In honor of Brain Injury Awareness and National Athletic Training month my sports medicine students and I created a campaign called 50-a-day. The 23 of us, our AD, and the Lindsey family each committed to displaying a fact about TBI on a green balloon and a fact about AT on a blue balloon. We then carried these balloons with us all day. Every day this week each of us had…
Shelby LaMendola ATC, has worked for San Luis Sports Therapy as the outreach athletic trainer for Templeton High School since 2008. She has always taken the prevention/preparation domain very seriously, as well as educating athletes, coaches and parents about concussion recognition and management. On September 18, when Templeton High School Football star Isaac Lindsey removed himself from the field, one of the coaches recognized Isaac’s distress as a possible head…
On March 23rd St. Augustine High School in San Diego hosted an Athletes Saving Athletes (ASA™) program put on by the non-profit organization Advocates for Injured Athletes. The primary goal of the program was to educate high school aged athletes to recognize potentially life threatening injuries. The program stresses that the athletes recognize the injury and go get help but not to evaluate or treat the injuries. 60 student athletes…
Click here to view the UNLV newsletter by the Rebel Athletic Training Society. Courtesy of Chely Arias Rebel Athletic Training Society|Historian
On Saturday, May 21st, the Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association held their annual student athletic training aide workshop at Kalaheo High School in Kailua. Activities included CPR hands-only training, fascial stretching, taping, splinting, and spine boarding. Talks included the realities of life as an athletic trainer, surf competition health care coverage, and the new degree requirements for athletic training students. Students were also provided a potluck of food, a t-shirt, and…
As part of NATM 2016, California State University, Fullerton promoted the athletic training profession locally and abroad. Assemblyperson Young Kim visited campus to see athletic trainers in action and to discuss our support of Assembly Bill 2007, a bill that would require youth sport organizations to follow guidelines regarding concussion safety and education. In addition,…
The Athletic Training Program at Long Beach State had the privilege to participate in the Walk-a-Thon that supported the Boys & Girl Clubs of Long Beach and the Healthy Lifestyle Programs. The BGCLB have 14 Clubs located in the most vulnerable parts of Long Beach offering homework help, sports, character-building activities and other programs that serve more than 5,500 kids annually. Our small but mighty cohort raised over $500 of…
On Sunday, March 20, Chase Paulson, MS, ATC, athletic training student Sarah Jimenez (University of La Verne), and Diamond Bar High School’s ROP Sports Medicine class volunteered for the City of Diamond Bar’s first annual “5k/1k Run Walk 4 Kids” by running the first-aid station. The goal of the event was to fundraise for the city’s youth sports facilities. Partnering with this goal, Chase and his group volunteered in hopes…
Jamie DeRollo, CATA Secretary and FWATA C&U Committee Chair, was the January recipient of the Educational Support Person Award for San Joaquin Delta College. Jamie is an Athletic Trainer for Delta’s Athletic teams. Her diligent work ethic and expertise making assessments on our athletes insures they are safe and able to perform at a high level. In addition to her usual duties, she tends to emotional and psychological needs of…
On Monday, March 14th, Kalaheo High School hosted their first career day. Any high school student interested in athletic training could sign up for the presentation. There were 4 different sessions and 100 kids showed up. The lectures included daily duties, education, clinical hours, settings, and certification requirements. Courtesy of HATA PR Committee
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