Athletic Training Chat

Many changes at the NATA are focusing on the value to members and fiscal responsibility of the association.  Sign up/Read on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-032425-nata-changes?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false   LINK: https://youtu.be/__9R7pf23Yg   #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

In our second installment of the AT Student Series we talk with Tristin Gless who is a first year AT student at Michigan State University. Tristin shares her story on how she discovered athletic training and it isn’t your “usual” path of getting injured or having a lot of exposure to athletic training prior to college. Tristin shares what she had learned so far, some surprises along the way and th...

Hear about the BOC AT Compact. What it is. What it can do for you. And how it could impact the profession. Sign up for the Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-030325-natm-2025?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true   LINK: https://youtu.be/kB1i3uNxEp4 #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

In this week's installment, Matt talks about active and passive marketing strategies and what he does to try and reach people about his services. LINK: https://youtu.be/htoORrkWlLY #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

Service and advocacy are essential in the AT profession and This Week we discuss why even the smallest amount of work is essential. Sign up for the Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-030325-natm-2025?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true   LINK: https://youtu.be/2OU4KT-3dyI   #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

It’s NATM! “Champions in Healthcare”. This week covers some thoughts on ATs as champions and the message from the NATA.  Sign up for the Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-030325-natm-2025?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true   LINK: https://youtu.be/Soju_a5SqcA   #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

It’s NATM! It is also Brain Injury Awareness month and Matt says that is no coincidence and why ATs are best equipped to manage concussions. LINK: https://youtu.be/AL0PLLf_3bc   #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

This is our first installment of our ongoing Student Series. Izzy Lampre, a MSAT student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reached out (Thank You) to share her story of becoming an athletic trainer. It was a highly unique story and it was awesome to get to hear it. Izzy came from Australia to swim for the Badgers and in the process had amazing interactions with her athletic trainer and as she...

Matt discusses not being paralyzed by perfection and making sure that information is getting out, even if it isn’t perfect. LINK: https://youtu.be/SJtRXIXq0Ks   #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

Rob Dicks does just a little bit of about everything. Not only does Rob wear multiple hats as an athletic trainer, he goes beyond that with administrative duties, community volunteering and his mentorship. In this episode we talk about two major topics that all athletic trainers probably have a connection to. The first one is mentoring and mentorship. Rob has a unique place in his mentorship roles...

Allen reached out to us and wanted to share his experiences in the expansion of the athletic training profession and how many avenues our skillset can take us to make an impact on patients lives. Allen has done so much in his career from working in collegiate and professional sports, to the industrial setting and now in the workers compensation world of healthcare. He shares what he has learned al...

The end of week 4 and Matt talks about the importance of relationships. LINK: https://youtu.be/wfJ3HpgZ8f8   #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

The end of week 3 and a discussion on marketing and digital footprints and tools and resources that Matt has used to help create his.  LINK: https://youtu.be/uiXCQDhaFHw   #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

Week 1 of virtual concussion clinic is done. Matt reflects on what he has learned so far along the way. He discusses what it felt like to let go and have that be the first time in his lifetime he has been told “we don’t want you around.” #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

This is the second episode featuring the ATPPS. In this episode, we talk to Tara Saprano and Aaron Hajart who are an integral part of the educational aspect of ATPPS. Aaron talks more in-depth about the annual meeting and all the aspects of planning educational material, getting feedback on what people want to learn, and making sure the material is staying as current as possible. Tara discusses th...

Hear from Matt Campbell as he takes MCC virtual and all the steps that have gone into it and all the learning in real time. Matt is candid in what is going on and how he is handling it all and we appreciate that. Follow along with his story. Here are Entries 1 & 2. #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

This is the first episode of a series featuring the Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society. In this first episode we talk with current president Tim Nicolello, past president Michael Doyle and current vice president JJ Wetherington. They share the story of how ATPPS got started and how a couple of conversations continued to grow into what the organization has built today. It is an incredi...

Miguel is a first generation college student and therefore, also a first generation athletic trainer. We connected with Miguel through social media and asked what topic or story he would like to share and the story of being a first generation college student was where we landed. In this episode, we discuss Miguel’s path of getting into college, finding the athletic training profession and then fig...

Dr. Brian Regan is a chiropractor and athletic trainer that has had an interesting journey in his career to this point. Brian started out his career in athletic training and helped build quite a sports medicine and performance program. After a few years in this role Brian got the itch to continue to build his skillset and become a different kind of clinician. Enter chiropractic school. After compl...

I think helping others in all capacities and all the different ways we can get them to, where they are and where they want to go as a person. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/y_ZbPSbQn80   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohea...

Alexis Schaefer is a staff athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where on top of providing care for sports she leads the department's efforts around mental health. Alexis has an undeniable passion for mental health and how to help increase not only access to help and services but also empower student-athletes to take control of their own mental health and provide tools in order...

Heath Blackmon has worked in a wide variety of settings over the course of his career and through all those experiences has learned a lot about the profession and what ultimately is most important to him in his personal life and career. In this episode, we discuss the transition from setting to setting and what Heath has learned in each of them. We really focus on the value Heath has put on his an...

Being an athletic trainer to me means being an advocate for your patients and also for our profession. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/XUtBRD_Pp8k #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

Dr. Chad Ashland is the Executive Director of the U.S. Council on Athlete’s Health and a huge advocate for the athletic training profession. Dr. Asplund has done a lot of work in his career in the collegiate setting along with in sports medicine clinics. In all of these roles, Dr. Asplund has highlighted how important athletic trainers are to sports and the care of active patients. In this episode...

Dr. Abigail Chew is working in a private clinic where she sees a full patient list and practices autonomously. We connected on social media and Dr. Chew was kind enough to share her story about working in this setting and how she ended up there. Entrepreneurship and private practice for athletic trainers are at an all-time high and will continue to grow. Dr. Chew shares the highlights of what it i...