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Photo of AT Expo Opening at NATA 2025
August 19, 2025 by Lydia Hicks
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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.

May 16, 2014 by NATA Staff

5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

We know you don’t have time to see all the news that's out there, especially news that is relevant and interesting to ATs. Those stories aren’t the easiest to find as they don’t often show up at the top of news feeds. But there are stories out there every week that feature ATs or are related to the profession. So here are five stories that you might not have seen this week but we thought you might like to check out. 

 

 
May 15, 2014 by NATA Staff

Vikings Head AT Explains His Role in NFL Draft

We caught up with Eric Sugarman, MS, ATC, head athletic trainer for the NFL Minnesota Vikings, to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to evaluate athletes during the NFL draft. In addition to his standard responsibilities as head AT, Sugarman said his role in the lengthy process has the potential to make or break a player's chance of being drafted. Read on for the full inside scoop.

What’s the typyical role of athletic trainers during the NFL Draft?
May 13, 2014 by NATA Staff

AT Students Volunteer in Honduras

By Caitlin Deems, ATC
 
Hi, my name is Caitlin Deems and I would like to share an experience that my husband (Joshua Deems, ATC) and I had last year when we were seniors in the athletic training program at the University of West Florida. We spent spring break in La Ceiba, Honduras with an American internal medicine doctor who works at a local clinic for the disadvantaged.
 
May 1, 2014 by NATA Staff

AT Kits: Then and Now

By Matt Webber, ATC

Athletic training kits have been around almost as long as athletic training. Initially, and for quite some time afterward, they were usually a leather physician’s satchel. Athletic trainers were known to carry whatever could possibly be needed to complete their duties. While this may not seem possible in those small bags, we athletic trainers have been known for a long time for our ability to put a lot in a field kit.
 

April 29, 2014 by NATA Staff

Professional Advice from 2014 Hall of Famers

The May issue of the NATA News is always one of my favorite magazines each year. It's our opportunity to spotlight the best and brightest in the profession, the newest members of the NATA Hall of Fame.
 
April 25, 2014 by NATA Staff

Legislative Success in the State of Washington

By Craig Bennett, MA, ATC, Washington State Athletic Trainers' Association President 

On April 3, it was my profound pleasure to inform the membership of the Washington State Athletic Trainers’ Association that we had made history!  The day before, a few of us had traveled to Olympia to watch Governor Jay Inslee sign HB 2430 into law.
 
April 24, 2014 by NATA Staff

2014 Boston Marathon: More Runners, More Security, More ATs

Of the 36 Boston Marathon events he’s worked as a medical volunteer, Brian FitzGerald, BSN, ATC, LAT, the event’s longtime athletic training coordinator, said this year was the most memorable.

With many more individuals running the race this year — about 36,000 in total — the number of medical volunteers increased to almost 2,000. Of that group, 230 were athletic trainers and AT students.