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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 8, 2020 by NATA Staff

A History-Defining Moment in the Present

By David Gallegos, MA, ATC, Cert. MDT

District Seven Director

April 8, 2020 by NATA Staff

Texas ATs Work COVID-19 Drive-Thru Clinics

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.

April 7, 2020 by NATA Staff

NATA President, Shaq Team Up on Instagram Live Today

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have determined ways to remotely impact health care, wellness and safety for their patients and communities. One way NATA is doing this is by partnering with influencers to continue to promote patient care and prevention.

April 6, 2020 by NATA Staff

Collaboration, Experience Ease Campus COVID-19 Pressure

During the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have stepped up to help their communities and 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.

April 6, 2020 by NATA Staff

Social Distancing in Hong Kong as an AT

During the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have stepped up to help their communities and 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.

April 3, 2020 by NATA Staff

Candidates Share Their Favorite Thing About Being an AT

The April NATA News is now available online. In this issue, NATA presidential candidates Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, and Katie Walsh Flanagan, EdD, LAT, ATC, share an inside look to who they are on a personal level and as athletic trainers.

April 3, 2020 by NATA Staff

EAC: Goals and Initiatives

By Greg Williams and Lindsey Schroeder

April 2, 2020 by NATA Staff

Checklist Provides Remote Work Guidance During COVID-19

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many athletic trainers are exploring new ways to work, including telemedicine and online learning. As ATs work to find a new normal, NATA is here to help.

April 1, 2020 by NATA Staff

AT Discusses Second Round of COVID-19 in Taiwan

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.

March 31, 2020 by NATA Staff

Three Female ATs Take the Super Bowl

Editor's note: In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA would like to celebrate all women athletic trainers making a difference in the profession and their patients’ lives through a monthlong blog series. Julie Frymyer, DPT, MS, ATC, Tiffany Morton, MS, LAT, ATC, and Laura A.