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
The MAATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee is pleased to announce the availability of a grant to offset the cost of application for the NATA Safe Sports School Award. A total of 20 grants will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis. 1st time Safe Sports School Award winners will be eligible for … Read more
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
The MAATA has partnered with Innovative CEUs to provide online EBP home study courses. These courses are available to members and non-members of the MAATA. 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 2017 … Read more
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
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
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
We are five weeks out from the NATA National Convention. Registrations for the event are running high and it should be a great event. In addition to the NATA preparing to bring nearly 9,000 people together, the NATA continues to work on behalf of the members nationally. This past month had several important events: Capitol … Read more
MAATA Members, Each month, I hope to update our MAATA members happenings across the country. April bridges winter to summer and NATA activities are heating up. The NATA has had a flurry of activity in the past month including the following: NATA Sponsored Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport Meeting The 2017 Collaborative Solutions for … Read more