The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
The place to go for Athletic Training questions.
NATA Board of Certification, Inc (NATABOC, Inc.)
Everything you need to know about the certification process, requirements, test dates, etc.
NATA Clinical, Industrial, and Corporate Committee
This committee represents those in the clinical and industrial settings.NATA College and University Athletic Trainers Committee
Looking out for the interest of those in the collegiate setting.NATA Continuing Education Committee
Facts about the programs of the Continuing Education Committee and the continuing education process.NATA Education Council
An outstanding reference for athletic trainers, this is the place to find out about the changes taking place in the education of future athletic trainers. An NATABOC, Inc. approved provider.NATA Education Multimedia Committee
Expanding the horizons of video, interactive, and internet use in the classroom.NATA Ethnic Diversity Committee
Working to address issues that pertain to increasing the diversity and awareness in the health care arena and the NATA
Journal of Athletic Training
Current research in athletic training.
NATA Placement Vacancy Notices
The single BEST source for jobs in athletic training (requires a password and NATA Membership).
NATA Reimbursement Advisory Group
Issues on third-party reimbursement.
NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainer Committee
Info on the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainer Committee including ways to promote athletic training in the secondary setting.
NATA Women in Athletic Training Committee
Information for women and men concerning gender in the workplace, sexual harrassment, etc.
District Athletic Trainer Associations
District 1 - Athletic Trainers in New England
District 1 information and links to the member states home pages.
District 2 - Eastern Athletic Trainers Association
Founded in 1949, this organization covers NATA Districts 1 and 2.
District 4 - Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association
Information about District 4, including Winter meeting information and links to member state web pages.
District 5 - Mid America Athletic Trainers' Association
News and information from NATA District 5.
District 6 - Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association
Information on District 6, athletic training in Texas and Arkansas.
District 7 - Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers' Association
Info on the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association, NATA District 7.
District 7 - Rocky Mountain Student Athletic Trainers' Association
Info on the District 7 Student Athletic Trainers' Association.
District 8 - Far West Athletic Trainers' Association.
Info from the FWATA and links to the state organizations of California, Nevada, and Hawaii.
District 9 - Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association
Information about happenings in District 9, including the SEATA Hall of Fame.
District 10 - Northwest Athletic Trainers' Association
Comprehensive information on District 10.
State Athletic Trainer Associations
Alabama Athletic Trainers' Association
Athletic training in the State of Alabama.
Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association
A comprehensive site covering most aspects of athletic training in Arizona.
Arkansas Athletic Trainers' Association
Information on the profession of athletic training and Arkansas.
California Athletic Trainers' Association
News from Califronia.
Colorado Athletic Trainers' Association
Athletic training in Colorado, with State Association Newsletter archives, and other valuable information.
Connecticut Athletic Trainers' Association
Information about athletic training in Connecticut.
Delaware Athletic Trainers Association.
Information of interest to Deleware athletic trainers.
The Athletic Trainers' Assocation of Florida
Information on Florida athletic training, including placement and licensure.
Georgia Athletic Trainers' Association
Information on athletic training in Georgia including highlights of the licensure practice act.
Hawaii Athletic Trainers' Association
Some information on athletic training in the Islands.
Illinois Athletic Trainers' Association
Information on athletic training in Illinois, including membership application and information on the 1998 District IV meeting in St. Charles.
Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association
What's happening in Indiana athletic training.
Iowa Athletic Trainers Society
Link to the State of Iowa, executive committee, contact for licensure.
Kansas Athletic Trainers' Society
Membership information and news about KATS.
Kentucky Athletic Trainers' Society
Information on what's happening on in Kentucky.
Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association
Information on the State of Louisiana, still under construction.
Maine Athletic Trainers' Association
Under construction!
Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts
Under construction!
Michigan Athletic Trainers' Association
Information on MATS, its leadership and coming events.
Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association
Info on the association, events, and the Minnesota Practice Act.
MoATA, Missouri Athletic Trainers Association
Missouri news and committees.
Nebraska State Athletic Trainers Association
Information from this member of District 5.
Nevada Athletic Trainers' Association
Officers and Committees of the Nevada ATA.
New Hampshire Athletic Trainers Association
Started by District 1, under construction.
Athletic Trainers Society of New Jersey
Information on the Society, athletic training in New Jersey, some position statements.
New York State Athletic Trainers Association
Comprehensive information on the state association in New York.
New Hampshire Athletic Trainers' Home Page
Under construction!
New Mexico Athletic Trainers Association, Inc.
Contact person for more information on the NMATA.
North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association
Comprehensive information about athletic training in North Carolina.
North Dakota Athletic Trainers Association
An introduction to athletic training in North Dakota.
Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association
A super state site with tons of good links, everything you need to know about athletic training in the State of Ohio.
Oklahoma Athletic Trainers' Association
Athletic training in Oklahoma including association info and licensure info, too.
Ontario Athletic Therapists Association
A well done site describing athletic therapy in Ontario and Canada with a variety of information.
Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society
A very interesting site containing descriptions of state university and college athletic trainer education programs, high school injury data, among other topics.
Rhode Island Athletic Trainers' Association
Features the current newsletter and committee members.
South Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association
A comprehensive look at athletic training in South Carolina.
South Dakota Athletic Trainers' Association
Information about South Dakota, still under construction.
Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society
Information on T.A.T.S.
Utah Athletic Trainers' Association
Contact person for information about the UATA.
Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers
Information about athletic training in Vermont.
Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association
VATA officers and information on athletic training in Virginia.
Wisconsin Athletic Trainers Association
Info on the association, e-mail list of membership.
Wyoming Athletic Trainers' Association
Info on the Wyoming Association, scholarships, etc.
Government Regulatory Agencies
Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers
Florida Department of Health Council of Athletic Trainers
Georgia Board of Athletic Trainers
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Indiana Athletic Trainers Certification Board
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation: Office of License & Registration
Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions, Commenwealth of Massachusetts
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
Missouri Athletic Trainers Advisory Committee
Nebraska Health and Human Services System Department of Regulation and Licensure
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Medical and Mental Health Related Professional Boards
Office of the Professions, New York State Education Department
Ohio OT/PT/AT Board
Oregon Health Licensing Office
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Tennessee Department of Health State Board of Medical Examinaers - Athletic Trainer
Texas Department of Health Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers
Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics
The source for pediatric medical questions.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
LOTS of orthopedic related stuff.
Ameican Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance
The premier school-related organization including links to its six member associations.
American College of Emergency Physicians
A great site with lots of information on Emergency Medicine.
The American College of Sportsmedicine(ACSM)
The place to go for Sportsmedicine questions.
American Heart Association
Lots of information on your heart.
The American Medical Association (AMA)
Award winning site of the AMA. Has a great journal archive.
The American Occupational Therapy Association
A comprehensive look at Occupational Therapy for both members and non-members.
ACOTE Accredited Occupationial Therapy Programs
List of accredited OT education programs
The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
Links and information on orthopedics including an ask the doctor page.
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
All about physical therapy.
APTA Accredited Physical Therapy Programs
A comprehensive list of accredited PT Programs.
Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
Information on sport psychology.
College Athletic Trainers' Society
Information for the college athletic trainer.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
The accrediting body for athletic training education programs.
Joint Review Committee-Athletic Training
The interfacing body between CAAHEP and athletic training.
Institute for Preventive Sports Medicine
Info about the Institute, mission statement, projects, publications, & sympositum.
Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues
A project whose time has come, focusing on the college/university environment, with a nice collection of links to drug abuse prevention sites.
International Federation of Sports Medicine
An organization composed of the national associations of over 100 countries.
National Association of EMS Educators
Good info on EMS with an excellent links page.
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Online
A site with lots of information on EMT's.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
The premier organization for college/university athletics in the USA.
National Strength and Conditioning Association
Describes the various certification programs of NSCA, along with exam dates and sites and practice exams.
Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers' Society
Information on PBATS, membership, internships, jobs in baseball, and related sports medicine topics.
High School Athletic Training Programs
National Federation of State High School Associations
Information on the programs of the National Federation, a site for activities and athletics.
Campbell County (Wyoming) High School
A small collection of links.
Carl Sandburg High School
Under construction from Carl Sandburg HS, Orland Park, IL.
District of Columbia Athletic Health Care Services
Information on the staff athletic trainers in the DC Public Schools.
Hayfield Secondary School (Alexandria, Virginia)
Mission statement, staff, and links to their current and former students.
Hoffman Estates (Illinois) High School
The high school program of Donna Wisely and of Roger Kalisiak, a long time contributer in District IV.
Mt. Pleasant (Texas) High School
Sponsored by Cramer, a page with info about Richard Davis' program and an excellent links page.
Myrtle Beach (South Carolina) High School
An introduction to a first class high school program in the South.
Sycamore High School
Under major construction at Sycamore High School, Cincinnati, OH
Tartan (Oakdale, MN) High School
Info on their staff and several good links, including one to our page.
Troy (Ohio) Sports Medicine
Description of the high school and its sports medicine program with some nice sports med tips.
Wenatchee High School
Some nice anatomy links here, as well as other good links.
Research Related Sites
American Universities
A comprehensive list of web pages of four-year degree granting institutions maintained at the University of Florida.
Yahoo Listing of American Colleges and Universities.
Listing by various categories of American colleges and universities.
Athletic Training E-Mail Directory
An extensive list of e-mail addresses of athletic trainers & physicians from Mankato State.
Government Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan Document Resources Center.
Links to resources in the Federal, various state, and international governments.
Listing of medical associations
An alphabetical listing of addresses, etc. for LOTS of medical associations from Human Kinetics Publishers.
American Journal of Sports Medicine
The AOSSM journal, downloadable abstracts, a familiar resource for athletic medicine.
