Cal State Fullerton kicked off NATM 2014 with a bracelet-making event for staff, athletes, and anyone who wanted to support the athletic training profession. The bracelets were a symbol of encouragement, serving as a reminder to athletes and anyone else wearing them that ATs have their backs even through the tougher days. CSUF ATP students also dedicated an evening to support the baseball team. With the help from the campus,…
This video covers some basic information in reference to the proposed California legislation, AB 1890. Courtesy of Alisha Musume Smith
National Athletic Training Month was celebrated here at West Hills College Coalinga. The District representative of Senator Andy Vidak’s office, Francesca Dove visited to discuss the AB 1890 bill for State Licensure for Athletic Trainers. Needless to say she left here extremely knowledgeable about Athletic Trainers. Francesca did mention that she would be speaking to Senator Vidak’s Representative in his Capitol office this week to discuss the bill with him and…
San Diego Athletic Trainers kicked off National Athletic Training Month with Advocates for Injured Athletes’ inaugural event “Relay The Message.” It was a walk/jogathon to spread awareness of the profession of athletic training as well as a fundraiser for their Athletes Saving Athletes program (ASA). ASA teaches middle school and high school student athletes CPR and signs and symptoms of concussions and heat illnesses. The event had a great turnout…
On March 2, 2014 Katie Susskind of Stanford Sports Medicine presented at Expanding Your Horizons, a conference held in Berkeley, CA designed to introduce middle school girls to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. She spoke about what a career in athletic training and sports medicine entails and also about how a strong education in math and science helped her achieve her career goals. After a short 20 minute…
On Monday, February 27th, NATA President Jim Thornton joined members of the California Athletic Trainers Association for their Annual Symposium & Hit the Hill Day. Together they met with legislators at the California State Capital in efforts to lobby for licensure for athletic trainers. We had an extremely successful lobbying day in Sacramento for our licensure bill AB 1890. Thank you to the 104 ATs and students from across our…
San Diego State University Future Athletic Trainers’ Society (FATS) hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive on the SDSU campus on February 27, 2014 from 10am-4pm. Their mission was to gather as many people as possible to donate, as well as donate ourselves. The exact number of donors was unknown, but the Red Cross staff indicated that towards the end of the event they ran out of places to store the blood bags. They…
The San Diego State University Future Athletic Trainers’ Society (FATS) volunteered at the Women’s Running of the San Diego Half Marathon on February 22, 2014. FATS members provided assistance in 2 different medical tents that were set up for the competitive run as well as along the course. Courtesy of SDSU FATS
California Introduces AB 1890, the “Athletic Trainers’ Practice Act.” On February 19, 2014, the California Athletic Trainers’ Association (CATA) with California Assembly member Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park), introduced AB 1890, otherwise known as the “Athletic Trainers Practice Act.” The bill would regulate athletic trainers and prohibit any person without the proper credentials from engaging in the practice of athletic training. The bill is designed to be cost-neutral (meaning no cost would…
On February 15th, 2014, San Diego State University Future Athletic Trainers’ Society (FATS) participated in the Coronado Valentine’s Day 10k run. There, we were assigned to work the medical tent along with assigned EMTs. Our main job there was to assist in first aid. Some additional duties included icing runners down, making sure they stayed hydrated and also attending to injuries. Courtesy of SDSU FATS
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