History of Athletic Training

First Athletic Trainer for a college/Univeristy

Apr 16, 1881

James Robinsion was hired as the first Athletic Trainer by Harvard College

First Book dedicated to Athletic Trainers

Sep 16, 1920

The Cramer family started a line of products used by athletic trainers and wrote a book in 1932 entitled First Aider.

Original NATA

Sep 16, 1938

NATA was orignially attempted in Des Moines, Iowa. It conutiuned until 1944 when World War II caused the members to fledge the orgazination.

First Leader of the NATA

Sep 16, 1940

Lloyd Stein

First Leader of NATA

Sep 16, 1940

Mike Chambers

First Leader of the first NATA

Sep 16, 1948

Jack Heppinstall was first leader of the first NATA

NATA Founded

Sep 16, 1950

The first meeting was held in Kansas City with 200 Athletic Trainers attending.

First Athletic Training Curriculum

Sep 16, 1959

The first athletic training curriculum approved by NATA was in 1959

BOC

Sep 16, 1969

The Board of Certification was incorporated from the NATA to provide a certification program for entry-level Athletic Trainers. The BOC has only accredited cerification program for Athletic Trainers in the US. Offices are in Omaha, Nebraska.

AT Eduation Programs approved

Sep 16, 1979

There were 23 undergraduate programs and two graduate programs approved by the NATA.

AMA Reecognized

Sep 16, 1990

The American Medical Assication recognized Athletic Training as a allied health profession.

NATA REF

Jun 16, 1991

NATA- REF (Research and Education Foundation) was created to in crease the amount of original research in the profession

CAATE WAS BORN!

Jul 1, 2006

The JRC-AT (Joint Review Committee for Athletic Training) separated from CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) and became the independent accreditor CAATE(Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education)