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Missouri Athletic Trainer to be recognized with NATA service award

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Scott Winslow, manager of Cox Medical Center Branson’s Outpatient Therapy Services, has been selected as one of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 2016 Athletic Trainer Service Award recipients.

The Athletic Trainer Service Award recognizes NATA members for their contributions to the athletic training profession as a volunteer at the local and state levels.

Winslow will be honored with the Athletic Trainer Service Award during NATA’s 67th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Baltimore on June 24.

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M. Susan Guyer of Springfield College to Take Home Top Honors From NATA

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Springfield College Exercise Science and Sport Studies Chair M. Sue Guyer will be awarded both the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award and the Gail Weldon Award of Excellence during the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) annual conference in Baltimore, Md. June 22-25.
The Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award recognizes NATA members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to leadership, volunteer service, advocacy, and distinguished professional activities as an athletic trainer. Currently, Guyer serves as the NATA District 1 secretary and the vice president for governance for the NATA Research and Education Foundation (REF). She also has held positions of public relations chair and president of the Athletic Training Association of Massachusetts.

“Dr. Sue Guyer is truly a gifted and talented teacher, mentor, leader, and serves as an amazing role model to women who would like to enter the profession of athletic training,” said Springfield College School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Dean Tracey Matthews. “Her passion and deep commitment for her discipline is unprecedented.”

The Gail Weldon Award of Excellence recognizes one athletic trainer each year who has displayed an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development, and a balanced life for female athletic trainers or offered significant contributions to improve the health care of women.
“We are very lucky to have such an amazing role model, faculty, and leader in athletic training at Springfield College,” added Matthews. “She continues to elevate the profession everyday. I can’t think of another person who is so deserving of these awards from the NATA.”
Since arriving at Springfield College in 2001, Guyer has taught courses in prevention of athletic injuries, research methods and education, athletic injury rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise, and human anatomy.
Guyer has been invited to speak internationally on the prevention of athletic injuries and concussions in China and at the European Society of Athletic Training and Therapy Conference in Jerzmanowice, Poland.
Guyer also has presented at the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association annual meetings as the NATA Educators’ Conference on issues relating to teaching and learning. Guyer is a manuscript reviewer for Athletic Therapy Today Journal and the Journal of Athletic Training.

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MSUB professor recipient of 2016 Athletic Trainer Service Award

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association announced Tuesday that Montana State University Billings’ professor and program director Suzette Nynas has been selected as one of the association’s 2016 Athletic Trainer Service Award recipients.

Nynas is an assistant professor and director of MSUB’s Athletic Training Education Program.

The award recognizes NATA members for their contributions to the athletic training profession as a volunteer at the local and state levels. These recipients have been involved in professional associations, community organizations, grassroots public relations efforts and service as a volunteer athletic trainer. Candidates must have held the certified athletic trainer credential, conferred by the Board of Certification, and have been an NATA member, both for at least 20 years.

 

“We are always excited to recognize the dedication, excellence, inspirational outlook and commitment of our honorees, and this year is no exception. These recipients serve as role models to their peers and represent some of the best of the best of the athletic training profession,” NATA Honors & Awards Committee Chair Chuck Kimmel stated in a media release. “We know they will continue to contribute to their place of work and their community at large in ensuring quality of care and optimal health moving into the years ahead.”

The presentation will be made during NATA’s 67th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Baltimore on June 24.

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Finding ways to fund athletic trainers

Editor’s note: Nancy Justis is a former competitive swimmer and collegiate sports information director. She is a partner with Justis Creative Communications.

My last column discussed the bill currently being considered in the Iowa House requiring high schools to have a certified medical staff person present at all “contact” sport events.

The law’s implementation will not be a huge stress on larger school districts, though all districts feel the budget crunch. It will be particularly difficult, however, for smaller districts to pay for such a program despite the need to keep our students safe and healthy.

The Waterloo School District, for example, has an agreement with Cedar Valley Medical Specialists to provide athletic trainers to West and East high schools with additional support to the four middle schools.

