UATA Student Committee Chair Needed

We need a Certified Athletic Trainer to head up this committee and help our students get involved.  Please contact Brian Coles if you are interested.  

Brian.Coles@ipsc.com

Nominate Your Peers

We are accepting nominations for the Athletic Trainer Of The Year Award. 

Athletic Trainer of the Year Criteria

1. Member in good standing with the UATA
2. Minimum of 5 years of Service
3. Made contributions to the Athletic Training profession that has brought distinction to the UATA.

 3 Awards will be given 

• College/University
• High School
• Other (Clinic)

Nominations will close Nov. 21, 2015

Send nominations to Nancy Weir, nweir@weber.edu

Athletic Trainers Needed

Utah High School State Cross Country Meet

If you are planning to be at the UHSAA state cross country meet and would be willing to volunteer to help out with the race please let me know.  I would like to have at least 4 ATC's. College students are able to help as well.

The meet is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2015.  The first race goes off at 11 AM  with the last race going off at 3:30 PM.  The race takes place at Sugarhouse park and ends at the football stadium at Highland High School.  

Please contact Lisa Walker if you are available to help.

Lisa Walker, ATC
801 376 4954
lisa.walker@nebo.edu

US Speed Skating

US Speed Skating needs help providing additional coverage to assist athletes that are not currently traveling on the World Cup circuit.  This would be per diem work that would entail practice coverage and some treatments.  See the details below...

Coverage Dates (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm)

Location
Utah Olympic Oval
5662 South Cougar Lane
Kearns, UT 84118

Compensation
$25/hr

Dates

• November 28th - December 14th 
• January 30th - February 15th
• March 7th - March 14th

Requirements

• Certified Athletic Trainer
• Licensed ATC in the State of Utah
• Personal Liability Insurance
• Current CPR/AED
• Completion of Background Check (can be arranged through US Speedskating)
• Completion of Safesport (will be arranged through US Speedskating)
• Completion of W9

Contact Info
Interested ATC’s should contact Shane Domer at sdomer@usspeedskating.org

Safe Sports School Incentive

The UATA has announced that it will contribute to 50% of the application cost for the Safe Sports School Award. The Safe Sports School Award recognizes secondary school that take the crucial steps to keep their athletes free from injuries. Find out more and apply

Lisa Walker Receives UHSAA Distinguished Service Award

Lisa Walker, athletic trainer at Springville High School, recently received the Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Contributor for 2011 from the Utah High School Activities Association. 

In the presentation, they noted her numerous contributions to high school athletics, specifically Director of Weight Management for wrestling, Head Athletic Trainer at the 1A-5A State Wrestling Tournament since 1999, and Medical Coordinator for State Cross Country.  Walker also serves on the Sports Medicine Advisory Council (SMAC) for the state and is a major contact for the media regarding medical issues that involve youth.  Her dedication to youth safety has also found her working to develop legislation on protection of youth athletes with head injury.  It is clear Lisa Walker is very deserving of this award.

Watch CNN this Sunday at 6:00pm MT

"Each year, over four million kids are playing football and endangering their brains every time they go head to head. A growing body of evidence suggests that kind of constant trauma is particularly dangerous for youth football players, whose brains are still developing. For some kids, that means long-term memory problems, depression and even early death." - Sanjay Gupta

Please remember to TiVO or watch "Big Hits, Broken Dreams" on Sunday, January 29th at 8:00pm EST. CNN will be airing Dr. Sanjay Gupta's latest documentary about the concussion crisis in sports as he follows JH Rose High School's (NC) football team on a quest for another state championship.

Dr. Gupta is very supportive of athletic training and in a story in the Daily Breeze (So. California), he is quoted as saying:

"I think based on what we've learned over the last year, that programs need to have athletic trainers," Gupta says. "The economy is down, money is hard to find, but this is one place where probably the money has to be spent to keep the kids safe."

In a promo yesterday on CNN, Gupta cited stats from the NATA Journal of Athletic Training.  To watch that, click here. 

Nominate Your Athletic Trainer of the Year

We are accepting nominations for the UATA Athletic Trainer Of The Year Award. We are giving awards in the following three categories.

• College/University
• High School
• Other (Clinic etc)

The nominees must meet the following criteria:

1. Be a member in good standing with the UATA
2. Minimum of 5 years of service
3. Made contributions to the Athletic Training profession that has brought distinction to the UATA

Nominations are Due no later than November 21st.  Don't be shy.   If you know a deserving member nominate them.

Send nominations to Nancy Weir at: nweir@weber.edu

Awards will be presented at the December state meeting.

Member Business Meeting; Nominations Begin

Members of the UATA met today at T.O.S.H. to discuss legislative items within the state.  Nominations for the upcoming elections began and will continue through the end of the December Business Meeting.  Certified Utah Members wishing to nominate may do so by contacting Todd Brown, brownt@suu.edu.

Qualifications for President, Vice President, and Secretary shall have been Certified members of the NATA for a period of not less than five (5) years immediately prior to their nomination, shall have resided and practiced professionally within the geographic area encompassed by the Association for a period of not less than two (2) years immediately prior to their nomination.