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District Director Update – October 2018

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 by Michael Catterson

Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act – Don’t Underestimate the Importance Unless you are living under a rock (or working 16 hour days and don’t see the news!), the President signed into law the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act on October 5th, 2018. This law was driven by the NATA and joined by several other sports … Read more

MAATA Call for Applicant – Student Executive Director

November 18, 2018October 17, 2018 by Michael Catterson

District 5 is sending a call for individuals interested in serving on the Student Leadership Committee for the 2019-2020 academic school year. The elected position will be for District V’s student Executive Director as well as representing District V on the NATA SLC. Even if you feel like you don’t have the experience, if you’re … Read more

District Director Update – Fall 2018

September 7, 2018 by Michael Catterson

District Director Update – Fall 2018 Happy Fall! The start of another year of sport brings excitement in the air. There is excitement with the kick-off of several key initiatives from the NATA as we head into this new season as well! Gather – Your new communications hub for everything Athletic Training Last month, the … Read more

IMPORTANT-Proposed Changes to MAATA By-Laws

January 22, 2018January 16, 2018 by Michael Catterson

MAATA members, The MAATA Board of Directors (BOD) has been closely evaluating how and when the elected members take office. The BOD voted to change the Policies and Procedures so that all officer elections take place in late fall, instead of running some elections in the spring and others in the fall. This gives newly … Read more

MAATA CEU Offerings!

August 6, 2019December 8, 2017 by Eric Smoyer

The MAATA has partnered with Innovative CEUs to provide online Category A and EBP home study courses. These courses are available to members and non-members of the MAATA. However, the MAATA will provide a coupon code to all MAATA Members in an upcoming e-mail, which will allow MAATA Members to receive a 30% discount on each course. Remember 2019 is a BOC reporting year, all certified athletic trainers need 10 BOC approved EBP CEUs plus 40 additional CEUs.

MAATA Committee Budget Request

October 7, 2019November 8, 2017 by Eric Smoyer

District Director’s Update-Fall 2017

November 6, 2017 by Michael Catterson

Congratulations to the following volunteers who will be representing District 5 on NATA Committees A special thank you and congratulations are in order for the following individuals who have been named to represent the MAATA membership on the following NATA committees: Mary Meier (Iowa) – Executive Committee for Education (ECE) Greg Williams (Missouri) – Education … Read more

ATs Care Peer-to-Peer Support Program

November 3, 2017 by Michael Catterson

The ATs Care program is designed to offer crisis management training opportunities for athletic trainers dealing with the aftermath of a critical incident. The mission of the ATs Care Committee is to aid ATs and AT students who have been through a critical incident by utilizing a peer-to peer-system to assist, monitor and encourage these … Read more

2018 Young Professionals’ Distinction Award

October 3, 2017 by Michael Catterson

The D5 Young Professionals are now taking nominations for our YP Distinction Award. This award is a unique and prestigious award for the District 5 Young Professionals. The Young Professionals’ Committee (YPC) wishes to recognize a young professional athletic trainer who has made a definitive impact on the athletic training profession and association at the … Read more

YP Rounds-October 2017

September 5, 2017 by Michael Catterson

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