Winter 2003 Newsletter

In this Issue...

• Letter from the President

• 2003 Election News

• Public Relations Committee Report

• 2003 Scholarships

• 2003 Annual Members Meeting & Clinical Symposium

• Public Relations Volunteers Needed

• Examiners Workshop

• 2003 Annual Student Athletic Trainer Conference

• CATA Featured Member of the Month

Letter from the President

Dear CATA Members,

 As I write this last letter to you as President of the CATA I realize that it has been a tremendous past 7 years.  I would like to reflect upon a few of the changes that I have seen and believe that these have helped to shape and make the CATA what it is today.

             *  Increased CATA membership.

            * Creation of a second student scholarship and the addition of the names of

                        Jim Conboy and Dan Libera to these scholarships.

* Publication of a quarterly newsletter, which has recently been delivered via the web site.

            * Increased financial stability and legislative fund reserves.

            * Increased communication between the CATA Board of Directors and the membership.

            * CATA web page development (address changes, job listings, board of directors' email, scholarship applications, document availability, etc...).

             * Increased public relations regarding athletic training in the State of Colorado.

            * A more effective method of dues payment.

            * Continued development of a quality symposium.

            * Staggered terms for the board of directors to help create more consistency.

            * Combined Constitution and Bylaws.

All of these items listed above would not have taken place if it were not for the individuals who have volunteered their time and effort to the CATA.  These individuals have either served on various committees, or on the Board of Directors.  Additionally there are a few of you that have volunteered to help out either through your work on the constitution and bylaws or through acting as my parliamentarian.   Thank you for all of your hard work.

I look foreword to watching a new CATA President and Board of Directors continue to assist the CATA in its growth and development.  I would like to remind all of you to play an active role within your state association by voicing your opinion or volunteering your time.  The limitations of your involvement are up to you. 

Thank you to all of you for the past 7 years it has been a pleasure to serve as your CATA President.

Sincerely,

Kelli Sheehan

CATA President

2003 Election News

The CATA will be electing a new President and At-Large member this year.   The candidates for President are Chris Mathewson and Gregg Sheehan and for the At-Large position Dominic DiManna and Chris Nagelhout.  Candidate bio's and ballots will be mailed in early April and will need to be return postmarked no later than April 30^th to be valid.

Public Relations Committee Report

With National Athletic Training month quickly approaching the public relations committee has been hard at work.  A conference call was held last month to create our "game plan".  At this point we have completed two activities and have more in the planning stages. 

1. Governor Bill Owens has signed an honorary proclamation declaring March as National Athletic Training month in Colorado.  I have had a few individuals contact me about having the mayor of their city sign a proclamation.  That is great! A copy of the proclamation is on the NATA web site, or you can contact me and I will fax you a copy.  Please inform me if you receive such a proclamation from your mayor.

2. The Colorado High School Activities Association has agreed to place and ad in their state wrestling and basketball programs. They will also make public service announcements during those tournaments.

3. The Channel 9 Health Fairs will be held in April.  Many of you have inquired about  participating in these at your school or community.  We would like to get involved in as many of these as possible.  We discussed this at the last CATA meeting and concluded that we can make a better impact on the people who attend the schools and fitness centers.    You can find the locations of these health fairs by logging on to their web site:  www.9healthfair.org.  

We are in the process of purchasing water bottles to give away, along with informational brochures from the NATA. If you plan to participate in one of these health fairs contact me so I can get you the necessary materials.

4. Many of you have also contacted me about getting your local newspaper to write an article relating to our profession.  That is great!  You can carry this out on your own, however if you need information I will be glad to help.  Please send me any articles that are published, I would like to keep track of what our state accomplishes.

5. We have discussed the possibility of producing a video to promote our profession.  Earlier this year I put out a call to all ATC's to send me video clips of them at work.  I have not received any, so currently we are on hold with that project.

The March issue of the NATA  News was filled with suggestions for celebrating National Athletic Training Month.  I encourage everyone to get involved and make this a successful event.

2003 Scholarships

Once again the CATA is offering two $500 scholarships for students pursuing athletic training as a profession.

1.  Dan Libera Memorial High school student athletic trainer scholarship

Requirements:

1. Senior in High school

2. Cumulative G.P.A. at-least 3.0

3. Attending a Colorado college or University

4. Pursuing athletic training as a profession

2.  Jim Conboy Memorial scholarship

Requirements:

1. Cumulative GPA of at-least 3.0

2. Freshman to Senior status at an accredited college or University within the state of Colorado

3. Pursuing athletic training as a profession

Applications can be found on the web site for both of these scholarships.  

The deadline is April 1, 2003 with announcement of the winners at the Spring Convention.

Please pass this information on, and encourage any of your students to apply.

Please contact Wendy Mathewson ( 303) 338-8598 with any questions.

2003 Annual Members Meeting & Clinical Symposium

• Schedule of Events

• Registration

• Hotel Information & Map to Gunter Hall

Public Relations Volunteers Needed

Shannon Courtney needs help staffing the public relations table at the state wrestling and state basketball tourney.  Anyone interested can contact her at (970) 351-2282.

Examiners Workshop

Anyone interested in NATABOC examiner training workshops contact Lisa Lear @ 720-494-3232. She is  looking to do a workshop either at the 2003 Annual Members Meeting & Clinical Symposium or on March 16th. 

2003 Annual Student Athletic Trainer Conference

The CATA will once again be hosting a student athletic trainer conference.  It will be held in conjunction with the 2003 Annual Members Meeting & Clinical Symposium in Greeley on Saturday May 3, 2003.

CATA Featured Member of the Month

    The CATA Featured Member of the Month continues to be a popular attraction to the association’s website. 

    Each month a member of the CATA is chosen (by last month’s featured member) to be spotlighted on the website.  They provide a picture to place with their answers to a few simple questions that allow visitors to the site to get to know the basics about them.  The idea has been well received and continues to be one of the most frequently visited pages of the website.

    This month’s featured member is Shaun Carmody head athletic trainer of Cheyenne Mountain High School.

    Previously featured CATA members have been…

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