The district funding for this program is through the general operating budget. For the 2016-17 school year, payment is $47,400. That’s not an insignificant amount.

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association has reported schools employing athletic trainers have been able to show cost savings of as much as $80,000 a year to students and their families.

“Administrators can use this information to explain why employing an athletic trainer has value to the athlete, school and community, including decreased absenteeism, decreased lost game days, decreased parental concern and increased participation in school …,” the NATA reports.

NATA goes on to say possible ways of employing a trainer include a full-time person, a teacher who also is a trainer, a district trainer or a contracted trainer from a local sports medicine clinic.

“In situations where a full-time AT is not initially financially possible, a split position, combining AT duties with teaching, has traditionally been the most common approach,” NATA reports.

NATA notes finding “like-minded individuals who will help advocate for sports safety and assist in raising awareness and fundraising” is important. Suggestions for those advocates include parents, booster clubs and other parent groups; school board members; superintendents and principals; service organizations; local hospitals and physician groups; EMTs and ambulance companies; local professional teams; and national and local retailers and business owners.

In order to raise awareness of the need, NATA suggests asking a reporter to write an article about the issue, host a letter-writing campaign to advocate for the initiative, host a safety awareness night, create a petition and ask the school to apply for Safe Sports School Award (www.nata.org/safe-sports-school-award).

Fundraising ideas include increasing athletic fees with a portion dedicated to supporting sports medicine programs, asking for a percentage of gate and concession revenues, soliciting business donations, asking for equipment and supplies donations and asking for service donations, such as EMS coverage.

Don’t overlook local, state or federal grant moneys. For example, the NFL Foundation, NATA and Gatorade provided a funding opportunity in 2015 — the Athletic Trainer Initiative — that helped schools fund $50,000 for an athletic trainer.

I am hoping the Iowa law passes. There’s little else more important than our children’s safety.

l Let us know what you think by contacting Justis at njustis@cfu.net

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ULLERY TO RECEIVE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINER’S ASSOCIATION AWARD

Rob Ullery, MS, ATC, has been selected as one of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association’s (NATA) 2016 Athletic Trainer Service Award recipients.

“I was taught to care for people by my mother who was a nurse,” Ullery told the Early Bird, “and I wanted to parlay that caring for people with a sports twist.”

Ullery, a resident of Lexington, Ky and a Greenville graduate from the class of 1987 is the director of outreach at the University of Kentucky.

Ullery was the first student athletic trainer to serve at Greenville High School while playing baseball and performing as a member of the Wavaires.

“Tracy Tryon was the person who introduced me to athletic training,” said Ullery. “David Cox and David Trimble helped launch my interest by sending me to a student athletic trainer camp at St. E’s sports medicine while I was in high school.”

Ullery has been at the University of Kentucky for the past 20 years and currently serves as president of the Kentucky Athletic Trainers Society.”

A 1991 graduate of Ohio Northern University, Ullery went on to get his master’s degree from Ohio University.

The award to be presented to Ullery by his peers for service to the profession of athletic training will be presented during NATA’s 67th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Baltimore on June 24, 2016.

The Athletic Trainer Service Award recognizes NATA members for their contributions to the athletic training profession as a volunteer at the local and state levels. These recipients have been involved in professional associations, community organizations, grassroots public relations efforts and service as a volunteer athletic trainer. Candidates must have held the certified athletic trainer (ATC) credential, conferred by the Board of Certification, and have been an NATA member, both for at least 20 years.

“We are always excited to recognize the dedication, excellence, inspirational outlook and commitment of our honorees, and this year is no exception. These recipients serve as role models to their peers and represent some of the best of the best of the athletic training profession, said NATA Honors & Awards Committee Chair Chuck Kimmel, ATC. “We know they will continue to contribute to their place of work and their community at large in ensuring quality of care and optimal health moving into the years ahead.”