Andrews University PT Links
A good list of links from the PT people at Andrews.
Asthma & Allergy Resource Page
LOTS of links to info and support for these conditions.
Athletic Therapy Today
Subscription information and abstracts from this excellent journal.
British Journal of Sports Medicine
An excellent research journal in exercise physiology and sports medicine.
British Medical Journal
A premier medical research journal.
University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic "Cool Links"
Currently being renovated, still an absolutely amazing collection of links on a wide variety of topics, most of them medically related.
The Emergency Care & Primary Medicine Homepage
Award winning site with LOTS of good stuff on emergency medicine, check out the Megacode Simulators.
Exercise and Sport Studies
A very nice collecetion of links from the Merl Kelce Library at the University of Tampa.
A Foot Talk Place on the Net
A source for podiatric info & questions
Gatorade Sport Sciences Institute
Research into exercise and injury published through GSSI.
Intellicast Weather for Active Lives
A look at a radar summary map for the US with links to a variety of other functions.
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Searchable abstracts and downloadable articles (nonmembers pay $7 each article).
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
A premier orthopedic journal, searchable abstracts and subscription information for full text downloading.
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Subscription info and article abstracts from JSR.
Matrix Medical Orthopedics
WOW! This site has TONS of OUTSTANDING orthopedic links.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
One of the premier research journals in exercise physiology and biomechanics.
Medline
Medline from the National Library of Medicine, a top quality search engine.
Medscape
A GREAT site! Info on LOTS of medical topics.
Medexplorer
Another medical search engine.
National Center for Biotechnology
Toward understanding of molecular rocesses affecting human health and disease.
National Institutes of Health
The premier health research arm of the Federal Government.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Information available at one of the nation's premier comprehensive medical libraries.
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine
A comprehensive network of medical libraries.
National Weather Service
Forecasts, warnings, radar, both nationally and locally.
NetMedicine Radiology Library
An outstanding collection of radiographs and CT-scans.
New England Journal of Medicine
An on-line version of one of the premier medical journals in the world.
Orthopedic Research Society
Primarily a physician's group, an interesting collection of links.
Pharmweb
OTC and prescription drug information.
The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online
A journal dealing in discussion of physicians and the sportsmedicine world.
PubMed
Journal browser from the National Library of Medicine.
Sport and Exercise Listserv E-mail Lists
An interesting collection of listserv groups for the sports medicine oriented to join (with subscription information).
The Stone Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis Research.
An interesting page with some excellent research links.
The Study Web
This site has a huge medicine link with lots of links to a large variety of topics. It also has links to many other disciplines (they claim 115,000 in all).
United States Olympic Committee Drug Control Site
A comprehensive list of banned substances from the USOC. A good resource!
The University of Washington Health Science Library
An outstanding medical library.
The University of North Dakota Medical School
An interesting knee evaluation simulation exercise..
The Weather Channel OnLine
Current national and local weather including for golf, travel, lightning, schools among others.
Corporate and Commercial Sites
AthleticTrainer.com
An information resource for athletic trainers.
Athletic Management
A management journal covering interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics issues including sports medicine issues.
Athletic Training Super Site
From McGraw-Hill, a premier athletic training publisher.
Cramer Products
A long term friend of the athletic training profession and major supplier.
F.A. Davis
An excellent publisher of physical therapy and athletic training texts.
Gatorade
Gatorade is one of the corporate sponsors of the NATA.
Health South
An introduction to Health South Corporation, a major factor in today's sports medicine.
Human Kinetics Athletic Training and Sport Rehabilitation Gateway
Gateway to athletic training products from one of the major publishers.
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products
A corporate sponsor of the NATA.
Microbiomedics, Inc.
A major athletic training supplier.
National Television Media Outlets
Links to ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and other news outlets.
Media Lists - Radio
A comprehensive, though by no means complete, list of radio stations in all 50 states.
Media Lists - Television
A comprehensive list of 2701 television stations in all 50 states.
Nutrition, Sports and Fitness.com
An interesting web site for articles on sports nutrition.
PT Central
An interesting collection of PT information including an excellent radiology page.
Southern California Orthopedic Institute
Some basic information on anatomy and some athletic injuries.
Sportsmedicine Online
Currently under construction - A collection of Sportsmedicine related info & links from the Texas Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center.
Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery with Dr. Zeman
An interesting site for information, but does not acknowledge athletic training.
The Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation
An interesting page with a good exposure to knees, shoulders, and related athletic injuries.
Tinactin
An official sponsor of the NATA.
Personal Athletic Trainer Home Page Sites
Dr. Christopher Ingersoll's Web Page.
Chair of the Department of Athletic Training at Indiana State University, one of the premier sites for athletic training in the United States.
Dr. Mark Merrick's Web Site
An excellent site from one of the gifted young researchers in athletic training.
Patti's Athletic Training Home Page
A still evolving page with a some good links.
Randy Schmitz's Sportsmed Links
A collection of links.