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The May issue of NATA News features a special look at each of the six athletic trainers inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame this year. From their accomplishments and contributions to the profession to their own personal passions and influences, each one has a great story to tell. We are continuing the conversation on the NATA Now blog in May. Stay tuned for more insights from these impressive athletic trainers.

As athletic departments across the country begin to outline how students and staff can return to sports safely in a post-COVID-19 world, the NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine (ICSM) created a customizable return-to-campus preparation and communications plan to use as a template.

Editor’s note: In honor of Mental Health Month, NATA is conducting a weekly mental health blog series throughout May to examine different facets of this topic and how they impact athletic trainers and their patients. This week’s article focuses on how athletic trainers can work with sports psychologists to help athletes with anxiety on game days.

The May NATA News features a special look at each of the six athletic trainers inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame this year. From their accomplishments and contributions to the profession to their own personal passions and influences, each has a great story to tell. We are continuing the conversation on the NATA Now blog in May. Stay tuned for more insights from these impressive athletic trainers.

Maintaining a daily routine since shelter-in-place orders were mandated across the country is one way to cope with the stress and ambivalence surrounding COVID-19. During these what seem like manic times, mental health can be easily affected, especially when quarantine begins to feel like isolation.

Mental Health America (MHA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offer additional tips and recommendations to enhance your daily routine, which could impact and improve your mental health.

Editor’s note: In honor of Mental Health Month, NATA is conducting a weekly mental health blog series throughout May to examine different facets of this topic and how they impact athletic trainers and their patients.

Uncertainty, change of schedules, distance learning, limited activity – the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic can put a strain on mental health, especially for student athletes who might now be at home without sports or in-person classes.

For 70 years, the NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo has offered continuing education by the best and brightest in our field; facilitated networking between athletic trainers from all around the globe; and celebrated athletic training leaders who have exuded a lifelong commitment to our profession through the national honors and awards ceremony.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have stepped up to help their local health care systems in multiple ways, including screening, telemedicine and infrastructure. NATA will share what athletic trainers everywhere are doing to care for their patients, communities and themselves during this time.

Editor’s note: After careful consideration, the Master Preceptor Program was sunsetted by NATA in 2025. Learn more about NATA’s educational offerings.

NATA is happy to announce that Tamesha Logan has been named the association’s new associate executive director (AED). Logan has served as director of the NATA Marketing and Public Relations Department since 2014.

As NATA’s associate executive director, Logan will continue to advocate for and promote the athletic training profession. She will lead and oversee strategic initiatives as well as several departments, including Membership and Business Development, Marketing and Public Relations and Knowledge Initiatives.