The FWATA Public Relations Committee Social Media team is highlighting members of District 8 each month. This month we highlight Hawaii Representative to FWATA Managing Board, Garvin Tsuji, MS, ATC What first made you choose athletic training? What inspired you to become an athletic trainer? Like a lot of other AT’s, I was injured as a high school athlete and had nobody to turn to for advice. The day I…
In late February the California Athletic Trainers’ Association (CATA) hosted its 7th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Each year this event has grown in both offerings and attendance. Over 280 CATA members were in attendance this year, and each had an opportunity to take part in a Clinical Workshop on Advance Manual Therapy Techniques, and professional presentations from both young professionals like Chase Paulson, Heather Harvey, and Gina Biviano, as…
Your Protection is Our Priority National Athletic Training Month is held every March in order to spread awareness about the important work of athletic trainers. In addition to providing logos, posters, press releases, sample media alerts and PR toolkits, NATA also sponsors contests for its members. The 2017 slogan is “Your protection is our priority.” View all National Athletic Training Month resources below. Contests NATM Social Media Contest Student Leadership…
The Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) has set forth a resolution to adopt the month of March as National Athletic Training Month. The AUHSD Board of Trustees understands and promotes that the certified athletic trainers in the district are nationally certified and are dedicated to providing professional health care to all student athletes. AUHSD and the Board of Trustees has taken this resolution as an opportunity to inform parents,…
Bill currently serves as a full time athletic trainer at Mt. San Antonio College where he is the Head Athletic Trainer for Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Cross Country, Golf, and Track and Field, and assists with the other athletic programs at Mt. SAC. He is also the medical coordinator for the world famous Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational, the Foot Locker Western Regional Championship, and the US…
On February 11th, 2017 nearly 200 people were in attendance to celebrate the retirement of legendary athletic trainer Julie Max and her 37 years of service to CSU Fullerton. Julie Max’s trailblazing accomplishments prove that Titans do indeed reach higher. Defying gender barriers, Julie is one of only a few female head athletic trainers at the Division I level. She served two presidential terms at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association…
Chase Paulson, D8 Secondary Schools Committee Chair is on a mission. First let’s take a moment to thank Ross Oshiro, it is because of his hard work and dedication that Hawaii is the 8th state to have the ATLAS Map completed! All of Hawaii’s black dots have been removed and/or changed to their appropriate color. Way to go Ross and Hawaii! For the rest of our district, we have some work to…
Two hours before last Friday’s basketball games, Rancho Bernardo High’s head athletic trainer, Robbie Bowers, reviewed with his team its emergency protocols. They do the review frequently so — on the rare occasion their skills might be needed — they are ready to act, he said. The fourth quarter of the boys game against Westview became that rare occasion. “I heard a commotion going on and my wife sitting nearby…
Brea Olinda High School Receives National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School Award Program recognizes high schools that help to keep young athletes safe BREA, Calif. – Brea Olinda High School is the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School award for its athletic training program. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athletes. The award reinforces the importance of…
On January 4th, 2017 San Diego State University’s Athletic Training Education Program students Megan Lawler, Miguel Beltran, and Brean Noble are shown instructing high school students about the importance of immobilization using a Vacuum splint at the Southwest Sports Wellness Foundation’s High School Sports Medicine Seminar. SWSWF’s main goals with these seminars is to advocate for the importance of the Athletic Training profession and the entire sports medicine field. The…
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