Aaron Gill, ATC received the Safe Sports School Award at Marin Academy in San Rafael, CA. “Marin Academy is honored to receive this 1st team recognition from NATA, and we remain committed to keeping our student athletes safe during team practices and games so they can accomplish their own goals of great competition, winning records, fair sportsmanship and good health. Our goal is to lead our athletics program to the highest…
During any athletic practice or game involving Venice High School, there is more than one Gondoliers team on the court or playing field. Venice is one of a handful of schools in L.A. Unified with its own Sports Medicine Team whose members oversee the safety and well-being of the Gondoliers’ athletes. Rather than enjoying the game with their friends in the bleachers, the student trainers watch from the sidelines for any sign of…
In support of National Athletic Trainers Month, Drug Free Sport (a national sports drug testing and education company and long-time sponsor of NATA) has a Continuing Education Award competition underway. This honor specifically acknowledges high school and collegiate certified athletic trainers who are on the front lines of preventing drug abuse and educating student-athletes on health and wellness. Since 2013, we have awarded more than $23,000 to qualified ATCs. The…
It was only a few days into my high school career when I realized that the padded walls in the gymnasium were not only that; one section opened into a fluorescent-lighted room with a desk and a padded table, with muffled sounds of conversation, laughter and the unmistakable sound of tape being torn starting up shortly after the final school bell rang. I’d found the athletic trainer’s office. While I…
The Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee is proud to introduce an opportunity to continue to give back to the community, while we promote the profession we all love so much, Athletic Training. In coordination with The Shade Tree Shelter, we will be visiting the shelter to offer help by: serving meals, helping at Noah’s Animal House, teaching a life skills class, helping out in the Children’s Activity Center, job development, working in…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the winter 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. This quarter’s winner is Robbie Bowers, ATC. Robbie has been the head athletic trainer at Rancho Bernardo High…
It is time to honor the FWATA members who have achieved the pinnacle recognition in athletic training. The FWATA Hall of Fame Award is the highest honor any member of FWATA can achieve. It is to recognize dedicated members who have spent countless hours as an athletic trainer, mentoring students and athletes as well as volunteering their personal time to advance the Athletic Training profession. This year, we will be…
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…
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