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Kaminski is an All Star Athletic Trainer

Program director. Teacher. Administrator. Athletic trainer. Editor. Researcher. That isn’t a list of positions for an entire department; those are the roles performed by one person, the University of Delaware’s Tom Kaminski.

The kinesiology and applied physiology professor keeps a busier schedule than most in the athletic training field and that’s saying something for a profession known for its long, demanding hours.

A person would need more than one of those athletics golf carts to track Kaminski down because he is all over the place – on the sidelines, in the classroom, in his office, in the Human Performance Lab, presenting across the country and around the world.

The intense dedication to his craft has earned Kaminski the highest honor bestowed by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research.

In fact, the honor is so prestigious that the organization doesn’t always give it out; NATA reserves the award for those who sustain a prolific body of work in the field.

“You look at the previous athletic training researchers to win the award and can’t help but be humbled by this,” said the 2016 honoree, who is extremely proud to join his mentor David Perrin as a recipient. “I’ve been so lucky to work with so many fantastic graduate students at UD. They have really helped me push my research forward.”

Although Kaminski is currently in the spotlight for research on concussions, his work on ankles has driven his research agenda forward throughout the bulk of his career. When amajor position statement on ankle sprains was published in 2013 in the Journal of Athletic Training, it was Kaminski who was the lead author. He also co-founded the International Ankle Consortium.

He’s worked with companies like Under Armour and Footbeat on shoes and apparel aimed at improving ankle stability and function.

Kaminski began researching ankle instability when he was at the University of Virginia but when he moved on to the University of Florida, in addition to his substantial research load, Kaminski was on the sidelines for the women’s soccer program, which would go on to win a national championship.

Working with these female soccer stars sparked his interest in another study area – concussions. He was monitoring, cataloging and analyzing head impacts in soccer matches a decade and a half before the concussion issue was ever a major concern in “the beautiful game.”

In 2003, Kaminski carried that research with him to UD where, as one could guess, he’s published a paper or two.

Kaminski and UD colleague Thomas Buckley are now involved in the landmark NCAA/Department of Defense CARE Grand Alliance study, which is investigating the longitudinal impact of concussions on an athlete’s health. With 38 million U.S. children playing contact sports and close to 3.8 million reported concussions each year, this research can have an important impact.

One of Kaminski’s newest endeavors is purposeful heading education in partnership with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Despite all of the research success, Kaminski admits the most gratifying aspect of his job is the interaction with students and preparing them for successful careers.

Kaminski received the NATA’s highest teaching award back in 2010, and he has guided UD’s Athletic Training Program to impressive heights.

“The program boasts a 100 percent pass rate on the board of certification exam, which, needless to say, compares very favorably to national averages,” boasts Bill Farquhar, chairperson of the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. “In addition to being nationally recognized for his scholarly work, Tom is a tireless advocate for the field of athletic training, and our students benefit tremendously from learning from him.”

Kaminski wasn’t the only Blue Hen to receive a prestigious NATA honor. Jeff Driban (athletic training, Class of 2001) won the New Investigator Award. Driban is now an assistant professor at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and is currently focused on rheumatology.

“I’ve been very fortunate to have the support of the NATA Foundation through their master’s grant program and a doctoral scholarship,” said Driban. “I’m grateful for the experiences and support that I received and continue to receive from UD, Temple University and Tufts Medical Center.”

During the upcoming NATA Clinical Symposia and Athletic Training Expo in Baltimore, Kaminski is slated to address the convention. And after his speech, the evening concludes with a UD Athletic Training alumni reunion on the Inner Harbor.

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Padilla Named Athletic Trainer of the Year

Sun Devil Athletics’ Associate Head Athletic Trainer Diana Padilla was named the 2016 NATA College/University Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year, the National Athletic Trainers Association announced.

Padilla, who has worked with the Sun Devil women’s basketball program since 2008, will be recognized this summer at the NATA Symposium in Baltimore, Md.

