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The NATA was founded in 1950 when the first meeting of the NATA took place in Kansas City, Missouri.Recognizing the need for a set of professional standards and appropriate professional recognition, the NATA tried to unify certified athletic trainers across the country by setting a standard for professionalism, education, certification, research, and practice settings.
The certification program for entry-level Athletic Trainers was meant to establish standards to meet in order to enter the profession of athletic training. When the BOC began it was part of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and is now commonly called NATABOC, incorporating both names. In 1989 the BOC became an independent corporation.
Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as an allied health care profession since 1990. [1] As defined by the Strategic Implementation Team of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) in August 2007: [2]
The organization was created in 1923, after a predecessor organization called the New York State Public High School Association of Basketball Leagues began in 1921 to bring consistency to eligibility rules and to conduct state tournaments. [2]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) [b] is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and 1 in Canada. [3] It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports . [ 3 ]
Athletic trainer attending to a Portland Thorns player. The traditional setting for athletic trainers is embedded within a sports team. [7] [8] [9] In the United States, over 40% of athletic trainers work at an educational institution, including universities, secondary schools, and middle schools, providing health care to student athletes.
1991 – The State University of New York at Utica/Rome (now the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)) joined the SUNYAC, effective in the 1991–92 academic year. 1995 – SUNY Albany left the SUNYAC to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent , effective after the 1994–95 academic year.
New York Public Radio (NYPR) is a New York City-based independent, publicly supported, not-for-profit media organization incorporated in 1979. [2] Its stated mission is "To make the mind more curious, the heart more open and the spirit more joyful through excellent audio programming that is deeply rooted in New York."