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The leadership of the Strategic Alliance, which includes the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), the National Athletic Trainers’Association (NATA), the NATA Research and Education Foundation and the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC), has concluded that it is necessary to issue a formal statement to remind institutions, employers, Athletic Trainers (ATs) and athletic training students that the practice of athletic training by unregulated individuals must be reported to theappropriate regulatory authorities. Click on the title above to read the full press release.

Arizona Association Wants More Athletic Trainers At High School Games

In Arizona, 85 percent of regular season high school sporting events do not have an athletic trainer on site, according to the Arizona Interscholastic Association. The AIA wants to change that. The association currently requires an athletic trainer at all post season games. AIA’s Chuck Schmidt said the association is working to assign appropriate medical professionals to each event.

“We have been working hard to ensure that at AIA post season events we have an ATC on site and or one of those other folks. We are focused our efforts in creating a systemic approach to effectively cover those in an efficient way," said Schmidt.

Schmidt said now there are not enough athletic trainers or ATs in Arizona to cover all of the regular season games or matches.

Rick Ball is the attorney for the Arizona Athletic Trainers Association, and he disagrees. He said there are more than 500 certified ATs in the state, and that is more than enough to cover all regular season games.

“It may very well be there are not enough athletic trainers willing to work for 22.50 an hour, but the pool of ATCs is absolutely available to the AIA and its member schools," said Ball.

The AIA said during the regular season it is up to the schools to provide coverage, and many schools do. In the meantime the association is researching the issues of resources and costs of requiring ATs during the regular season.

On February 5, 2013, The Governors Regulatory Review Council approved new Administrative Rules for the Athletic Training Board. These very important rule changes will take effect on May 1^st, 2013. Applications received on and after May 1^st will be subject to the new rules. Click on the title above to read the full letter.

Substantive Policy Statement for Complaint Resolution

The Board, at its June 4, 2012 Board meeting, adopted a new Substantive Policy Statement. This new instruction provides to the Board the resolution options available to them for violations of A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 41, A.A.C. Title 4, Chapter 49 and or the Standards of Practice of Athletic Trainers, based upon the nature of the offence and the factual scenarios. Click on the title above to read the full policy.

Fitness enthusiasts may sometimes confuse the job titles "athletic trainer" and"personal trainer." Although practitioners of both professions deal with athletes and people trying to meet their own fitness goals, one deals more specifically with the medical aspects of those pursuing an athletic lifestyle. Each plays an important role in the fitness world. Click on the title above to read the full article.