“Sun Devil Athletics strives to create Championship Performance and Championship Life not only for our student-athletes but also among staff and coaches,” stated Jean Boyd, Senior Associate AD for Student Athlete Development and Performance. “Diana’s commitment to service to our student-athletes, in our athletic program and on a national level as a leader in the realm of athletic training exemplifies the Sun Devil Athletics Way.”

The College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee recognizes one individual each year for exceptional performance as an Assistant Athletic Trainer across all levels of colleges and universities. Award recipients are actively involved in their community or campus, athletic training associations and promotion of the profession.

“This is a great honor for Diana and is reflective of her dedicated service to the athletic training profession in both student athlete care and service at multiple association levels,” Sun Devil Athletics’ Head Athletic Trainer Kenny McCarty said. “Congratulations to Diana on this great accomplishment. She is a great representative of both our department and Sun Devil Athletics.”

“We are thrilled that Diana continues to be recognized for all the hard work and effort she puts into caring for our student-athletes,” ASU head women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne said. “The health and safety of our athletes is a crucial factor of our team’s success, and we couldn’t achieve that without Diana.”

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) is the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession. Founded in 1950, the NATA has grown to more than 43,000 members worldwide today.

Padilla started her career as a student athletic trainer at New Mexico, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2003. She then joined the staff at Oregon State, where she pursued a master’s degree in exercise and sport science, and was hired there full-time in 2005.

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Fifteen High Schools Awarded $50,000 Each to Fund Athletic Trainers

The NFL Foundation, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Gatorade and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) today announced the winners of the Athletic Trainer Initiative, a national grant contest to expand access to athletic trainers in underserved high schools and improve youth athlete safety. The fifteen winning schools each received $50,000 to develop athletic training programs that will provide nearly 5,000 student athletes with consistent access to this valuable resource. The announcement was made at the seventh-annual Youth Sports Safety Summit, hosted by NATA and the Youth Sports Safety Alliance.

The winners of the national grant contest are (more details included below):

  • Alden-Conger Public School (Alden, MN)
  • Attica Central School (Attica, NY)
  • California Lutheran High School (Wildomar, CA)
  • Canyon Ridge High School (Twin Falls, ID)
  • Carlisle High School (Henderson, TX)
  • John Muir High School (Pasadena, CA)
  • Lutheran High School (Chula Vista, CA)
  • Marist High School (Bayonne, NJ)
  • Mount St. Michael Academy (Bronx, NY)
  • Orrick R-XI High School (Orrick, MO)
  • Pleasant Valley High School (Chico, CA)
  • St. Anthony Village High School (Minneapolis, MN)
  • St. Thomas More High School (Rapid City, SD)
  • Walpole High School (Walpole, MA)
  • William V. Fisher Catholic High School (Lancaster, OH)

Ten additional high schools will receive an athletic safety presentation given by a local athletic trainer and a safety kit, which includes a Hydration Starter Kit from Gatorade and educational materials.

“This effort addresses a critical need and provides the means for these high schools to establish athletic training programs that will enhance the health and safety of their student athletes,” said JEFF MILLER, NFL executive vice president of health and safety policy. “This is an area of priority for us, and we will continue to work with our partners to expand access to athletic trainers in more schools across the country.”

Athletic trainers play a vital role in the health and safety of athletes. A recent study from the American Academy of Pediatrics showed that the presence of athletic trainers resulted in lower overall injury rates, improved diagnosis and return-to-play decisions for concussion and other injuries, and fewer recurrent injuries for student athletes. However, nearly two-thirds of high schools lack a full-time athletic trainer and almost thirty-percent do not have access to any athletic training services. This grant contest helps to tackle this need by providing schools with the necessary funding, educational resources, and programmatic support to put athletic trainers on the sidelines and better protect their athletes.

“A top priority of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association is the health and safety of the high school athlete,” said NATA President SCOTT SAILOR, EdD, ATC. “Through our partnership with the NFL, Gatorade and Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society, more students will be protected with the best possible safety measures in place.”

