MATA 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.
MATA Web Site Updates
- 3.28.08 Added online registration for 2008 meeting
- 3.28.08 Opened online voting for MATA elections
- 2.8.08 Updated the MATA legislative page
- 2.8.08 Updated honors and awards page with criteria and 2008 form
MATA Members in the News
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Keeping Employees in the Line-Up (Star-Tribune article)
- Kent Kalm's contributions earn him a place in athletic training Hall of Fame(MSU-M web site via Mankato Free Press)
MATA News
2008 MATA Golf Outing
Online Registration Now Open!
Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association
16th Annual
June 24th, 2008
Golf Tournament & Dinner
Bunker Hills Golf Club, Coon Rapids, MN
This years tournament will use all 27 holes at Bunker Hills to speed up the time of play. The tournament is a shotgun start at 1pm with the dinner, silent auction, and awards to follow at 6pm. For more information contact:
contact Brian Zeller at bzeller@winona.edu or
Kevin Logue at klogue@smumn.edu
2008 MATA Annual Meeting and Symposium
"Athletic Training in the 21st Century"
Online Registration Now Open!
The 2008 meeting will be held May 16-17th, 2008 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN. Some highlights of this year's meeting;
- Expanded Friday night offerings including aLeadership Workshop with NATA President, Chuck Kimmel, GLATA District Director, Mark Gibson, and MATA President Mike Doyle and the MATA social
- Lecture from NATA President, Chuck Kimmel, "Athletic Training in the 21st Century"
- 2 breakout sessions with 3 topics; Light Therapy, Case Study & Appropriate Cervical Spine Management, and MRSA - Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
The agenda and other meeting information can be found on the annual meeting page [click here]. Online registration is now open. Please [click here] or on "Annual Meeting" under the events link.
Free Event for MATA Members
Pedicatric Surgery and Surgical Subspecialty Update is presented by the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Dr. James Engels will be presenting "Overuse Injuries of the Pediatric Athlete". Persons from the Minnesota Athletic Trainers may attend Dr. James Engels presentation from 1:30-230 pm and then stay as long as they would like after the session. Dr. James Engels participates in a Q&A session from 2:30-2:45. There would be no charge though it is important that they pre register by calling or emailing Lorelei Noire so they can plan on the necessary materials and snack food for the afternoon. Lorelei's phone number is 612-813-6699 and email is lorelei.noire@childrensmn.org. You may also fax the registration form to me at 612-813-6699. On the registration form, please note that your are from the MATA.
Click [here] for a copy of the program brochure.
GLATA Nominations
The following positions are open for nominations in GLATA:
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- President-Elect
For more information about the positions, including accessing the online nomination form go to http://www.glata.org/elections/index.htm
NATA StarTRACKS Leadership Program
The StarTRACKS program is designed for individuals interested in the study of leadership. The curriculum developed is vigorous and is expected to take up to two years to complete. The program requires a combination of reading, online research, workshops, and community experience such as Toastmasters. For specific details on the curriculum contact Judy Pulice at jpulice@nata.org.
The GLATA is sponsoring two (2) Leadership Scholars in 2008-2010. Upon completion of the course of study, Leadership Scholars will be awarded a Certificate of Leadership. As a sponsored Leadership Scholar, the selected members become official participants of the program. Click [here] for a program application instructions.