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Plan Your Annual Meeting Schedule from Your Phone

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

Quickly find information about the 2012 NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia on your phone with the NATA Mobile Application. Get schedules, information about St. Louis, session details, instant alerts and much more! This application works on the iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry platforms. Use this technology to make your Annual Meeting even better.

FREE Webinar: Evidence-Based Practice for Athletic Trainers

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

Sara Brown, MS, ATC, Chair of the NATA Executive Committee for Education, will present "Evidence-Based Practice for Athletic Trainers: Everyone Benefits," a FREE webinar for NATA members, at 11 a.m. CT June 12. The webinar will introduce participants to Evidence-Based Practice in athletic training, including the implications of EBP to the profession and how to implement EBP into everyday practices. Real world examples will be followed by a Q&A session. This webinar is worth one CEU.

Apply Now for Young Investigators Mentoring Program

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

The United States Bone and Joint Decade/Initiative Research Committee offers a grant mentoring program to provide early-career investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers and learn skills needed to pursue an academic career. Composed primarily of workshops, the program is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers nominated by their department or division chairs. The deadline to apply is July 15. Learn more about the program on USBJD/I's website.

Don't Miss This Month's NATA News

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

The May 2012 NATA News features profiles of the members of the 2012 Hall of Fame class. Read about their contributions to the profession on pages 12-33. There is also a new entry in our ongoing "Day in the Life" series, beginning on page 40, which follows a day with the Professional Bull Riders tour. And don't miss a Foundation update outlining events at the Annual Meeting and changes to the Free Communications Program (page 38).

Plan for Foundation's Silent Auction

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

The 2012 NATA Foundation Silent Auction will feature some great items at the Annual Meeting in St. Louis. Located on the trade show floor, a variety of items will be up for bid. Proceeds will go toward funding athletic training scholarships and research grants. To donate items, contact Holly McCauley at hollym@nata.org.

Grassroots Star of the Week

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

Cornell Smith, MS, ATC, is the NATA Grassroots Star of the Week! Smith met with Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5) on April 21 to discuss the athletic training profession and supporting HR 2785. Have you done your part to promote the profession lately? Never underestimate the power of grassroots effort.

Colleges Increasing Sports Safety Rules to Help Prevent Injuries

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

When college athletes return to their games this fall, they'll be met by some new rules from the NCAA including that football kickoffs will move from the 30-yard to the 35-yard line to increase safety for players and football players whose helmets snap off while playing will have to leave the field immediately. "We get pushback as we discuss new rules, but player safety is our driving force," says David Klossner, head of health and safety for the NCAA.

Study: Single Season Of Hits May Harm Athletes' Ability To Learn

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

Just a single season of contact sports can take a toll on college athletes' ability to learn, according to a new study. Overall, one season's worth of repetitive hits did not seriously harm players' thinking and memory skills, but when it came to learning, a small group of players was negatively affected.

Safety Shock: AEDs Save Lives

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

They are called automatic external defibrillators or AEDs. When used properly, they can literally shock a heart attack victim back to life. Because heart attacks can be caused by strenuous exercise, or even when young athletes get hit in the chest by a ball, the devices are required to be within 100 yards of many outdoor athletic locations.

Big Ten to Study Head Injuries in All Sports

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany announced that the conference's member schools will begin a research study to determine how head injuries affect athletes. The research initiative includes all Big Ten sports. "We basically lack across the country great longitudinal information," Delany said. "So we're trying to organize ourselves in a way to begin to develop that information."

N.H. House Passes Requirement on Athlete Concussions Policy

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 402, which requires all school boards in the state to develop guidelines to deal with concussions. The bill, which has the support of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association and others, would have school districts distribute information on the risk and nature of concussions to coaches, students, athletes and their parents.

Can Runners Have 'Too Many Miles on the Tires?'

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

From Gina Kolata: I used to run with a guy who was unhappy with the way his performance had deteriorated over the years. In his early 20s, he said, he had been super-fast. A couple of decades later and about 20 pounds heavier, he had lost that amazing speed. "Too many miles on the tires," he would say. His idea was that if you start racing when you are young, you will be worse in middle age than if you started fresh when you were older.

Does Gender Matter for Athlete Injuries?

21 May 2012 10:05:23 CDT

With the predominance of male athletes featured on television and covered in the media year-round, most Americans are familiar with some of the most common injuries sustained by men in various sports. As the 2012 Summer Games approaches, female athletes will have additional opportunities to be featured, but are their potential injury risks the same as their male counterparts?