The grant contest, which launched in October, is an extension of the partners’ athletic training outreach program. The partners have committed more than $3 million to help fund athletic trainers in communities nationwide. To date, the outreach program has impacted an estimated 160,000 student athletes across more than 670 schools.

“We understand the importance of secondary school athletic trainers and believe partnerships like this one are key to ensuring youth athlete safety,” said JEFF KEARNEY, head of Gatorade Sports Marketing. “This program has brought us one step closer to the ultimate goal of having a full-time athletic trainer in every high school in the country, and we are proud to have worked with the NFL, NATA and PFATS on this important initiative.”

“The Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society is pleased to be a part of this important initiative,” said RICK BURKHOLDER, MS, ATC, PFATS president and head athletic trainer of the Kansas City Chiefs. “Athletic trainers play a critical role in the overall safety of all athletes, and the students at these winning schools will receive the medical services they so deserve.”

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About The NFL Foundation: The National Football League Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those touched by the game of football – from players at all levels to communities across the country. The NFL Foundation represents the 32 NFL clubs and supports the health, safety and wellness of athletes, youth football, and the communities that support our game. For more information on The NFL Foundation, visit: www.NFLFoundation.org.

About NATA: National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) – Health Care for Life & Sport Athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and sport-related illnesses. They prevent and treat chronic musculoskeletal injuries from sports, physical and occupational activity, and provide immediate care for acute injuries. Athletic trainers offer a continuum of care that is unparalleled in health care. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association represents and supports 43,000 members of the athletic training profession. Visit www.nata.org.

About Gatorade: The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), provides sports performance innovations designed to meet the needs of athletes at all competitive levels and across a broad range of sports. Backed by a 50 year history of studying the best athletes in the world and grounded in years of hydration and sports nutrition research at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Gatorade provides scientifically formulated products to meet the sports fueling needs of athletes in all phases of athletic activity. For more information and a full list of products, please visit www.gatorade.com.

About PFATS: The Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) is a Professional Association representing the athletic trainers of the National Football League. We serve the players of the NFL, the member Clubs, and other members of the community.  Our purpose is to insure the highest quality of health care is provided to the National Football League. We are dedicated to the welfare of our members and committed to the promotion and advancement of athletic training through education and research.  The Society is founded on the professional integrity and the ethical standards of our members and the fellowship that exists among us. “PFATS cares to make a difference”

Contacts:

NFL:                  Catherine Boyle, 212/450-2162; catherine.boyle@nfl.com

NATA / PFATS: Robin Waxenberg, 212/489-8006; robin@robwax.com

Ellen Satlof, 972/532-8859; ellen@nata.org

Gatorade:          Katie Montiel Vidaillet, 312/821-2859; katherine.montiel@pepsico.com

 

Athletic Trainer Initiative Contest Winners:

