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Policy Briefing: Optimizing the Tactical Athlete; Utilizing athletic trainers as force multiliers for warfighter readiness

May 22, 2026 by Beth Sitzler

NATA Hosts Briefing in D.C.

NATA hosted a briefing May 21 on Capitol Hill that was focused on the expanding role of athletic trainers within the U.S. armed services and their growing importance to warfighter readiness. The event brought together House and Senate staffers, key stakeholders and military health leaders to discuss how athletic trainers support service members across operational, rehabilitation and human performance settings.

April 4, 2014 by NATA Staff

Vote For Your Favorite NATM Poster Photo!

The response to our NATM Social Media Contest was outstanding once again this year. We are collecting all the photos right now and will be announcing the prize winners next week. But another option available was to post a photo of the NATM poster we included with the March NATA News. Because we had such great entries for this, we need your help to choose the winner. We have narrowed it down to a top 10 and they are posted below.

April 3, 2014 by NATA Staff

AT Student Saves Assistant AT

April 1, 2014 by NATA Staff

April NATA News: From the Editor

When we were offered the chance to shadow athletic trainers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for our April NATA News, we jumped at the chance. Our Managing Editor Jaimie Siegle worked diligently to set this trip up for months and months, and it suddenly came together in a whirlwind back in February. Special thanks to Joshua Yellen, EdD, ATC, LAT, and Bruce Nieschwitz, ATC, LAT, for navigating the strict NASA regulations to get us in the door that day.

March 31, 2014 by NATA Staff

Emphasizing Ethics in Education

My name is Jeremy Hawkins. I am the Athletic Training Program Director at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. I have a passion for athletic training professional education and am excited to be a regular contributor to NATA Now.

March 28, 2014 by NATA Staff

Down The Homestretch of NATM 2014

National Athletic Training Month 2014 is coming to a close, but not before we give you one more update on the NATA Social Media Contest. This week, we’re mixing it up a little with a couple of videos and a handful of photos that have caught our attention.

March 26, 2014 by NATA Staff

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Too

Coinciding with the March madness of National Athletic Training Month, the 5th Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit and NATA’s annual Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., there is another March designation that deserves your attention: Brain Injury Awareness Month.

March 21, 2014 by NATA Staff

Show Us Your Poster And You Could Win (Again)

National Athletic Training Month is still going strong. And with just over a week left, there is still plenty of time to promote the profession and maybe win something along the way. You can always post a photo or video using the hashtag #NATM2014 to qualify for the NATA Social Media Contest. But this year, we have expanded the contest to include a second way to win.

March 19, 2014 by NATA Staff

Job Shadow Day at NATA

It’s been a fun day at the office today! We just said goodbye to 22 fun and energetic 8th graders who visited our office as part of the NATA Job Shadow Day tradition. The students from Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Middle School in Dallas came to our NATA headquarters to learn more about athletic training and working for associations.

March 19, 2014 by NATA Staff

NATA in Asia: Setting Standards for AT Education

Much of the International Committee’s responsibilities consist of determining global standards for athletic training education.

March 17, 2014 by NATA Staff

2014 Youth Sports Safety Summit Recap

Last week (April 10-11) we hosted our 5th Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. As founding members of the Youth Sports Safety Alliance, NATA hosts this summit for other Alliance members and ATs each year as a way to have quality dialogue on the current issues and trends related to youth sports safety. Since its inception in 2011, the Alliance has grown to include more than 140 organizations.