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History of Athletic Training

By ttyler1
  • First Athletic Trainer for a college/Univeristy

    First Athletic Trainer for a college/Univeristy

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

  • First Book dedicated to Athletic Trainers

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

  • Original NATA

    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

    First Leader of the NATA

    Lloyd Stein

  • First Leader of NATA

    Mike Chambers

  • First Leader of the first NATA

    Jack Heppinstall was first leader of the first NATA
  • NATA Founded

    NATA Founded

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

  • First Athletic Training Curriculum

    The first athletic training curriculum approved by NATA was in 1959
  • BOC

    BOC

    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

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

  • AMA Reecognized

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

  • NATA REF

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

    CAATE WAS BORN!

    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)