NATA
June 26, 2023
Chiefs ATC inducted into NATA Hall of Fame
Kansas City Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder earned yet another award last week. After earning a Super Bowl title with the Chiefs in February, Burkholder — along with six others — was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers' A...
September 20, 2021
NATA, NCAA, AMSSM Release COVID-19 Vaccine Statement
NATA has joined the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, National Federation of State High School Associations, National Collegiate Athletic Association, U.S. Olympic &am...
October 16, 2019
NATA offers 6 recommendations to reduce specialization-related injuries
From the NATA In anticipation of National Youth Sports Specialization Awareness Week (third full week in October) the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) released an official statement with health-focused recommendations to reduce the...
June 25, 2019
Study: 52% of college programs follow medical model of care for student-athletes
A new survey of college and university athletic trainers shows that 51.7% of their collegiate-level sports programs follow the NCAA-legislated independent medical model of care. In addition, 76.3% of respondents feel they have medical autonomy — th...
October 8, 2018
New law reduces barriers to athletic trainers
After several years of collaborative work with members of Congress, the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) announced Friday that the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act was signed into law. The new law significantly improves legal ...
October 27, 2016
Grant program offers prep football teams access to athletic trainers
The NFL Foundation, in collaboration with Gatorade, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS), announced the launch of a pilot program to p...
September 13, 2016
U.S. House approves legislation protecting athletic trainers
From NATA The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R. 921), sponsored by Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Cedric Richmond (D-LA), which protects athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals who...
March 15, 2016
Fifteen high schools receive $50K grant for athletic trainers
From the National Athletic Trainers' Association The NFL Foundation, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Gatorade and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) today announced the winners of the Athletic Trainer...
Many school emergency plans in operation today are put in place with the understanding that the school day is in session and that all school-certificated and classified staff are on site.
Installing a preseason emergency response plan
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All public and private schools have an emergency response plan that al...