Press Releases Archive

DALLAS, May 15, 2013 –With the spring sports season well underway and summer preseason practices and youth league games around the corner, young athletes are already enjoying warm weather activities and competition. “Every team and athlete should have sports safety as a top priority,” says Larry Cooper, chair of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Secondary School Committee and head athlet…

DALLAS, May 22, 2012 – During its 63rd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) will formally welcome Katherine “Kathy” I. Dieringer, EdD, ATC, LAT; Mary Beth Horodyski, EdD, ATC, LAT, FNATA; and Julie Rochester, EdD, ATC, to its board of directors. NATA’s annual meeting will take place June 26-29 at the America’…

Dallas, August 12, 2015 – Collegiate women’s gymnastics programs continue to recruit student athletes who began specialized training at an early age. That specialization, combined with high-impact upper and lower extremity movements, places many athletes at increased risk of overuse injury, especially if they avoid early warning signs. Examining the incidence of injuries will help scho…

DALLAS, January 11, 2017 – A new special issue of the Journal of Athletic Training focuses on tactical athletes – those in service professions such as the military, firefighting and law enforcement. They often face stressful, rigorous and demanding challenges, frequently under life-threatening conditions, while carrying heavy gear. The Journal of Athletic Training is the scientific publication of …

Dallas – School is out (or is about to be), and that means it’s time for summer sport camp. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) offers these important safety tips for parents to consider to ensure a great experience for their young athletes: Before they go Make sure your child has had a pre-participation physical examinations (required by most camps) and that you hav…

DALLAS, TX – Despite ongoing tragedies in sports as well as research from a host of sources – including the American Academy of Pediatrics – which state schools with athletic trainers (ATs) have lower injury rates, 1 a study released today showed that 34% of public and private high schools, have no access to athletic trainers in the United States. Furthermore, the study indicates that lack of appr…

DALLAS, June 5, 2014 –The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) will present new and timely research during its 65th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo at the Indianapolis Convention Center (100 South Capitol Avenue). If you’re looking for breaking news on emergency planning; youth sport safety protocols; concussions; complex injuries of the central nervous system; neur…

DALLAS, June 5, 2012 – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) will present new and timely research during its 63rd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia at the America’s Center (701 Convention Plaza), June 26-29. Highlighted below are topics of noteworthy interest to be presented during the week. In addition, NATA will release best practice recommendations from…

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15, 2016 – At the seventh Youth Sports Safety Summit this morning, leading health care experts released a new study – “Age Differences in Recovery After Sport-Related Concussion: A Comparison of High School and Collegiate Athletes.” The event was convened by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Youth Sport Safety Alliance, comprising nearly 260 sports and heal…

DALLAS, February 14, 2017 – NATA supports and formally endorses inter-association consensus statements released by the NCAA focused on the management of sport-related concussions, independent medical care for collegiate student athletes and year-round football practice contact. The NCAA Sports Science Institute collaborated with NATA and other leading medical and sports medicine organiza…