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The 2016 Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by Long Beach State University was successfully held on April 10. The competition consisted of students from Long Beach State University, California State University Northridge, San Diego State University, Concordia University, and Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC). The event was started with a presentation and lab led by March Reichling, ATC, CES (UCLA) regardiing functionl approaches to rehabilitation techniques. Post-Lecture students participated in a…

Scott Tucker is currently in his 31st year as the Head Athletic Trainer for Cypress College (Cypress, CA). He came straight out of graduate school to assume this position from the infamous University of Utah, where he also taught Athletic Training Courses. Scott serves as the health care professional responsible for acute treatment, preventative medicine, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries for the 14 sports programs at Cypress College.  In addition…

In honor of Brain Injury Awareness and National Athletic Training month my sports medicine students and I created a campaign called 50-a-day.  The 23 of us, our AD, and the Lindsey family each committed to displaying a fact about TBI on a green balloon and a fact about AT on a blue balloon.  We then carried these balloons with us all day.  Every day this week each of us had…

Shelby LaMendola ATC, has worked for San Luis Sports Therapy as the outreach athletic trainer for Templeton High School since 2008. She has always taken the prevention/preparation domain very seriously, as well as educating athletes, coaches and parents about concussion recognition and management. On September 18, when Templeton High School Football star Isaac Lindsey removed himself from the field, one of the coaches recognized Isaac’s distress as a possible head…

On March 23rd St. Augustine High School in San Diego hosted an Athletes Saving Athletes (ASA™) program put on by the non-profit organization Advocates for Injured Athletes.  The primary goal of the program was to educate high school aged athletes to recognize potentially life threatening injuries. The program stresses that the athletes recognize the injury and go get help but not to evaluate or treat the injuries.  60 student athletes…

                              As part of NATM 2016, California State University, Fullerton promoted the athletic training profession locally and abroad. Assemblyperson Young Kim visited campus to see athletic trainers in action and to discuss our support of Assembly Bill 2007, a bill that would require youth sport organizations to follow guidelines regarding concussion safety and education.  In addition,…

The Athletic Training Program at Long Beach State had the privilege to participate in the Walk-a-Thon that supported the Boys & Girl Clubs of Long Beach and the Healthy Lifestyle Programs.   The BGCLB have 14 Clubs located in the most vulnerable parts of Long Beach offering homework help, sports, character-building activities and other programs that serve more than 5,500 kids annually. Our small but mighty cohort raised over $500 of…

On Sunday, March 20, Chase Paulson, MS, ATC, athletic training student Sarah Jimenez (University of La Verne), and Diamond Bar High School’s ROP Sports Medicine class volunteered for the City of Diamond Bar’s first annual “5k/1k Run Walk 4 Kids” by running the first-aid station. The goal of the event was to fundraise for the city’s youth sports facilities. Partnering with this goal, Chase and his group volunteered in hopes…

Jamie DeRollo, CATA Secretary and FWATA C&U Committee Chair, was the January recipient of the Educational Support Person Award for San Joaquin Delta College. Jamie is an Athletic Trainer for Delta’s Athletic teams. Her diligent work ethic and expertise making assessments on our athletes insures they are safe and able to perform at a high level. In addition to her usual duties, she tends to emotional and psychological needs of…

Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon (D-Whittier), Chair of the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee, hosted a screening of the film “Concussion”, March 1 in Sacramento at the historic Guild Theater, to raise awareness about the rise of traumatic brain injuries and discuss best practices for concussion prevention for athletes.  State Senators, Assemblymembers and their staff, as well as members of the community were invited to the screening, which…