Alabama Athletic Trainers' Association


	ALATA eBlast News March 4, 2009

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In This Issue:

•	6 days left to Register for the 34th Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting in Panama City Beach

•	SEATA to host NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers "High School Employment Workshop"

6 days left to Register for the 34th Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting in Panama City Beach

The 34th Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting will be at the Marriott Bay Point Golf & Spa Resort, Panama City Beach, FL during March 19-22, 2009. Pre-registration is $105 if submitted online by Tuesday, March 10, 2009 or postmarked before midnight, Tuesday, March 3. Registration after this will be onsite at $130. Rooms at the Marriott Bay Point Golf & Spa Resort must be reserved on or before Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 to ensure the Resort View $129.00/night and Bay View $139.00/night room rate by calling the Area Reservations Office at 1-866-234-5362. Updates to www.seata.org/09csmm.htm are continuing as details are received. All students who attended the 24th Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium receive a $15.00 discount on Pre-registration.

Complete details are on the SEATA website, but below are a few highlights.

NATA President Marje Albohm will visit from Friday till Sunday.

SEATA Governmental Affairs Committee Social/Fundraiser on Friday evening March 20 to help promote state legislative advancements.

The SEATA Hall of Fame Induction of Steve Moore, Dave Pursley, Eugene Smith, Keith Webster and Roy Don Wilson during the Tim Kerin Memorial Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 21.

Secondary School Athletic Training Committee "High School Employment Workshop"

Mini-courses & presentations on Foot and Ankle Evaluation, Tough Times Never Last, Tough People Do – How to Save a Buck, Incidence of Exertional Heat Illness in College Football, Concussion: What High School Coaches “Know”, Dynamic Flexibility, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Reading Radiographs, Influence of Ankle Support on Postural Stability, Grassroots Efforts in Public Relations, Laser Therapy, Reaching the Millennial Student, Sickle Cell Trait, Legislation & Governmental Affairs, Evidence Based Management for Acute Wounds, Patellofemoral Assessment, SLAP 1 - 10: Repair and Rehabilitation, and much, much more.

SEATA to host NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers "High School Employment Workshop"

Make plans now to attend the High School Employment Workshop! This Secondary School Workshop will be held at 8:00 A.M. on Friday morning at our 34th Annual SEATA Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting. The title of the workshop is "Secondary School Employment." If you have questions such as... "How do I get another ATC at my school?" How do I get my Administration to buy in what I am doing? "or "How do I promote myself as a High School ATC?" YOU NEED TO BE THERE!!" Words can't express how informational this workshop is. The panel is full of dynamic, passionate speakers who do an outstanding job inspiring and motivating the High School ATC. This panel is led by NATA Secondary Schools Chair, Brian Robinson. This workshop has already been done at 5 other districts, and is has been very well received. This workshop is sponsored by the NATA Secondary Schools Athletic Trainers Committee, and is worth 4 FREE continuing education units. These speakers are coming from all over the country, so please, let's do our part in supporting them. Please spread the word throughout your state. You won't be disappointed! Go to Secondary School Athletic Training Committee Workshop for full details.