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Huntington Beach, CA Holli Jackson MS, ATC, LMT, athletic trainer at Edison High School, is the District 8 Gatorade Secondary School Athletic Trainer of the Year Award. As part of the award, Holli received a grant for her program, as well as different Gatorade products from the performance package, a sideline cart, and an all-expense paid trip for the 2018 NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo. About the award and…

In November, Assemblyman Marc Berman visited Stanford University to meet with athletic trainers and tour the healthcare facilities there. Assemblyman Berman is a co-author on AB 1510, which would grant licensure to athletic trainers in the state of California if passed. California continues to be the only state that does not mandate licensure for athletic trainers. Assemblyman Berman toured the NCAA varsity sport facilities, the Phillip & Penelope Knight Athletic…

Katella High School in Anaheim, CA and Walnut High School in Walnut, CA both received the Safe Sports School award in 2017. Students from CSU Fullerton (mentored by Tricia Kasamatsu) participated in the process along with Nelson Chen (Walnut High School) and Ali Lacayo (formerly of Katella High School).   Courtesy of FWATA PR Committee

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The $260,000 renovation of Cal Poly Athletics’ Sports Medicine and Athletic Training room inside the Mott Athletics Center is complete. The 2,500-square-foot area underwent a complete transformation and, on Friday, officially became the Slover Center for Sports Medicine in honor of Kristal Slover, Cal Poly’s assistant athletic director/head athletic trainer for over 15 years. Last updated in the early 1990s, the space services all 550…