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10 Reasons Why You Should Treat Your Athletic Trainer like Royalty
Athletic Trainers are the most underrated member of the athletic community. They keep us healthy and in tip-top condition. We truly owe them our entire career of success. However, they usually get treated pretty crummy. This article is dedicated to the Athletic Trainers everywhere spending their days taping ankles, making ice bags, and just generally being awesome. Here are a few reasons why you should definitely give your Athletic Trainer a massive hug, a delicious gift of their choosing, and then appreciate them greatly for the entire rest of your athletic career.
1. Athletic Trainers severely need to catch up on their ZZZZZZZZZZZZ’s.
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Using Big Data to Advance the Athletic Training Industry
My advice to other professionals: Start small, be deliberate and communicate with your staff members. The best injury prevention insights come from year-over-year data, which requires patience and consistency.
A Majority Of High Schools Lack Full-Time Athletic Trainers To Keep Kids Safe
Only 55 percent of athletes at public secondary schools have access to a full-time athletic trainer, according to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, and just 37 percent of public secondary schools have one. That’s not enough, both athletic trainers and medical experts argue.
Athletic Trainer, Not Trainer: Why It Still Matters
We need to continue to advocate for our profession, to our athletes, our coaches, to Athletic Training students, and to the general public: It’s Athletic Trainer, not Trainer.
Athletic Trainers and Physician Assistants: When One Begets the Other
Many PAs came to the profession through the ATC pipeline. My PA program at MEDEX in Seattle featured another ATC, and we’d often share the secret ATC handshake before class, indicating the bond that all trainers have.
Athletic trainers serve a critical – but often misunderstood – role in the delivery of medical care
Although the health professionals with whom athletic trainers collaborate understand the significant and important role they play in the delivery of health care, there is still a misunderstanding about athletic trainers.
School Athletes Often Lack Adequate Protection
With all the attention on national rules to prevent and properly treat injuries to professional and college athletes, it may surprise you to learn that there are no nationwide guidelines to protect high school athletes from crippling or fatal injuries.
The Top Qualities Teams Want in an Athletic Trainer
Competition for jobs as a trainer can be fierce, as more and more sports lovers realize the joy and satisfaction that can be had working in the field, on the court, or on the pitch.
Unrealistic Expectations
Our own expectations of the “best” athletic trainer are unrealistic. Let that sink in for a second. We all talk about the pressures and the role strain we have as ATs. Are some of these pressures a result of our own personal traits? Did we choose a profession that only fuels our desire for perfection even though achieving perfection may be impossible?
Why Certified Athletic Trainers Are Important
Along with the team physician, an athletic trainer can establish policies and procedures for the secondary school athletic training program to protect not only the student athlete, but school personnel, as well.
10 Reasons Why You Should Treat Your Athletic Trainer like Royalty
Athletic Trainers are the most underrated member of the athletic community. They keep us healthy and in tip-top condition. We truly owe them our entire career of success. However, they usually get treated pretty crummy.
Top 10 “Lessons Learned” from the Country’s Top Athletic Trainers
We sat them down at our annual meeting and picked their brains on the most valuable advice they have for new athletic trainers entering the market today. Take notes, newbies!
At Your Own Risk
Act and advocate for safety. By employing an athletic trainer you provide a safer approach to work, life, and sport.
Athletic Trainers 4 Athletic Trainers
Advocating for our profession, our practitioners and our patients.
Advocates for Injured Athletes
Advocates for Injured Athletes™ (A4IA) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting athletic trainers and student athletes. Our mission is to promote sports safety and to provide essential support, education, and resources to help keep athletes safe. We want YOU involved.
Athletic Business
Athletic Business is read by individuals representing colleges and universities, high schools, park and recreation departments, military branches and bases, health clubs, YMCAs, professional sports teams, stadiums and arenas, sports architecture firms, and hospital and corporate wellness centers.
BOC
The Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) was incorporated in 1989 as a not-for-profit credentialing agency to provide a certification program for the entry level athletic training profession.
College Athletic Trainers' Society
The College Athletic Trainers' Society was founded to provide high quality care to our student-athletes, to foster a close working relationship with organizations whose interests are to promote intercollegiate athletics, and to address the needs and concerns of full-time head and assistant athletic trainers at colleges and universities.
NATA Now
Blog from NATA. The mission of the National Athletic Trainers' Association is to represent, engage and foster the continued growth and development of the athletic training profession and athletic trainers as unique health care providers.
National Athletic Trainers' Association
The mission of the National Athletic Trainers'' Association is to enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession.
Professional Soccer Athletic Trainers' Society
Professional Soccer Athletic Trainers' Society (PSATS) is an organization made up of active Certified Athletic Trainer's and Canadian Athletic Therapist that currently work in Major League Soccer.
Public Safety Athletic Trainers Society
The Public Safety Athletic Trainer’s Society is a professional association representing athletic trainers working in fire and rescue, EMS, law enforcement as well as those supporting public safety health and wellness.
Specialty Athletic Training
Specialty Athletic Training believes that everyone deserves the chance to be fit. Individuals with special needs are overlooked by the fitness industry
The Athletic Edge
Team pride begins off the field. The Athletic Edge can make your visions a reality with custom designed and built athletic training room equipment and locker rooms as bold as they are.
The Essential Athletic Trainer
A site dedicated to athletic training students, athletes, parents, coaches and anyone interested in learning more about injuries at they pertain to sport.
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