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Two hours before last Friday’s basketball games, Rancho Bernardo High’s head athletic trainer, Robbie Bowers, reviewed with his team its emergency protocols. They do the review frequently so — on the rare occasion their skills might be needed — they are ready to act, he said. The fourth quarter of the boys game against Westview became that rare occasion. “I heard a commotion going on and my wife sitting nearby…

Brea Olinda High School Receives National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School Award Program recognizes high schools that help to keep young athletes safe BREA, Calif. – Brea Olinda High School is the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School award for its athletic training program. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athletes. The award reinforces the importance of…

On January 4th, 2017 San Diego State University’s Athletic Training Education Program students Megan Lawler, Miguel Beltran, and Brean Noble are shown instructing high school students about the importance of immobilization using a Vacuum splint at the Southwest Sports Wellness Foundation’s High School Sports Medicine Seminar. SWSWF’s main goals with these seminars is to advocate for the importance of the Athletic Training profession and the entire sports medicine field. The…

Jayne Ann Willett PhD, ATC, 62, passed away from a sudden illness on December 13, 2016 at her winter home in La Ventana, Baja, Mexico. Jayne was born July 4, 1954 in Sacramento, California, daughter of Paul Willett and Patricia King Kenyon. She is survived by her beloved husband of 19 years, Keith Casey, her father, Paul Willett (Carol), brother Steve Willett (Brenda), nieces Allison and Meredith, nephew Eric, grandniece…

The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the fall quarter award winner of the Excellence in Athletic Training Award. Each quarter, the Excellence in Athletic Training Award celebrates District 8 athletic trainers or athletic training student members who display an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development or enhancing the quality of health care. This quarter’s winner is Tony Ontiveros, MA, ATC.  Tony is currently the Assistant Athletics Director/Sports Medicine at…

It is always hard to really put into perspective the reality of natural disasters, especially when they occur across the country. After reading about the flooding in Louisiana, Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina and seeing the opportunity to help people in that area Stanford Sports Medicine sprang into action.  “We read about it, see it on the news, but we aren’t able to grasp how difficult it can be for individuals…

October 17, 2016 – In light of the CIF-Southern Section Commissioner’s letter last week urging member schools to hire a certified athletic trainer, I was given the opportunity with two colleagues to present at the CIF-SS annual AD & Principal Summit. Our topic was Current Trends in Athletic Training. We discussed the history of athletic training in our state and nation, the current status of educational changes, showed the video…

Niki Dehner, of Francis Parker School was able to help save a life. A teacher collapsed during the 2nd quarter of a varsity football game while he was running the scoreboard. The AT, Niki Dehner, was called up by fans so she went up to assess the situation while the team doc stayed down at the field. She said when she got up there, a few parents who were doctors…