NATA Foundation

📢 New RTCP April Issue: Load Management 📊 Learn how balancing external & internal load can reduce injury risk and optimize performance. Explore tools like GPS, HRV & ACWR to guide smarter decisions. 📄 Read more: natafoundation.org/education/educ… Thanks to ZetrOZ & SAM! 💙

🎉 The NATA Foundation Board is excited to name Stephanie Rowan as Executive Director! 💙 With 15+ years of nonprofit leadership and a proven impact in fundraising & growth, Stephanie is poised to lead the NATA Foundation into its next chapter. Please join us in welcoming her!

🎳 Rock & Bowl = your NATA 2026 night out! 💙 Bowling, dueling pianos & 90s vibes—all supporting AT research, scholarships & education. 🎟️ Tickets are going FAST 👉 natafoundation.org/rock-bowl/ #RockAndBowl #NATA2026 #SupportATs

🍕 Pizza, apps, desserts—even pizza kits shipped to you! 💙 Celebrate #NATM and support the NATA Foundation—$6 from every Meal Deal funds AT research, scholarships & education. 📅 Ends April 9 👉 fundraising.littlecaesars.com/products?suppo…

🏆 2026 Free Communications Award Winners announced! Celebrating outstanding research from athletic trainers & students advancing the profession. 👏 👉 Learn more: natafoundation.org #FreeCommunications #SupportATs

🌟 Open Call: Pronouncements Committee 💙 Help develop peer-reviewed position statements that guide athletic training practice. 🗓️ Term starts June 2026 | ⏰ Apply by May 8 👉 natafoundation.org/who-we-are/fdt… #NATAFoundation #SupportATs #Volunteer

🏀🍕 March Madness = Pizza + Purpose! Upgrade your watch party with a Little Caesars Meal Deal and support the NATA Foundation 💚 Every order helps advance research, education, and the future of athletic training 🙌 📲 Order: fundraising.littlecaesars.com/products?suppo…

💙 NWATA is off to a strong start! Our District 10 Director Sam Johnson spoke to a packed room about the NATA Foundation, and our silent auction + student contest (🍕 prize!) are underway. Huge thanks to Sam & VP of Development Cari Wood for representing us so well!

💙 Great week at #GLATA! Loved connecting with past grant & scholarship recipients, hosting a fun trivia fundraiser, and welcoming 10+ new Circle of Champions members! 🎉 Thank you to our Board leaders for representing the NATA Foundation and advancing the profession.

🎳 Thank you to our Rock & Bowl sponsors! 💙 Your support fuels AT research, scholarships & education. 🎟️ Tickets are going FAST—don’t miss out! 🤝 Want to sponsor? DM us or learn more: natafoundation.org/events/ #RockAndBowl #SupportATs

📬 Stay current with Research to Clinical Practice (RTCP) from the NATA Foundation. This one-page monthly newsletter delivers quick, evidence-based insights, research highlights, and clinical resources for athletic trainers. 👉 Subscribe: natafoundation.org/education/educ…

🎳 Rock & Bowl at Lucky Strike is back for 35 years of NATA Foundation impact! 💙 Join us at #NATA2026 for bowling, dueling pianos & 90’s fun—all supporting AT research, scholarships & education. 🎟️ Tickets are selling fast! 👉 natafoundation.org/rock-bowl/ #RockAndBowl #SupportATs

⏰ Deadline approaching! Apply by March 15 for the NATA Foundation Mentorship Programs connecting emerging leaders with experienced mentors. 💙 🔹 Faculty Mentor Program 🔹 Doctoral Mentor Program 👉 natafoundation.org/education/facu… #MentorshipMatters #SupportATs

🍕 Celebrate an athletic trainer this #NATM! Send them a Little Caesars Meal Deal and support the NATA Foundation—$6 from each purchase helps fund research & education for ATs. 💙 📅 Ends April 9 👉 fundraising.littlecaesars.com/products?suppo… #PizzaForACause #SupportATs

🎉 Congrats to the 2026 NATA Honors & Award recipients! 💙 We’re especially proud of the current & former NATA Foundation Board and Committee members recognized this year. Your leadership continues to advance the profession. 👏 👉nata.org/2026-honors-an… #NATAHonors #SupportATs

🎉 Athletic trainers showed up strong at the @TODAYshow Plaza for #NATM! Proud to see the profession represented—and 👀 do you spy our VP of Operations, Michael Goldenberg, in the pics? #ATsCare #AthleticTraining #SupportATs

The NATA Research & Education Foundation is deeply saddened by the loss of our board member, District 8 Director, and dear friend, Ky. His passion for advancing the athletic training profession made a lasting impact. Our thoughts are with his family and colleagues.

🖊️ Call for Research Experts! The NATA Pronouncements Committee is updating the Position Statement on Skin Diseases and seeking researchers with expertise in systematic reviews & evidence synthesis. Help shape evidence-based guidance for ATs. 💙 👉 natafoundation.org/research/prono…

📢 New RTCP March Issue: Rethinking Chronic Ankle Instability Rehab 🦶 📄 Read more: natafoundation.org/education/educ… Thank you to our sponsor, ZetrOZ & SAM! 💙

🌟 Ready to grow? The NATA Foundation Mentorship Programs connect emerging leaders with experienced mentors to strengthen research, teaching & leadership in athletic training. 💙 🗓️ Apply by March 15 👉 natafoundation.org/education/facu… #MentorshipMatters #SupportATs