by NATA Staff

Post-Convention Summer Reading

Runners gathered early for the 5K Fun Run during this year's convention.
Photo credit: Jordan Grantham / NATA

For those who may have missed the following sessions on some of the profession’s most prevalent issues, fear not: We’ve got plenty of related resources and follow-up materials to keep you both in-the-know and entertained, from peer-reviewed articles to newsworthy feature stories. Who said summer reading had to be fiction, anyway? Read on, you overachiever, you.

If you attended:

June 24, 2014 by NATA Staff

Keep Up With the Convention Even If You’re Not in Indianapolis

Even if you aren’t able to make the trip to Indianapolis for #NATA2014, you can still follow the convention activity through some of our other resources. 

1. Follow us on Twitter
We are already live tweeting from NATA’s official Twitter account (@NATA1950) and will be doing so throughout the week. We'll be posting updates and photos from a variety of events. Be on the lookout for our hashtag #NATA2014. You might even see some exclusive behind-the-scenes action!

June 17, 2014 by NATA Staff

Six Word Declaration Project

One of our National Athletic Training Month activities was the 6 Word Declaration Project, an initiative where ATs use six words or less to respond to a prompt. The responses are always really clever and interesting. Here are some of our favorites:

Why choose athletic training?
  • Make a difference in others’ lives!
  • Because I care about athlete safety.
  • Not a choice; it's a calling.
  • Provide stellar medical care to athletes
  • Help athletes achieve their goals safely
June 13, 2014 by NATA Staff

Complete List of NATA Foundation Auction Items

The 2014 NATA Research & Education Foundation Silent Auction will feature some great items again this year. Find the Silent Auction booth in the NATA Connect section of the AT Expo in Indianapolis. All proceeds from the auction go toward funding athletic training scholarships and research grants.