On December 8, 2018 the Long Beach Sports Medicine Club sponsored a banquet to induct Ms. Kris Boyle-Walker, MPT, OCS, ATC, CHT into their Hall of Fame. Kris joins a prestigious group of athletic trainers, Daniel Arnheim, Dan Bailey, Keith Freeseman and Wilda Bingham who have been inducted into this Hall of Fame. These special athletic trainers have touched the lives of several generations of Long Beach State athletic training…
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the more than 200 participants in the mid-October football double-header at Veterans Memorial Stadium, when it came to safeguarding the island’s future, the most important person there wasn’t a player or coach, even a referee, all of whom were male. It was the lone woman on the field. Florence ‘Tuto`atasi’ Wasko, America Samoa’s sole athletic trainer, worked both games. She kept score by her own…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the Fall 2018 Quarter winner of the Excellence in Athletic Training Award as John Grigsby, ATC. 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. Grigsby is in his 13th year at Miramonte High School (MHS)…
Byron Paul Wildermuth, PT, a pioneer in sports physical therapy and well-known rehabilitation clinician in the San Diego area, passed away at his home in San Diego on September 17, 2018 after a prolonged illness related to congestive heart failure. He was 84. Mr. Wildermuth is survived by his wife of 32 years, Kathy A. Wildermuth of San Diego, two children from a previous marriage, Chris Wildermuth of Plantation, Fla.…
On October 11, FWATA athletic trainers Katie Susskind Risso MAT, ATC and Lauren Hoyt MAT, ATC joined social media influencer Amanda Rodriquez (better known as the Dude Mom) for a Facebook Live Q&A event about youth concussions. The event, Concussions 101: What Parents Need to Know, was geared toward parents and school administrators and touched on the importance of athletic trainers in every secondary school, common misconceptions about concussions, basic concussion facts,…
On Monday, October 15, 2018 Heather Harvey, MA, ATC and Chase Paulson, MS, ATC presented at the California Interscholastic Federation – Southern Section’s (CIF-SS) Athletic Administrator & AD Summit. Their topic of “Current Trends in Athletic Training” covered recent legislative updates from the passing of CA Assembly Bill 2009 (AEDs, EAPs, and interscholastic sports), as well as Emergency Action Planning when a school does not have a certified athletic trainer.…
On July 13-14, the Hawaii Concussion Awareness & Management Program (HCAMP) conducted it’s 9th annual Concussion Summit at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Our featured speakers included Dr. Paul McCrory the primary author of the Berlin Concussion Consensus Statement, Karen McAvoy, PsyD, author of REAP and Get Schooled On Concussions, Emily Kosderka, ABD, ATC from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon and Dr. Neeru Jayanthi from Emory University. Go to…
On August 4, 2018 Jim Porter, longtime Clark County School District Head Athletic Trainer received the Las Vegas Lights Pink Scarf. This recognition is presented by the Las Vegas Lights FC to those in the community that represent the same mission as they do: “we are by Las Vegas, for Las Vegas and of Las Vegas”. Porter was recognized in an on-field ceremony before that night’s game. Other honorees include…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the summer quarter 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. The quarter’s winner is Liana Finer, Athletic Trainer at Kailua High School in Kailua, Hawaii. Liana helped…
Each August the Nikkei Games Basketball Tournament donates to the FWATA Mark Ando & Ito Family Scholarship Fund for providing Athletic Training Services during the 2 day tournament. It is a 3-on-3 tournament with 450 teams for 6 year olds to adults. Local ATs volunteers were able to meet Girl Scout, Jennifer Liu. We were all impressed with Jennifer’s enthusiasm to support CATA and it’s efforts with AB 3110. The…
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