New York State Athletic Trainers' Association
Our Mission
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The mission of the New York State Athletic Trainers' Association shall be to advance, encourage and improve the profession of athletic training by developing the common interests of its' membership for the purpose of enhancing the quality of health care for the physically active in New York State.
NYSATA Newsletter
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In this issue...
- NYSATA Welcomes New Members
Find out what you need before you start your practice and how to become a member of NYSATA.
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ABOUT THE NEW YORK STATE ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION
The mission of the New York State Athletic Trainers' Association shall be to advance, encourage and improve the profession of athletic training by developing the common interests of its' membership for the purpose of enhancing the quality of health care for the physically active in New York State.
ABOUT SPORT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL
The mission of Sport Safety International is to promote injury prevention and safe participation in physical activity and sports by providing the highest quality educational programming to athletes, parents, coaches, and sports medicine professionals.

Athletic Trainers are licensed in New York to provide athletic training services under the supervision of a physician in New York. This specialized form of healthcare includes managing injuries sustained by athletes from the playing surface to the physician’s office when necessary through the safe return back to the playing surface. The injuries managed include sport related concussions suffered by youth amateur athletes through professional athletes. The first step in this process is baseline tests such as the Standard Assessment Concussion (SAC) test and the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) test. These tests are recommended by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Sport Related Concussion and the Alliance Partners of the Youth Sports Safety Alliance prior to injury as an important first step in managing sport concussion. They are mandatory in many youth amateur sports, including Secondary School Athletic Programs, as well as Collegiate and Professional sports. These tests are also used by certified athletic trainers as a part of the pre-participation physical examination screening process.
The New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association (NYSATA) is a leading resource in concussion education for health care professionals, athletes, coaches and parents. NYSATA continues to encourage all New York athletes, parents, coaches and sport administrators who participate or oversee the participation of athletes in contact sports (boxing, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, soccer, wrestling, baseball, basketball, diving, high jump, pole vault, gymnastics, softball, and volleyball) to investigate the use of services provided by a NY State Licensed Athletic Trainer. If you are interested in more information concerning athletic training coverage, please contact one of the NYSATA Region Representatives (http://gonysata2.org/Regional_Reps.html).
NYSATA is devoted to enhancing the quality of health care for the physically active in New York State, and encourages all secondary school districts to hire a NATA Certified Athletic Trainer. NYSATA is committed to advancing, encouraging, and improving the athletic training profession.
NYSATA Public Concussion Information
The next NYSATA Business meeting will be on January 7th, 2012 at 4pm at the EATA meeting in Boston. Room location: St George C&D
The next NYSATA Executive Council meeting will be on January 7th, 2012 at 2:15pm at the EATA meeting in Boston. Room location TBD.
Greetings and Happy New Year!
The votes are in and NYSATA would like to announce that Aimee Brunelle, from Jamestown Community College, has been elected as President-Elect. Her term will begin at the June 2012 NYSATA meeting.
NYSATA would like to thank Tim Prohinsie, from Nassua Community College, for his desire to become our association's next President-Elect.
Congratulations to Aimee, and thank all those who participated in the election.