Press Releases Archive

DALLAS, TX – New research found that in an analysis of more than 26,000 injuries across high school and college that the sports with the most injuries were male football (25.6%), female basketball (8.5%), female soccer (8.1%), male basketball (7.1%) and female volleyball (6.5%). However, even though gymnastics and lacrosse accounted for fewer injuries, those injuries were typically associated with…

At the eighth Youth Sports Safety Summit this morning, leading health care experts released new recommendations, “The Inter-Association Task Force Document on Emergency Health and Safety: Best Practice Recommendations for Youth Sports Leagues,” published online first today in the Journal of Athletic Training, the scientific publication of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). These g…

DALLAS, September 21, 2015 –The National Athletic Trainers’ Association published today its new position statement on exertional heat illnesses, an update to the original 2002 document. Created by the NATA Research & Education Foundation, the statement appears in the September issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, NATA’s scientific publication. “We have greatly advanced the level of c…

DALLAS, March 22, 2012 –The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) today provided an overview of guidelines for emergency planning in athletics. The guidelines are designed to provide physicians, athletic trainers, coaches, athletic staff, school administrators, institutional and organizational safety personnel and parents with recommendations for managing medical emergencies at all levels…

DALLAS, June 27, 2007 – Over the past seven years, collapse during exercise due to complications from sickle cell trait has killed nine athletes. Of 136 sudden, non-traumatic sports deaths in high school and college athletes over a decade, 5 percent were due to exertional sickling. Today at its annual meeting, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) released an inter-association task fo…

Dallas, November 11, 2013 – Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most devastating injuries a young athlete can sustain, given the frequent need for surgery and extensive rehabilitation as well as the potential for long-term health problems.A new study, “A Multi-Sport Epidemiologic Comparison of ACL Injuries in High School Athletics” is the first of its kind to …

Dallas, March 11, 2015 – According to a new study, just over one third of every high school in the United States has at least one full-time athletic trainer, the gold standard of care recommended by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. “Athletic Training Services in Public Secondary Schools: A Benchmark Study,” appears in the February Journal of Athletic Training, N…

Dallas, May 20, 2015 – New research shows that throwing velocity improves following a sport-specific training regimen targeting the muscular endurance and power characteristics of the muscles of the body’s mid-section. “Sport-Specific Training Targeting the Proximal Segment and Throwing Velocity in Collegiate Throwing Athletes” will appear in the June Journal of Athletic Tr…

Baltimore, June 23, 2016 – In its continued commitment to reducing risk of injury and ensuring the health and well-being of athletes and physically active individuals, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association announced today the launch of At Your Own Risk (AYOR), a new public awareness campaign designed to educate, provide resources and equip the public to act and advocate for safety in work, l…

DALLAS - With preseason practices underway and fall sports around the corner, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) has released safety tips to ensure parents and others are well educated and that schools have established the best sports medicine practices. Currently, only 37 percent of U.S. public high schools have a full-time athletic trainer (AT). According to Safe Kids Worldwi…