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Date Archive - October 2013

AT Bone Marrow Donor Finds a Match

At the 2009 NATA National Convention in San Antonio, TX , Wayne Northrup, CSCS, ATC (Assistant Athletic Trainer, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Instructor at Windward School in Los Angeles) donated blood at the NATA’s blood drive, as he does at every national convention he attends. That year something different happened. He was asked if he was interested in registering to be a bone marrow donor. The entire process of what…

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Valencia H.S. Athletic Trainers Save Student-Athlete

Last Wednesday started as a typical day in the sports medicine classroom at Valencia High School. Students were busy tending to student athletes, applying ice packs, helping with stretches and taping joints. But then basketball head coach Rocket Collins burst into the room with startling news: a basketball player, Chibuzo Ikonte, had collapsed and lost consciousness after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest. A trio of students sprang to action. Their…

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University of La Verne ATSC Hold 5K Fun Run Fundraiser

On October 12, 2013, the members of the University of La Verne Athletic Training Student Club (ATSC) braved the chilly early morning hours, well before the sun was up, and worked hard to continue the annual tradition of holding a 5K Community Fun Run. The 5K Community Fun Run is the main fundraising event that the ATSC holds every year, and it is held in conjunction with the University’s homecoming…

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The Fall Issue Newsletter is Here

Click Here to view the Fall 2013 FWATA Newsletter. This electronic newsletter is published twice a year by the Far West Trainers’ Association for its members. For information contained in this newsletter or to submit articles or ideas please contact the FWATA Newsletter Editor and District 8 Secretary: Carolyn Peters, MA, ATC, CSCS at 619.201.8734 or email: cpeters@sdcc.edu. Archived issues can be found on the Resources page in the “Quick…

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Santa Margarita High School ATs Save Coach’s Life

Santa Margarita Catholic High School Athletic Trainers Michael Kingsbury and Nicholas Anderson save the life of the school’s Strength & Conditioning Coach when it was brought to their attention that the coach might be experiencing medical difficulty.  Below is a short interview courtesy of Michael Martinez, FWATA PR Committee (Secondary Schools): Martinez:  Besides You and Nick Anderson, was there any one else who assisted you both in saving the coach’s life?…

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