The Tragic Risks of American Football
Sixteen-year-old Chad Stover died playing a game after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Is the game worth it? It was Halloween night, and the Tipton Cardinals needed a tackle. With the team trailing Sacred Heart 27-18 in the opening round of the Missouri high school playoffs, a stop here–on first down and 10 with less than seven minutes to play–would help keep its fading season alive. As the running back…
Gatorade Secondary School Athletic Trainer Award: Now Accepting Nominations
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…
FWATA COPA Welcomes New Members and Plans Exciting Year Ahead
The Far West Athletic Training Association (FWATA) Committee on Practice Advancement (COPA) has an exciting year ahead. COPA promotes clinical opportunities in athletic training emerging settings of Military, Performing Arts, Occupational Health, Physician Extenders, Public Safety, New Sports, and Business. Welcoming its new members to the committee this July, COPA members were assigned to workgroups in their specialty field of emerging settings. Workgroups are currently meeting and planning their initiatives…
California Governor Signs Bill to Limit Football Practices
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that will limit football practices for middle-school and high school students, a movement that is gaining steam across the country as awareness of the dangers of repeated hits to the head increases. The California law prohibits teams from holding full-contact practices during the off-season and limits them to no more than two 90-minute, full-contact practices a week during preseason and…
California State Governor Vetos AB1890
A Message from Mike West; President, California Athletic Trainers Association: Despite the Governor’s veto of Title Protection of Athletic Training (AB 1890) in California, considerable momentum is being generated by the CATA’s Legislative Action Team (LAT). This group of 70 athletic trainers have tirelessly volunteered their time to support organized grassroots lobbying for regulation in CA. The team was created in 2012 as a way to get more people involved…
A Message from the NATA Committee on Professional Ethics
It’s up to you to protect our association and our credential… By Dr. Jim Berry, ATC, Chair – NATA Committee on Professional Ethics As the Chair of the NATA’s Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) for the past year, I have grown increasingly concerned about the number and types of cases that are being reported to our committee for investigation and adjudication. Of greater concern is the fact that, in most…
Do You Have Your NPI Number?
NATA strongly encourages all Athletic Trainers to register for their National Provider Identifier number (NPI) “An NPI number is a professional requirement that adds credibility to the individual and the profession,” said Amy Callender, NATA Government Affairs Director. “NATA encourages all members to obtain their NPI number, which will stay with them for the rest of their career, no matter their job setting or employer.” Applying for an NPI number is quick,…
AB 1890 Passes out of Senate Business and Professions
A Message from Mike West; President, California Athletic Trainers Association: AB 1890 passed out of the Senate Business, Professions and Economic development committee with a unanimous vote! The bill still does not have any formal opposition and we hope to have similar success on the senate floor in the next couple of weeks! Thanks to all of you who wrote letters of support and asked others to do the same.…
President Obama Announces NATA/NFL/PFATS Collaboration
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association, in collaboration with the Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society, will support a national initiative to place athletic trainers (ATs) in underserved high schools in NFL markets during the 2014 football season. The National Football League Foundation and NFL teams will provide $1 million, with the NATA adding another $125,000, to improve the health and welfare of those student athletes. The announcement was made during the…
National Headlines
- Study: Head Trauma May Be Possible to Diagnose With Substances in the Blood September 7, 2018
- 5 SE Indiana High Schools Earn NATA Awards September 7, 2018
- Studies Show Vitamin D Has Big Benefits for Athletes September 7, 2018
- Former Billings Bulls Athletic Trainer Mike Muir Front and Center for Stanley Cup Final September 7, 2018
- New Research Shows ACL Repair Holds-up Over Time September 7, 2018
- High School Athletic Trainer Saves Life With CPR September 7, 2018
