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SSATC is currently seeking nominations for our AT Advocate Award. This award recognizes an entity that has been a champion in securing ATs in the secondary school setting&improving public awareness of the profession. Email ssatc.nata@gmail.com or your district SSATC rep by 3/31

This and a hockey game ❤️❤️❤️

🎶 On the first day of December, athletic training gave to me… a quiet athletic training room! 🎶 We know we’re shooting for the stars here,but miracles happen, right? Here’s to a month full of holiday cheer, healed athletes, and maybe a little peace & quiet along the way! 🎄✨

“Why can’t we keep our support staff?” The $114.1M in buyouts could pay for 1630 full time athletic trainers at $70K/year

📣 ADs — we need your input! Help NATA SSATC gather data on AT support in secondary schools. 🗓️ Complete the survey by Sept. 15: surveymonkey.com/r/SSATC_AD ATs: Please share with your ADs! #AthleticTraining #NATA #AdvocateForATs

Time for the annual fall reminder post. Working on conditioning or “fitness” in addition to practice just gets athletes hurt. Daily practice is already too much stress. You can’t “run them into shape” but you can run them into injuries. @fitsoccerqueen

Grateful to be a part of this series! Do what you love and love what you do!

@BillG2330 my dad didn’t have surgery is back golfing 18 and walking daily- and he’s had 2 knee replacements! you got this! also ask for blood flow restriction training to rebuild muscle

@KSass13 Thanks! Been booted since 4/14. Dr. Rose at Ortho NE in Natick was confident I could avoid surgery. Have a follow-up w him Wednesday!

Me, Tatum, Hali. Bad spring to be an Achilles tendon.

Angry coaches and parents are driving away girls’ lax officials. That’s a problem as the sport continues to grow. "It’s not every coach, it’s not every town, but there’s always a bad apple out there. These bad apples sometimes infect your whole bunch." bostonglobe.com/2025/05/20/spo…

Please consider contributing to the first annual John Farias Memorial Scholarship, deadline Friday 5/23. A very deserving recipient has been chosen and will be going into the trades as an electrician! Thank you for any donations or even just sharing! facebook.com/share/1CC35URW…

#QOTM "Be brave enough to be bad at something new." -Jon Acuff

I’m here for Prince Louis antics all day!!

My worst nightmare as an AT! Make sure your schools have an AT working for your athletes. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/01/spo…

More than 13,500 emails sent to Congress—thank you! Haven’t sent yours yet? There’s still time! Next up: Sign our petition, and our Government Affairs dept. and a few ATs will hand-deliver copies to lawmakers next week. Let’s keep up the momentum! Advocate with us: nata.org/advocacy/feder… #ATadvocacy #nata

Perfect day to play in the dirt!!!

We are aware of the U.S. Army’s intent to eliminate athletic training jobs within its H2F program. Our government affairs team is actively working with key stakeholders, including Members of Congress, the DoD, and our AT liaisons to protect these jobs. We will keep members informed of any updates.

Dear athletic trainers - You don’t just need a month. You need another AT to cover those other events across campus. You need resources, your voice heard, a 42-hour day & some grace when the athletes you champion are hurting. I see you. I hear you. To #SaferSidelines every day.