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James Robinson was hired by the Harvard University track and football team as the first ever athletic trainer.
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Wrote "The Trainers Bible," the main source used by athletic trainers through the 1950's. He continued to update his book as he continued to learn and ended up releasing 9 editions all the way through 1956.
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Beginning of Cramer chemical Co. that was established after Chuck developed his own cream for his sprained ankle. The company name was later changed to Cramer Products inc. Fun Fact: the HBU athletic trainers use Cramer tape to ensure the safety of our athletes.
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The Cramer brothers were among the first athletic trainers on staff for the Olympics
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The development of The First Aider, and informative news article that was developed by Chuck and Frank Cramer and mailed out to athletic trainers nationwide.
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This was the first time that National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) was founded, but by 1944 it had folded.
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The development of the National Athletic Trainers' Association for the second time. It is still functioning to this day.
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Dorothy "Dot" Cohen was the first female to become a member of NATA.
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NATA established the NATA-BOC (Board of Certification) to create a certification process for early-entry athletic trainers.
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At least 10 schools had established athletic training as a main course of study.
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Atheltic training is finally recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession.
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Michelle Leget became the first female assistant athletic trainer in the NBA.
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Foundation of Cool Systems Inc. a company that developed the Game Ready machine that athletic trainers use for rehab, treatment, and recovery of athletes
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First female elected as NATA president.
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Up until now, people were allowed to take the certification exam as long as they had completed an internship. From this point forward, the only way someone is allowed to take the test is if they have graduated from an accredited athletic training program.
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The Commission of Accreditation of Athletic Training Education became independent of the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Athletic Training. It assesses Athletic Training programs annually.
