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NATA
Foundation
Teams
Up with
USA
Football
and the
NFL in
Support
of Heads
Up
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The NATA
Foundation
is
pleased
to
formally
endorse
Heads Up
Football,
a USA
Football
program
designed
to
promote
a better
and
safer
game for
young
athletes.
The NATA
Foundation
stands
with USA
Football
and the
NFL on
the
following
principles:
Player
safety
is
of
paramount
importance
in
football
Every
Head
and
Assistant
football
coach
should
be
certified
–
through
a
nationally
accredited
 football
coaching
education
program-
before
stepping
onto
a
youth
or
high
school
football
field.
Every
football
commissioner,
coach,
game
official,
parent,
and
player
should
recognize
the
signs
and
symptoms
of a
concussion
and
know
how
to
respond.
Every
football
player
should
be
taught
tackling
fundamentals
that
emphasize
keeping
the
head
up
and
out
of
the
tackle.
Every
football
coach,
parent,
and
player
should
know
how
to
properly
fit
a
helmet
and
shoulder
pads.
The NATA
Foundation
believes
that
these
principles
will
make the
game
safer
for the
youth
who
participate
in
football.
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The NATA
Foundation
currently
awards
four
levels
of
scholarships.
Entry
Level
Undergraduate
Entry
Level
Master’s
Master’s
Doctoral
2014
Eligibility
Requirements
for all
levels
of
scholarships.
All
applicants
MUST
meet the
four
requirements
below:
Have
been
a
member
of
NATA
by
November
1,
2013
and
have
membership
for
2014.
Have
performed
with
distinction
in
his/her:
Academic
program
and
institution;
Athletic
training
duties/assignments;
Academic
coursework;
Community
service.
Complete
and
submit
Section
I of
the
online
scholarship.
Section
I
includes
your
demographic
information
and
the
name
and
contact
information
for
your
Institutional
Representative
and
Nominating
Certified
Athletic
Trainer
by
Monday,
January
20,
2013
Submit
finalized
online
scholarship
application
and
ensure
that
the
NATA
office
(fndstaff@nata.org)
has
received
your
Institutional
Representative
Letter
and
Nominating
Certified
Athletic
Trainer
Letter
by
Monday
February
3,
2014.
Applicants
can go
online
anytime
between
now and
Monday
January
20, 2014
and
begin
the
application
process
by
submitting
their
name and
demographic
information
in
addition
to name
and
contact
information
for both
a
Nominating
Certified
Athletic
Trainer
and an
Institutional
Representative.
Completed
and
submitted
applications
are due
no later
than
Monday
February
3, 2014.
Complete
application
includes
answers
to all
queries
on
scholarship
form and
receipt
of
letters
from
Nominating
Certified
Athletic
Trainer
and an
Institutional
Representative.
Start
your
application
now at
www.natafoundation.org/scholarship-program/2014-scholarship-requirements-intructions.
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We are pleased to report that the NATA Foundation’s Winner’s Circle has been a big success since launching a few months ago. The program’s monthly feature in the NATA News is a must read - recognizing past grant recipients and scholarship winners and their accomplishments that were made possible thanks to financial assistance from the NATA Foundation. If you are a former NATA Foundation scholarship recipient or grant award winner, we hope you’ll join your peers in the NATA Foundation’s Winners’ Circle to help illustrate the importance of giving back to the profession and how every dollar received helps improve the clinical practice of athletic training. Joining is easy! Simply visit www.natafoundation.org/awards/winners-circle for more information.
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If your college/university’s athletic training student club is interested in participating in a meaningful activity that makes them part of a grassroots fundraising effort designed to generate funds critical to advancing their future profession, the 2014 Athletic Training Student Challenge is a great option!
All college/university athletic training student groups are invited to compete. Program Directors will issue the challenge to their respective student leaders. The groups will then organize and implement fundraising campaigns during the Spring 2014 semester.
As an ATSC participant, your school’s donation can be made to the 2014 Annual Fund, to help the NATA Foundation with important initiatives like the research and scholarship programs. Or your school can elect to designate its donation for one of our NATA Foundation research or scholarship endowments that hasn’t yet been fully funded. Not only will this help the endowment get closer to completion, the student club will be part of history by contributing to a research or scholarship that will be granted in perpetuity.