  • Alden-Conger Public School (Alden, MN) – Due to budget and accessibility constraints, Alden-Conger has no athletic trainer coverage at practices or games for any of their sports programs. The grant will allow the school to launch its own athletic training program and work with local clinics to offer additional services to student athletes for injury treatment and recovery.
  • Attica Central School (Attica, NY) – Attica is one of the few schools in its conference without an athletic trainer. The grant will allow the school to hire a full-time certified athletic trainer and purchase the necessary supplies and equipment to provide full athletic training services for all of its sports programs.
  • California Lutheran High School (Wildomar, CA) – Due to budget constraints, California Lutheran has no athletic training services for its student athletes and relies on coaches to assess and treat injuries. The grant will allow the school to launch an athletic training program and provide a training facility on campus. Additionally, the school plans to establish a concussion protocol system and implement baseline testing for all of its student athletes.
  • Canyon Ridge High School (Twin Falls, ID) – Canyon Ridge lacks access to an athletic trainer and relies on parent volunteers to assist with medical needs for its 16 sports programs. With the grant, the school will be able to afford a partnership with the local hospital to provide an athletic trainer within the school. In addition, the school plans to restart its athletic training development program for students and offer concussion awareness seminars for student athletes, coaches and parents.
  • Carlisle High School (Henderson, TX) – Carlisle has no athletic trainer coverage at practices or games. With the grant, the school hopes to hire a full-time athletic trainer and establish a training facility for its sports programs at both the junior high and high school. The school also plans to implement a sports medicine program for students interested in the profession.
  • John Muir High School (Pasadena, CA) –John Muir has no access to an athletic trainer and relies on volunteers to support coaches with medical needs at games. This prevents the school from implementing proper injury prevention and assessment methods and providing the necessary equipment to ensure the safety of their student athletes. The grant will allow the school to hire a full-time athletic trainer and provide athletic training services – staff, facilities, equipment, supplies and access – for all. Currently lacking proper equipment, the school plans to use the funds to obtain diagnostic tools and technology for proper evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of concussions.
  • Lutheran High School (Chula Vista, CA) – Lutheran currently relies on coaches for medical coverage during practices and games. This grant will allow Lutheran to launch an athletic training program with a full-time athletic trainer, permanent training facility, and proper equipment and supplies.
  • Marist High School (Bayonne, NJ) – Marist currently does not have the funds to employ an athletic trainer and has minimal athletic trainer coverage for its sports programs. With the grant, Marist hopes to establish a formal athletic training program with a full-time athletic trainer, training facility and proper supplies and equipment to improve care for its student athletes.
  • Mount St. Michael Academy (Bronx, NY) – Currently, Mount St. Michael can only support a part-time athletic trainer for its 17 athletic programs. The grant will allow the school to hire a full-time athletic trainer for the 2016-2017 school year.
  • Orrick R-XI High School (Orrick, MO) – Due to budget restrictions, the school has no athletic trainer coverage and relies on coaches for injury assessment and treatment. The grant will enable the school to provide student athletes with athletic training services from the top sports medicine facility in the area. Students will also have access to the sports medicine clinic for rehabilitation and care.
  • Pleasant Valley High School (Chico, CA) – Budget constraints have impacted Pleasant Valley High’s ability to employ a full-time athletic trainer. The school has more than 1,200 student athletes that lack access to an athletic trainer and rely on coaches to provide medical care. With the grant, the school hopes to hire a full-time California teaching-credentialed athletic trainer, who would provide coverage at all sporting events, as well as teach sports medicine and health courses at the school.
  • St. Anthony Village High School (Minneapolis, MN) – St. Anthony Village is the only public high school without consistent athletic trainer coverage in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The school currently has athletic trainer coverage for only varsity contests in two sports and no coverage for junior varsity and other lower-level programs. With the grant, the school will be able to provide athletic trainer coverage for all of its practices and home sports events. In addition, the school will begin baseline concussion testing for all of its student athletes to improve diagnosis and treatment.
  • St. Thomas More High School (Rapid City, SD) – St. Thomas More currently has minimal athletic trainer coverage, limited to a few practices and varsity home games, and lacks the proper space and equipment for an adequate athletic training program. The school plans to use the grant to boost athletic trainer coverage, refurbish its facility for athletic training services and offer sports medicine courses for students interested in the profession.
  • Walpole High School (Walpole, MA) – Walpole currently relies on a part-time athletic trainer for coverage of more than 20 athletic programs and more than 800 student athletes. The grant will allow Walpole to employ a full-time athletic trainer and expand their training facilities to better meet the needs of the student athletes.
  • William V. Fisher Catholic High School (Lancaster, OH) – Due to budget constraints, William V. Fisher Catholic High School can only afford minimal athletic trainer coverage for its sports programs and relies on coaches to manage injuries. With this grant, the school plans to hire a full-time athletic trainer for its sports programs, as well as update its athletic training room with new equipment and supplies. As an employee of the school, the athletic trainer would also teach educational and development courses to students interested in careers in athletic training. In addition, the funds will provide the school the ability to implement baseline concussion testing for its students. ​
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Berry Wins Most Distinguished Award

Dr. Jim Berry of Conway High School has been selected as a 2016 recipient of the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award.

