Dr. Joel Ramirez spoke at the South Coast Conference Athletic Trainer’s meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at LA Trade Tech College. The presentation focused on skin conditions that are commonly seen in athletics with an emphasis on recognition, treatment, and return to play criteria.
FWATA Annual Symposium is at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego CA April 13th – 15th 2012. Online registration will be available soon. The FWATA Scholarship Golf Tournament will be on Thursday April 12th – Click for more information
California Lags in Regulating Athletic Trainers
The following is from an article published in Athletic Management
By Michael Popke
September 2011
“… ”You can come here to California, call yourself an athletic trainer and do athletic training services and things other professionals do, and you don’t have to be certified,” says West, who [...]
from ESPN article By Gregg Easterbrook…
“….Researchers at Virginia Tech have produced the first brand-by-brand, model-by-model ranking for the likely concussion resistance of helmets.
Saddleback College is hosting this year’s CCCATA South meeting and workshop on August 9, 2011 at from 9 am until approximately 1 pm.
The California Community College Directory is available for viewing by clicking here. There is a link on the above menu bar as well. A printable version will be available soon.
As you are all probably aware, the COA/CCCAA uses NCAA rules to govern their sports unless otherwise specified in COA/CCCAA constitution Constitution, By-Laws, Supplements, Sport Guides, etc. The NCAA is adopting a concussion rule that allows the referee discretion to remove a player that they suspect has sustained a concussion. After discussions with both the [...]
Dennis Goebel, long time head athletic trainer at College of the Sequoias was named the NATA College/University Athletic Training Committee Community College Athletic Trainer of the Year.
Due to extraordinary actions by two sets of athletic trainers, the CCCATA has taken the unprecedented step of honoring 4 athletic trainers as Athletic Trainer of the Year.
