On January 14, 2014 (Walnut, CA) Mt. SAC Head Athletic Trainers, Andy Paulin and Bill Ito, both received big news from USA Track and Field (USATF) this past month. Paulin was named the 2013 USATF Dr. C. Harmon Award Winner, while Ito was named the Head Athletic Trainer of the 2014 USATF IAAF World Junior Championship Team. The Dr. C. Harmon Brown Award is awarded annually to an individual whose…
The FWATA Research and Grants Committee conducts an awards competition for the Free Communications Program. During the FWATA Annual Meeting, presentations from both the Peer Reviewed and Student Exchange Tracks will be judged and selected winners will receive awards ranging from $100 to $225. The FWATA Research & Grants Committee offers two different submission options for participation with the Free Communications Program: Peer Reviewed Track (available to all NATA members…
In December, Stanford athletic trainers Jesse Free and Lindsey Dame traveled to Tokyo, Japan to present at the Global Center of Excellence Symposium which was held at Waseda University on December 21, 2013 . The symposium was focused on sports medicine in soccer specifically. Free presented on concussion recognition, management, and return to play criteria; while Dame presented on ACL rehab and functional progression as part of the return to…
As winter arrives and the temperature drops, warmth becomes a basic necessity for those less fortunate who may be without a home, a bed, or even a blanket. For the past twelve years, the Cal State University Fullerton – Athletic Training Education Program has donated thousands of warm blankets to the needy of southern California. Most recently the blankets have been donated to the Orange County Rescue Mission, but previous…
Hawaii Heart Foundation and Kaiser Permanente sponsored a free heart screening on November 2, 2013 at Moanalua High School. About 150 males and females from ages 14-22 participated. They all went through screenings and learned hands only CPR and AED. Athletic trainers, Reid Takano and Cynthia Shimoda, from Moanalua High School volunteered to help during the screenings. The program also presented the school with an AED to use in their…
Local athletic trainers and athletic training students from Japan helped a Japanese running club with evaluations, pre and post race treatment, taping, massaging and icing during the Honolulu Marathon which took place on December 8th. This community of Japanese athletic trainers working in Hawaii has increased over the past decade and has been helping the Japanese running club, consisting of over 200 mostly novice runners, since 2008. Marathon race day…
On November 19th, athletic trainers from the Oahu Interscholastic Association collaborated for the weight-monitoring program of the 2013-2014 wrestling season. Hydration, measured by urine specific gravity, weight and body fat, measured by skin fold assessment, were collected for each athlete in order to determine the safest weight class to compete. Over 950 athletes from 21 schools were tested in order to avoid potentially harmful rapid weight reduction practices. Athletic trainers from the…
The Fullerton College Athletic Department recognized former teacher, athletic trainer and mentor Bill Chambers for his 38 years of dedication to Fullerton College and his contributions to the Athletic Training profession. Bill was honored on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm during halftime of the 91st “Key to the County” football game vs. Santa Ana College by naming the athletic training room after him. During the event a bronze…
At the 2009 NATA National Convention in San Antonio, TX , Wayne Northrup, CSCS, ATC (Assistant Athletic Trainer, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Instructor at Windward School in Los Angeles) donated blood at the NATA’s blood drive, as he does at every national convention he attends. That year something different happened. He was asked if he was interested in registering to be a bone marrow donor. The entire process of what…
Last Wednesday started as a typical day in the sports medicine classroom at Valencia High School. Students were busy tending to student athletes, applying ice packs, helping with stretches and taping joints. But then basketball head coach Rocket Collins burst into the room with startling news: a basketball player, Chibuzo Ikonte, had collapsed and lost consciousness after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest. A trio of students sprang to action. Their…
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