Mission Statement: The Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association is an allied health professional association dedicated to enhancing the quality of health care for the physically active through the promotion of professional growth, educational enhancement, as well as, the recognition of the certified athletic trainer and their value as health care providers.

Invite to WATA Annual Meeting & Symposium PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 07 March 2010 20:11

Dear Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association Members:

 

We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Annual Meeting and Symposium being held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, April 22-24, 2010.

 

With Eau Claire being in close proximity to Minnesota and especially the Twin Cities, we would like to extend this invitation to our athletic training neighbors to the west.  We are excited to offer a varied educational program with several opportunities for hands-on experience.  We are especially pleased to have Pat Sexton as our keynote speaker.

 

Complete program and registration information can be found online at http://www.watainc.org/news/annual.html.
We look forward to having you visit us in Eau Claire for our Annual Symposium!

 

Sincerely,

Lynn Reuss, LAT  & Bob Stow, PhD, LAT
Co-Chairs WATA Program & Planning Committee

 
National Sports Safety in Secondary Schools PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 07 March 2010 20:03

Dear Athletic Trainer,

 

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association has commissioned the Athletic Training Program at A.T. Still University to conduct a study to assess student-athlete access to athletic training services in secondary schools.  The “National Sports Safety in Secondary Schools Benchmark™ (N4SB)” study is an important first step in identifying how the health and safety of student-athletes can be improved.

 

We invite you to participate in this short survey, which is being distributed to athletic trainers across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Please follow this link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5M3DCFW Simply click on this address to go directly to the survey. If this does not work, "copy and paste" this address into the address bar of your Internet Browser.

 

Your participation in this research is strictly voluntary. Furthermore, your response (or decision not to respond) will not negatively affect you. Please note that your responses will be used for research purposes only and will be strictly confidential. The A.T. Still University Institutional Review Board has approved this study.

 

Your completion and submission of the questionnaire indicate your consent to participate in the project.

 

Thank you in advance for your participation. If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 480-219-6035) or Russell Lowe ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 972-532-8827).

 

Sincerely,
Tamara Valovich McLeod

 
MATA Executive Council Call for Nominations PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 09:42
MATA Nominations are now Open

Attention MATA Members:
If you are interested in getting involved in the MATA, now is the opportunity. The MATA is accepting nominations for the following Executive Committee positions:

•    President-Elect
•    Secretary

If you interested in any of the positions, you may contact any of the Executive Committee members to learn more about each position.  Job descriptions for committee positions can be viewed at the MATA website (by-laws section).

Brent Millikin will be coordinating the nomination process. He can be contacted for the nomination form at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

The acceptance of nominations will close on March 19th, 2010.   Elections will be conducted on–line.  After nominations are submitted, biographies of each of the candidates will be available for membership viewing.  Voting will be open 6 weeks prior to the State Meeting for a total of 4 weeks.

Election results will be made available to the membership prior to the 2010 MATA State Meeting & Symposium in Mankato, MN, which will be held on May 14th–15th, 2010.
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Changes to the GLATA Consitution & Bylaws PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 01 February 2010 10:39

Dear GLATA Members:

As many of you are aware, the GLATA Executive Board charged a task force with re-writing the associations Constitution and Bylaws. After about 2 years of work, we are ready to present the new Bylaws to the association. In order for the new Bylaws to be adopted, the membership will vote on this on March 12, 2010 at the GLATA Annual Winter Business Meeting. I urge your attendance at this event.


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2010 MATA Annual Meeting & Symposium Call for Submissions PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 29 January 2010 13:41

The Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting and Symposium will be held May 14th and 15th at Minnesota State University Mankato.  This year's theme will be, "More Than A Feeling:  Science and Evidence of Sports Medicine".

As part of the symposium, we are seeking case study submissions to be presented during one of the lecture periods.  If you have an interesting or difficult case study that you would be willing to share, please e-mail Ned Tervola at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

Additionally, if you have any speakers or ideas that would correlate well with this theme, please contact Ned.  Hope to see you there!

Last Updated ( Friday, 29 January 2010 13:44 )
 
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