To learn more or to sign up for the Challenge, please visit
www.natafoundation.org/development/athletic-training-student-challenge.
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 Forget the Starbucks gift card or bottle of wine. This holiday, give the special people in your life a gift that will help advance the profession of athletic training (long after the caffeine buzz has worn off)!
For a minimum donation of $10 per recipient, the individual(s) you designate will receive a personalized holiday card from the NATA Foundation to let them know of the thoughtful gift you have made in their honor. We do not disclose the donation amount.
 To finish your holiday shopping early, visit the NATA Foundation website where you can complete your gift 24/7. For multiple gifts, please list additional names in the “Comments” section of the form.
www.natafoundation.org/development/annual-fund/online-donation-form
Questions? Contact John Honaman at johnh@nata.org.
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GRANT INFORMATION SUMMARY
The Effects of a 4 Week BAPS Rehabilitation Program on Subjects with Functional Ankle Instability |
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 PRACTICAL
SIGNIFICANCE
A simple
wobble
board
rehabilitation
program
consisting
of
clockwise
and
counterclockwise
rotations
(3 days
a week
for 4
weeks)
improves
clinical
impairments
and
self-reported
functional
stability
in
active
individuals
suffering
from
functional
ankle
instability.
Click
HERE
to review
the full
Grant
Information
Summary.
Principal
Investigator
Shelly
W.
Linens,
PhD, ATC
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This
Grant
Information
Summary
may be
downloaded
in a
2-page
pdf file
from
http://www.natafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Linens_Shelly.pdf
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Shoe
Box
Society
for
Planned
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The Shoe Box Society for Planned Giving is designed to honor those who utilize estate planning to support the mission of the NATA Foundation. These commitments hearken back to the visionaries who founded NATA in Kansas City in 1950. Those pioneers undoubtedly knew their efforts would benefit all who would follow them in the profession much more than themselves. Please consider becoming a member of the shoe Box Society.
Shoe Box Society Structure
Planned Gift Acknowledgment Form
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NATA
Foundation
"Triple
D"
Challenge |
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It is the time of year again - NATA membership renewal. And while you’re paying your dues, take a minute to make your annual donation to the NATA Foundation while you’re at it! It might just help your district take top honors in our “Triple D” Challenge!
The Challenge is our way of trying to DOUBLE the number of NATA members who give back to their profession. Currently, fewer than 5% of members give back to the profession. We want to DOUBLE that number between now and the NATA Annual Meeting. We’re confident we can do it with YOUR help! Think about it - if each of the association’s 40,000 members would add $10 onto their dues this year, the NATA Foundation would have an additional $400,000 to fund a number of new programs that directly benefit every single athletic trainer - regardless of work setting.
So which district will come out on top? Make your donation and help us spread the word! And remember - every dollar counts!
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The NATA Foundation Board of Directors held its September conference call on September 20, 2013. The highlights of actions taken on this call are below:
Approved the minutes from the August 30, 2013 Board of Directors conference call.
Approved the updated Nomination and Election Policy of potential NATA Foundation board members.
Approved the appointment of Tracy Covassin, PhD. ATC to the Research
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Committee.
Approved the endorsement of USA Football’s Heads Up Program for youth football.
The NATA Foundation Board of Directors held its October conference call on October 21, 2013. The highlights of actions taken on this call are below:
Approved the minutes for the September 20, 2013 Board of Directors conference call.
Ratified the e-ballot approving the updated Duty to Report Document.
Approved the updated Strategic Plan
The NATA Foundation Board is scheduled to have its next conference call at 3:00 P.M. CDT, Thursday, December 12, 2013.
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THE NATA
FOUNDATION
WISHES
YOU A
VERY
HAPPY
AND SAFE
HOLIDAY
SEASON
AND WE
LOOK
FORWARD
TO YOUR
SUPPORT
IN THE
NEW
YEAR! |
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Mark
your
calendar
with
these
important
dates
and
deadlines
for
2014.
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NATA
Research
&
Education
Foundation
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TX
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and
advancing
the
athletic
training
profession
through
research
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The NATA Foundation is a proud member of the Athletic Training Strategic Alliance.