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James Robbinson was considered to be the first Athletic Trainer in the world and the US.
https://www.bellin.org/titletown-talk/entry/a-brief-history-of-athletic-training#:~:text=1881%3A%20Athletic%20training%20began%20in,and%20mainly%20provided%20rub%20downs. -
NCAA was founded by Theodore Roosevelt for college sports, he did this to help make sports in college safer, he did this after his son was injured playing football for Harvard.
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-ncaa-college-football-reform#:~:text=Early%20football%20games%20often%20resulted,while%20playing%20football%20for%20Harvard. -
AIMS (Association International Medico-sportive) was created, this is an athletic trainer organization in Germany for German sports, "specifically for the Olympics"
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ICSM (International Congress of Sports Medicine) was formed to help school sports be safer.
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NATA was formed knowing that they needed to unify athletic trainers in a organization.
https://www.nata.org/history#:~:text=Recognizing%20the%20need%20for%20a,certification%2C%20research%20and%20practice%20settings. -
ACSM (American College Sports Medicine) was formed to help teach college students what they should and should not do for their health and others.
https://www.acsm.org/about#:~:text=ACSM%20advances%20and%20integrates%20scientific,exercise%20science%20and%20sports%20medicine. -
In the 1968 Summer Olympics, they made a team of athletic trainers to help with any injuries or soreness any of the athletes may have had.
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An article came out about certification examinations and whether Athletic Trainers should have such a thing.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
They bring up Certification Examinations to the board of directors of NATA.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
Certification Examinations become a thing for athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
1600 people get certified as an athletic trainer in the 70's.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
The Board of Certification was created to help certify athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
The first examination is administered at the annual meeting of the Board. (With about 24 taking the test).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
A meeting of the Board happens in 4 different cities.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
AOSSM (American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine) was formed. It was formed for orthopedic doctors to learn better about athletic injuries.
https://www.northeastspineandsports.com/blog/the-history-of-sports-medicine/ -
The first woman to take the certification examination took it at the second national examination in St. Louis.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
The “father” of modern athletic training was William “Pinky” Newell. He was called this because of his research and efforts during his career.
https://stayactiveup.com/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house-a-history-of-athletic-training/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CPinky%E2%80%9D%20Newell%20is%20credited%20with,Students%2C%20to%20name%20a%20few. -
NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) was formed by 76 strength coaches from across the States. It was formed because of their desire to unify strength and conditioning for educational purposes, and research purposes.
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5600 people were certified as athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
The NATA Board made the NATABOC to help with athletic trainer certification examinations.
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/nata-boc-practice-test/#:~:text=The%20National%20Athletic%20Trainers%20Association,pursuing%20the%20ATC%C2%AE%20credential. -
AMSSM (The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine) was established. It was created as a more clinical type of athletic trainer organization. (Non-surgical)
https://www.amssm.org/about-amssm.php#:~:text=The%20American%20Medical%20Society%20for,medicine%20from%20its%20earliest%20beginnings. -
ABEM (American Board of Emergency Medicine) Approved sports medicine and dubbed it a subspecialty.
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Carie Wood was the first Washingtonian to graduate as an athletic trainer. He graduated from Eastern Washington University.
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By 1998 15000 people were certified as athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
The Zackery Lystedt law was put into action to prevent athletes who were injured from returning to action without medical written consent.
https://www.braininjurylawofseattle.com/zackery-lystedt-law/#:~:text=The%20state%20of%20Washington%20passed,injury%20without%20written%20medical%20consent.