Alisha Musume Smith, MS, ATC and owner of ATvantage Athletic Training and Anaheim Union School District received a proclamation in support of National Athletic Training Month on behalf of Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait on March 25th during the City Hall Council Meeting. They had the opportunity to address the Anaheim City Council, educating them about the profession of athletic training, as well as encouraging them to vote yes on AB…
Mt. SAC Athletic Trainers and students working with the LA 84 Foundation of Los Angeles Youth Days on March 21st-22nd. Athletic Training Staff provided medical overage for 5500 Elementary through Middle School aged track and field athletes from all over the Southern California area. The LA 84 Foundation was formed through the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The organization’s mission is to promote the Olympic…
With the recent push for access to an Athletic Trainer in youth sports, it is important for parents to know who they are trusting to watch over their children. Is your state regulating the practice of Athletic Training? Licensure is important for the Profession. It not only recognizes those who are qualified to call themselves Athletic Trainers, but it prevents us from those posing as Athletic Trainers. In California, nothing…
Several members of the Ohlone College Athletic Training staff participated in the 2nd Annual National Honors Society of Sports Medicine Seminar held in Northern California at Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors, on Thursday, March 20, 2014. High school athletic training students from Northern California, ranging from the Lake Tahoe area to Fresno and all parts in between, participated in the event. Head Athletic Trainer Jeff Roberts was…
On Feb. 12, 2014, Louise Inafuku was in the athletic training room at Iolani School when one of the school’s baseball players ran in and said a coach was down. He had collapsed on the baseball field. Immediately, she ran outside with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in hand. “As soon as I saw him, I knew he was in cardiac arrest,” she recalls. “I placed the AED pads on…
On Sunday, March 16th, Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association (HATA) Public Relations and Young Professionals Committees hosted a Zumba day event at McKinley High School in Honolulu, HI. Local instructors CJ and Sherry taught two Zumba classes and informational booths were presented by HATA and Hawaii Concussion Awareness and Management Program (HCAMP). The University of Hawaii at Manoa Post Professional Athletic Training Students hosted a rehab Olympics obstacle course for high…
Click Here to view the Spring 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: Carolyn Peters, MA, ATC, CSCS at 619.201.8734 or email: cpeters@sdcc.edu. Archived issues can be found on the Resources page in the “Quick…
California State Northridge Sports Medicine celebrated NATM by posting a “Fact of the Day” in the athletic training center to educate athletes and visitors to the facility. In addition to increasing awareness, the sports medicine staff teamed up with the CSUN Sport Clubs athletic training staff to host a shoe and clothing drive through Soles4Souls. Soles4Souls is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating poverty in disadvantaged communities both in the…
Templeton High School, in San Luis Obispo County, California, held its Annual Central Coast Athletic Training Games. High school sports medicine students compete in events such as ankle taping, ice bag wrap relay, and injured athlete carry to celebrate National Athletic Training Month. Shelby La Mendola, ATC from San Luis Sports Therapy is the Head Athletic Trainer for THS, and the creator and organizer of the event. Volunteer ATs &…
(Walnut, CA) On Saturday, March 15th, 2014, the Mt. San Antonio College Baseball Team took time to honor veterans of all branches of our military. The event held at Mazmanian Field brought several current and former students and staff together to show appreciation for their commitment and sacrifice for our country. The veterans were introduced, recognized on the field and enjoyed a post-game barbecue. On behalf of our baseball program…
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