Alison Aubert MS, ATC was inducted into the 19th Solano Community College Athletics Department Hall of Fame on October 3rd, 2015. Alison has been the head certified athletic trainer at Solano Community College since 1993, and has been a college athletic trainer since 1987. Alison has also worked for USA track and field since 1984. She was an athletic trainer for track and field in the Los Angeles (1984) and Atlanta…
SSATC and Gatorade are excited to announce The Gatorade Secondary School Athletic Trainer Award. This award recognizes a certified athletic trainer from each NATA district who has made outstanding contributions in furthering their high school’s athletic care program or the overall profession of secondary school athletic training. Each winner will receive a $1,000 grant toward the program featured in their submission; a Gatorade G Series Performance package – which includes…
On September 28th AT’s Holli Jackson (Edison High School in Huntington Beach, CA) and John Hansen (Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, CA) have been selected by the CIF Southern Section as the 2015 Jim Staunton Champions for Character award recipients. The CIF-SS selects their winners due to their “fierce competitive nature” and for “trustworthy, responsibility, respect, fairness, caring and citizenship.” “This award was completely unexpected but I was…
On September 27th 2015, NATA President Scott Sailor cheered on the 40 plus runners who participated in the San Diego State University, Future Athletic Trainers Society inaugural 5K where they raised $1500 for Advocates for Injured Athletes. “We should all volunteer our time to our profession, we never know where it may lead.” states senior student Daniel Rosselli. The following day President Scott Sailor made a visit to…
Click Here to view the Fall 2015 FWATA Newsletter. This electronic newsletter is published twice a year by the Far West Trainers’ Association for its members. For information contained in this newsletter or to submit articles or ideas please contact the FWATA Newsletter Editor and District 8 Secretary: Lyn Nakagawa, MA, ATC, CSCS at 808.956.7144 or email: lynhn@hawaii.edu. Archived issues can be found on the Resources page in the “Quick Links” column under “Newsletters“.
Anaheim based ATvantage Athletic Training assisted in providing athletic trainers for the 10th anniversary Disneyland Half Marathon taking place over Labor Day weekend, September 5-7, 2015. Care is provided for thousands of runners, with athletic trainers placed in course tents, at the finish line, and in the self serve treatment areas. ATvantage helps staff these races, which occur four times per year. For more information, visit www.theATvantage.com. Courtesy…
The San Diego High School Athletic Trainers Association held their 8th Annual Spine Boarding and Equipment Removal review at St Augustine High School, followed by CPR renewal. Special guests included the local SDFD Station 14, along with Paramedic Field Training Coordinator and Clinical Educator for City of San Diego EMS – Rural/Metro of San Diego and San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The focus was, of course, the recently updated NATA Consensus…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the spring quarter 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 Lorita Granger ATC of UCLA in Los Angeles, CA. “I am honored to…
California Baptist University students took part in a unique class assignment Aug. 5 that brought a medical evacuation helicopter to the Front Lawn for a mock medical exercise. The helicopter is operated by Mercy Air, a full-service air medical transport system that has served California and Nevada for 25 years. The company provides rapid emergency transportation by helicopter for critically ill and injured patients. An ambulance and a Riverside Fire…
The 2015 Special Olympics World Games took place in sunny Los Angeles, CA from July 25th to August 2nd. California State University, Northridge athletic training students had the privilege of volunteering alongside Kaiser medical doctors and many allied health professionals in administering care to over 6,500 athletes representing 165 nations. Students assisted in covering the opening festival, tennis, track and field, softball, and soccer. Seeing the camaraderie between the athletes…
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