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2015 Bailey-Arnheim Games Set for Sunday, March 8, 2015

The 2015 Bailey-Arnheim Games (BAGs) will take place at California State University Long Beach on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Start time 10:00AM.  Check out more about this event contact Evamarie Balderas, BAGs President and Coordinator at evamariebalderas@gmail.com The “Bailey-Arnheim Games” are held in honor of the late Dan Bailey and Daniel D. Arnheim. Dan Bailey served as head athletic trainer at Long Beach State for 36 years and is considered…

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HATA Announces 2015 District 8 Representative

A Message from Sam Lee; President, Hawaii Athletic Trainers Association: The Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association (HATA) recently held their elections for various offices; Louise Inafuku has been elected as the Hawaii representative to the Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association/District 8 (FWATA/D8). Louise comes to this office with much experience already as she has previously served HATA as a treasurer for two terms of her own and finished someone else’s term…

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Holli Jackson Receives FWATA PR Excellence in Athletic Training Award

The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the 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, and very first recipient, is Holli Jackson MS, ATC, LMT of Edison High School in…

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Help Support the Women in Athletic Training Research Endowment

The NATA Research and Education Foundation’s Women in Athletic Training Research Endowment is about $6,000 short of reaching its goal and we would like your help to kick things into high gear before the 2015 Convention. Here is the suggestion: It would be great that as many of us as possible make at $10 donation to the NATAREF in honor of a woman who was influential in your athletic training career. …

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HCAMP Participates in Annual Hawaii Pacific Health Kid Fest

On Sunday, October 26, 2014 the Hawaii Concussion Awareness and Management Program (HCAMP) participated in Hawaii Pacific Health’s Annual Kids Fest promoting Children’s Health at the Bishop Museum. The Kids Fest is a free community health event designed to educate Hawaii’s children and families on healthy active lifestyles, exercise and nutrition, and injury prevention. The event will offer interactive health and wellness activities, fun games, entertainment and snacks. Volunteers educated kids and their parents by having them play…

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HATA & Bank of Hawaii Team Up at Annual Health Fair

The Bank of Hawaii held its annual health fair on Friday, October 17th. For the second year in a row, the Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association volunteered, providing information on proprioception training, theraband use at the workstation, and proper muscle engagement for sitting and standing. At two separate office sites, athletic trainers were able to reach out to 250 bank employees and promote the profession. Many bank employees left the fair…

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University of Hawaii ATs Volunteer at Ironman World Championship

On Saturday, October 11th 2014, University of Hawaii at Manoa Post-Professional Athletic Training Program students Timothy Cuddeback and Nicholas DePhillipo helped volunteer for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. They were part of the logistics and transportation crew and helped transport athletes to cots in the medical tent, triage, and weigh them in. They were a valuable asset to the medical team for the Ironman and made lasting relationships.  …

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The Fall Issue Newsletter is Here

Click Here to view the Fall 2014 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…

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Scott Sailor Wins NATA Presidential Election

The results the NATA presidential election are finalized, and former FWATA District Director, Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC, has been voted by the membership to be our next president. He will take office in June 2015. Our sincere thanks to Russ Richardson for his willingness to serve the association and to all the members who engaged in the voting process. We caught up with Sailor shortly after he received the big news from…

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