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Tennessee Athletic Trainer Wins Pair of Prestigious Awards

 

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Battle Ground Academy athletic trainer Gary Beatty has won two top awards in sports medicine.

Beatty won the Gatorade Secondary School Athletic Trainer Award for the Southeast Region of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the High School Athletic Trainer of the Year of the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association, according to a news release.

The awards honor athletic trainers who have made outstanding contributions in furthering their high school’s athletic care program and the overall profession of secondary school athletic training.

Beatty works for STAR Physical Therapy, a subsidiary of U.S. Physical Therapy, and has served as BGA’s athletic trainer since 2006.

He also serves on the school’s Health and Safety Committee and does weekly injury assessments at the Williamson County Parks and Recreation facility.

He was nominated by his mentor and fellow athletic trainer Chris Snoddy who first recruited Beatty to attend Lipscomb University and serve as a student athletic trainer. Snoddy also works with Beatty at STAR Physical Therapy.

Beatty is also a member of the Wrestling Weight Management Board for the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association and has served on committees for the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society.

Beatty has worked in sports medicine for more than 26 years.

Before coming to BGA, Beatty was the athletic trainer for Davidson Academy in Nashville. He’s also worked with Trover Clinic in Madisonville, Kentucky; Cumberland University in Lebanon; Lipscomb University in Nashville; and the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.

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Brunett Named to NATA Board

Marisa Brunett, MS, ATC, LAT, part owner of Tomaro’s Bakery in Clarksburg, has been named a board member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).

Brunett succeeds NATA’s outgoing District 9 director, MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, ATC, FNATA.

Brunett is director of outpatient and community services for Nirvana Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Services in central Florida. She works to expand sports medicine/athletic training services, as well as marketing and public relations within the community.

She previously worked as the director of marketing and professional services development for the Orlando Orthopaedic Center, where she also managed the sports medicine program.

In addition to serving on numerous National Athletic Trainers’ Association committees, in June 2015 Brunett completed her second term as Public Relations Committee chair. Previously, she was on the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA) executive board, including her role as vice president and chair of several committees.

In addition, she held several positions with the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida (ATAF), including president and vice president.

Brunett was inducted into the SEATA Hall of Fame in 2011 and the ATAF Hall of Fame in 2008. She received many awards, including NATA’s Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award and Athletic Trainer Service Award.

A native of Clarksburg, Brunett resides in Winter Springs, Florida. She earned her undergraduate degree at West Virginia University and graduate degree from Florida State University.

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