NATA Now

August 12, 2025 by Beth Sitzler

NATAPAC Keynote Highlights Impactful Leadership

In the Chuck Kimmel Memorial NATAPAC Luncheon keynote address, Mark Coberley, MS LAT, ATC, NATA Hall of Fame member and past District Five director, offered reflections on leadership, advocacy and the power of consistent, intentional action. 

Speaking to a room of emerging and established leaders, he delivered a compelling message built not on personal accolades, but on decades of observation and lived experience.

May 6, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

Inside the Public Safety Setting

Introduced in the April NATA News, this NATA Now article series provides insight into the different athletic training settings as well as information athletic training students and interested ATs need to know. The series also provides tips from members on how to succeed in each setting.

 

Traci Tauferner, LAT, ATC, CSCS, an athletic trainer with Advanced Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in Wisconsin, has been in the public safety setting for 14 years.

May 2, 2024 by Beth Sitzler

Five Ways To Give Back at Convention

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is open. As we get ready for convention, NATA Now is looking back at convention history as well as what to know about NATA 2024.

While attending NATA 2024 is your time to learn, network and grow as a professional, it’s also an opportunity to give back and support the association and the local community in which the convention is located.

Here are five ways you can give back while at NATA 2024.

April 30, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

NATA Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Career

The NATA Hall of Fame is the apex of member recognition, celebrating a select group of athletic trainers who have advanced the profession and exemplified what it means to live a life of service.

More than a jacket, plaque and accolades, the NATA Hall of Fame is an honor bestowed on those who have dedicated countless hours honing their skills, mentoring the next generation of ATs and leaving a lasting legacy in the athletic training profession.

April 25, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

Five Convention Experiences for Career-Advancing ATs

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is open. As we get ready for convention, NATA Now is looking back at convention history as well as what to know about NATA 2024.

For career-advancing athletic trainers – those in their seventh to 12th year of initial certification – NATA 2024 is the place to be for updates, social and professional networking, education and more activities critical to career growth.

April 24, 2024 by Beth Sitzler

Inside the Collegiate Two-Year Institutions Setting

Introduced in the April NATA News, this NATA Now article series provides insight into the different athletic training settings as well as information athletic training students and interested ATs need to know. The series also provides tips from members on how to succeed in each setting.

 

Jared Brown, MS, LAT, ATC, assistant athletic trainer with Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, has been in the collegiate two-year institutions setting for 10 years.