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The Arizona Athletic Trainers’ Association (AzATA) is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 professional membership association for certified and licensed athletic trainers, and others, who support the athletic training profession in the State of Arizona.

The AzATA currently serves over 700 members in Arizona. Certified athletic trainers are recognized as allied health professionals who provide care for active individuals, and who work in a variety of settings including secondary schools, collegiate athletics, rehabilitation clinics, physician’s offices and professional sports.

The mission of the AzATA is to promote and enhance the field of athletic training as an allied health profession in its efforts and ability to service the overall health care needs of the athletic population.

COVID-19 Updates

With the recent updates of the COVID-19 virus there has been a lot of information that continues to be posted daily. The AzATA recommends following local, state, and federal guidelines pertaining to the virus. The state of Arizona and CDC pages for the Corona Virus can be found in the links listed. The AzATA also recommends that athletic trainers follow the NATA and BOC guidelines for handling the virus and how it can affect athletic trainers. Information is being updated as needed. Please make sure to read the NATA and the BOC statements regarding the virus.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Executive Board has endorsed guidelines for returning to competition in the fall. These can be found HERE, under Resources for High School ATs subpage, and on aiaonline.org.

The National Federation of High Schools Sports Medicine Advisory Committee has released guidance for opening up high school athletics and activities with regard to COVID-19. This document can be found HERE, under Resources for High School ATs subpage, and nfhs.org.

Governmental Affairs Committee Updates

SB1050, the Sunrise of our continuation bill passed unanimously and Governor Ducey signed it on March 24^th. This continues licensure in its current state for 8 more years.

Click here to review 2020 Legislative Bill Updates

Future AzATA Symposium Dates

~~2020 Summer Symposium - July 10-12, Flagstaff (Canceled)~~

2021 Winter Symposium - January 23-24, Phoenix

Innovative CEUs

The AzATA is happy to announce its partnership with Innovative CEUs to bring additional online educational opportunities to Arizona Athletic Trainers. Please check back as we continue to add new courses.

Practical Approach to Adolescent Sports Nutrition

1.00 Category A BOC Home Study CEU's
COST: $ 29.99

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understanding the basic physiology of sports nutrition
Provide practical nutritional recommendations for the competitive athletes in regard to performance
Discuss commonly used nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids

Reliability and Validity of Using Mouth Guard Sensors to Measure Force During Hitting in High School Football

0.75 Category A BOC CEU's
COST: $ 29.99

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Review the terminology.
Explain the Severity Index and Head Injury Criterion formulas to show the relation to the data.
Compare the functionality, reliability, and validity of helmet sensors or mouth guard sensor.
Address the results and findings to draw a conclusion for general discussion.

Spinal Motion Restriction

1.00 Category A BOC Home Study CEU's
COST: $ 29.99

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand the application of updated algorithms, based on scientific principles of spinal column and cord injury, as the evidence to support selective spinal motion restriction by pre-hospital providers.

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