We are live! Join us and reunite with your friends colleagues as we go “Back to the Basics” in athletic training. Register for the Annual Meeting today! For more information, go to the annual meeting page.
It's ATLAS Renewal Time
ATLAS (athletic trainer locations and services) is a survey to help locate high schools with athletic training services. This information must be updates each year. Secondary School ATs, please update your school’s information today!
Here’s the link
Updates to Public Health Order and School Health Manual
Public Health Order (updated 2/24/21)
Updates to the School Health Manual include:
Updating the link to the school face mask order.
Adding stronger language so parents understand antibody tests and at-home PCR/antigen tests are NOT allowed for Test to Play or Test to Stay testing requirements.
Adding one-time extracurricular activities to the Test to Play section of the manual.
Clarifying that students who miss a required testing event may get tested at a different location/provider and what documentation is needed if this happens.
Test to Play results will NOT count toward the outbreak threshold.
Added a section about getting parental/guardian consent for testing.
Clarified that isolation begins the day a test was done and NOT when symptoms began for Test to Play and Test to Stay. In addition, the health department will determine the dates close contacts were exposed and when quarantine will begin/end.
Added a statement about overnight travel in the extracurricular activities section.
Removed the 10-day virtual or remote learning option when a school hits the outbreak threshold and replaced it with the following: "Offer rapid antigen testing for all students and staff, or Take other actions decided upon by the LEA to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 consistent with public health guidance."
Included the criteria in which a student can stay in-person learning even if they chose not to get tested as part of Test to Stay. Added 2 scenarios to help readers understand how these criteria work.
UATA Annual Business Meeting
The UATA Annual Business meeting was held on December 20 via zoom. Thank you to all who attended and if we missed you, click here to watch the recording.
COVID-19 Resources for Secondary School Testing
With changes coming down from the governor in high school activities, attached you will find helpful resources to help your school successfully follow the new guidelines in testing. We are grateful for the attendance in our zoom meeting this past week. Please remember that access to RedCap is alone available with school administrator approval. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Stay safe, UATA!
Promote AT Awareness
Print out these amazing posters and help spread the word about the role of athletic trainers. These are designed to be printed as 8.5” x 11”. If you would like a poster size image, please contact Patty Fahringer @ pattyfahringer@gmail.com
UATA Annual Meeting is Around the Corner
Save the Date for UATA Annual Meeting
Weber State University
Ogden, UT
December 1, 2018
9:00am - 4:00pm
Volunteers Needed for RMATA, April, Salt Lake City
Utah is hosting this year's RMATA Annual Meeting and Symposium, April 11-15, at the Salt Lake Sheraton. We need your help to make this year the best year yet! Volunteers are needed from Wednesday evening through Sunday afternoon. If interested, please click on the link to volunteer.
2017 Award Winners
The UATA recognizes its annual award winners during the UATA Business Meeting on December 2, 2017 at Southern Utah University, Cedar City. These individuals have shown commitment to the Utah Athletic Trainers' Association and their profession.
This year, UATA inducted Mike Tolman, ATC as AT of the Year for Secondary Schools, Rhett Farrer, ATC as AT of the Year for Administration, and Ricky Mendini, ATC as AT of the Year for College setting.
UATA is proud to announce, Ben Davidson, our newest member to our UATA Hall of Fame. Prior to retirement, Davidson served the SUU Athletics community. He volunteered his time on many occasions, working with the Utah Summer Games and olympians, serving on the RMATA Board, UATA Board, NATA committees, and the BOC Examination Committee.
The UATA would like to congratulate our 2017 award winners!
Award winners pictured from left to right: Ben Davidson, Ricky Mendini, Rhett Farrer. Not pictured, Mike Tolman
Ben Davidson is inducted into the UATA Hall of Fame. Picture with him is (left to right) Corinne Nyman, Lisa Walker, Valerie Herzog.
UATA Holds Annual Meeting in Cedar City
On December 2, 2017, the Utah Athletic Trainers' Association held their annual meeting at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. Kregg Lunt, MSPT began the morning speaking on shoulder rehabilitation while Alyssa Gomez finished out the conference speaking on sports nutrition for the collegiate athlete. Overall, the day focused on prevention, surgical techniques, and rehabilitation of the ACL. Ron Chamberlain, PhD, CC-AASP discussed with the attendees the psychological considerations when working with ACL patients. Other speakers included Cody Bremner, PhD, LAT, ATC (Recommendations to Increase NMES Training Intensity), Robert Nakken, MD (Prevention and Surgical Techniques of ACLs), and Jona Droubay, DPT, ATC (Post-operative ACL Rehabilitation Protocol and Progressions.