Press Releases Archive

INDIANAPOLIS, March 22, 2016 – In 2015 alone, 50 high school athletes’ lives were lost during sport or physical activity while thousands of others have long-term complications resulting from athletic injuries. The second annual Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport press event, hosted by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSS…

Nearly 100 members of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) from 30 states will descend on Congress on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, for the organization’s annual Capitol Hill Day in an effort to educate members of Congress about the athletic training profession and request support from their senators for S. 808, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act. The legislation, which would protect…

DALLAS – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association inducted the first African American woman, René Revis Shingles, PhD, AT, ATC, into the prestigious Hall of Fame at the NATA 69th Clinical Symposia and AT Expo in New Orleans on Thursday, June 28. The Hall of Fame is the highest honor an athletic trainer can receive and recognizes individuals who exemplify the mission of NATA through significant …

Contacts: Robin Waxenberg Honey Hamilton Robin Waxenberg & Associates NATA robin@robwax.com honeyh@nata.org 917-301-1350 972-532-8812 August 11, 2020 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, AMERICAN MEDICAL …

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2014 – In its continued effort to address appropriate safety measures for youth athletes, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association hosted today the fifth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. The event built upon the success of the NATA-founded Youth Sports Safety Alliance and its prior summits. The Alliance, comprising nearly 150 organizati…

DALLAS, TEXAS, February 10, 2015 – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) announces the introduction of the Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth (SAFE PLAY) Act on February 10, 2015. More than 7 million high school students participate in athletics each year, and more than 30 million children participate in organized sports…

DALLAS, July 29, 2011 –With August nearly here and preseason school sports practices underway, college and high school athletes are returning to the field, mat, gym or arena ready to tackle, kick or swing their way into fall sports activities. “As athletes return to the competitive sports roster, they should gradually acclimatize to their activity of choice and to follow sports safety …

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Maggie Hassan highlighted the importance of the Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act, which was introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen and cosponsored by Senator Hassan. The legislation helps combat the heroin, fentanyl, and opioid crisis in New Hampshire and across the country by increasing prevention programs in schools, communities, and youth athlet…

DALLAS – The Senate passed the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017, which provides legal protections for sports medicine professionals, such as athletic trainers, when traveling outside their primary state to care for student athletes. This is a positive step toward reducing barriers when caring for student athletes. In many states, no legal protection is provided for sports me…

(DALLAS, TX) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to recognize National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) as a National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) Champion. The NYSS, released in September 2019, called for a national strategy to increase youth sports participation. The NYSS is the first Federal roadmap with actionable strategies to increase participation in you…