Given by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the award will be presented during the organization’s annual clinical symposium in Baltimore, Md., in June.

Dr. Berry is one of only 15 members to be selected to receive the award this year.

NATA’s second highest award of recognition, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award recognizes members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to leadership, volunteer service, advocacy and distinguished professional activities as an athletic trainer.

MDAT exclusively recognizes NATA members who have been involved in service and leadership activities at the national and district level and have been active members for more than 20 years.

During his career, Dr. Berry has been actively involved with NATA at the district and national levels. He currently serves as the District 3 secretary and has also served the association as a member of the NATA’s Memorial Resolutions Committee, Secondary Schools Committee, Committee on Professional Ethics and District Secretary/Treasurer Committee. Dr. Berry has also served as a speaker at numerous state, district, and national conferences and has been the author or contributing author of numerous nationally-published articles.

Dr. Berry a native of Caro, Mich., and a 1989 graduate of the University of Michigan, completed his master’s degree at the University of South Carolina in 2000, and his doctoral degree at Walden University in 2009.

Since 2013 he has been the head athletic trainer at Conway High School. Berry was the head athletic trainer at Myrtle Beach High School from 1991‐2013. Dr. Berry also served as an assistant athletic trainer at Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer High School from 1989‐1991. He lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife Becky. The couple has two children, Carson (19) and Cooper (13).

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Mary Washington Athletic Trainer Wins Service Award

Ian Rogol, Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Mary Washington, has been named a recipient of the 2016 Athletic Training Service Award from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).  This award recognizes NATA members for their contributions to the athletic training profession as a volunteer at the local and state levels.  Recipients must have a minimum of 20 years of service to NATA to be considered. Mr. Rogol has served UMW since 2010.  Prior to 2010 he worked as Head Athletic Trainer at Charlottesville and Louisa Country High Schools.

Previously, he was the 2012 recipient of the College and University Athletic Trainer of the Year award from the Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association (VATA) recognizing an individual employed in the College/University setting who serves as an advocate for the profession, exhibits exemplary leadership skills and an unmatched work ethic.

Mr. Rogol’s volunteer work began as a member of the Virginia High School League Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.  He served from 1998-2009 and served as a member of the VATA Secondary School Committee (1998-2005).  He then became the Region III Representative to the VATA serving from 2001-2012.  He served as the District III representative to the Public Relations Committee for NATA.  Rogol was Chair of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee of the VATA from 2004-2008 and a long- time member of the VATA Annual Meeting and Site Evaluation Committee.  He has recently completed two terms as Treasurer of the VATA (2011-2016).

Since arriving at UMW, he served as Chair of the Capital Athletic Conference Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (2011-2014).  He has established the athletic training room as an affiliate site for the Biology and Psychology departments for the Experimental Learning Program and serves as a preceptor for the George Mason University and Shenandoah University nationally accredited athletic training programs.  In addition, he has worked with local secondary school Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs.

Rogol has made numerous presentations to athletic training groups as well as other medical professionals.  He has spoken on the topics of concussions, appropriate medical coverage for athletic events, and on the field care of the spine injured athlete.  He has worked closely with local EMS providers, orthopedists, and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians.  Locally he has presented at the Orthopedic Special Clinic and Fredericksburg Area Sports Medicine conference on ulnar collateral ligament sprains in throwing athletes.  Additionally, he has provided several interviews to local newspapers on the subjects of heat and hydration, ankle sprains, nutritional supplements and athletes, and concussion in athletes.

He has published research in the Journal of Athletic Training on “Open and closed chain exercises improve shoulder joint reposition sense in Healthy Subjects”.

Rogol graduated from James Madison University in 1994 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology.  He became certified as an athletic trainer in 1995 and subsequently received his Master of Education from the University of Virginia in 1996.

Ian Rogol will receive this award June 24, 2016 at the general session of NATA Annual Meeting in Baltimore MD.

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