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.

April 1, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

Inside the Collegiate Division I 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.
 

Brad Floy, PhD, LAT, ATC, athletic trainer at the University of Iowa, has been in the collegiate setting for 21 years. Floy said he has worked in college athletics throughout his athletic training career.

March 28, 2024 by Lydia Hicks

Dances With Care

This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.
 

Victoria Fauntroy, MS, LAT, ATC, discovered her love for treating the whole body through her passion for dancing.

March 27, 2024 by NATA Staff

Five Historic Milestones at Convention

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open. As athletic trainers look forward to this iconic annual event in AT history, NATA Now is highlighting “75 Things To Know About Convention.”

NATA will celebrate the history of the convention throughout NATA 2024. The following is a look at five historical occurrences and milestones that have taken place over the years during the NATA convention.

 

March 27, 2024 by NATA Staff

Research’s Safety

In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.


For Riana Pryor, PhD, ATC, her encounter with research in college provided the foundation for her sports medicine research career, now advancing the understanding of extreme weather conditions in patients.

March 21, 2024 by NATA Staff

Five Ways To Earn CEUs at Convention

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open. As athletic trainers look forward to this iconic annual event in AT history, NATA Now is highlighting “75 Things To Know About Convention.”

While there will be a variety of topics presented in New Orleans, the NATA Convention Program Committee has identified two key themes for NATA 2024:

March 20, 2024 by NATA Staff

Research’s Equity

In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.


Kemba Noel-London, PhD, MAT, ATC, observed the sports medicine issues facing her athletes in Trinidad and Tobago, some being structural, while others were economic. In pondering solutions, research became an important tool for her.