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Should All NCAA Schools Screen Athletes for Sickle Cell Traits?

By Brian GrummellJun 28th 2007 – 5:34PM

The National Athletic Trainers Association recently released a report discussing sickle cell issues. Although they only "suggest but don't recommend" screening, they apparently are looking for increased awareness to sickle cell related issues as several young athletes have died from the condition in recent years.The...

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  • 03/27/12 HS Coaches Clinic To Include Heat, Emergency... Source: WCTV - Tallahassee FL This week's University of Georgia Spring Football Coaches Clinic will feature a presentation covering two vital issues which recently were instituted by the Georgia High School Association ­heat-acclimatization and emergency planning.
  • 07/17/11 David Byrnes Receives 2011 Gatorade District 2... Source: Yorktown Patch - Yorktown NY The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Secondary Schools Athletic Training Committee (SSATC) recently announced that David Byrnes, athletic trainer at Yorktown High School , has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Gatorade District 2 Secondary School Athletic Trainer Recognition Award.
  • 06/07/11 Ms. Ariel Guldstrand Recipient of National Athletic... Source: Campus Times - La Verne Univ - La Verne CA Ms. Ariel Guldstrand, a student in the Athletic Training Education Program, was recently named a Landis Leadership scholar and recipient of a National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) scholarship.
  • 11/24/10 National Athletic Trainers' Association Champions... Source: Medical News Today The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), a not-for-profit organization representing 33,000 members of the athletic training profession, endorsed the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussion Act of 2010, which was introduced today by the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee.
  • 09/26/10 National Athletic Trainers' Association Champions... Source: Medical News Today The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), a not-for-profit organization representing 33,000 members of the athletic training profession, endorsed the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussion Act of 2010, which was introduced today by the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee.

Background on National Athletic Trainers Association

The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) is a professional membership association serving certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession in the United States.

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