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CATA NEWSLETTER WINTER 2008 EDITION
CATA ANNUAL MEETING DATES AND LOCATION ANNOUNCED STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER COMMITTEE EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINING AWARD FALL MEETING IN VAIL A SUCCESS OPENING ON THE REVENUE COMMITTEE CLINICAL INDUSTRIAL CORPORATE STATE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE… CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE
January 13, 2008
I hope this newsletter finds you and yours well in this new year. I am looking forward to a fruitful 2008 for both my family and the CATA.
Over the past few years a vast majority of the efforts of the CATA has been towards legislation. Unfortunately our efforts have not panned out as we had hoped. This year we have reasons to be optimistic about legislative success. At this point we have made a lot of strides towards putting a bill forward in the 2008 legislative session. We submitted an expedited application to DORA and have been given the green light from them to present a bill to the 2008 general assembly. But BEFORE we go through all that work again we have requested, and are currently arranging a meeting with DORA, the Governor and our two bill sponsors to see EXACTLY what DORA and the governor would approve. Also to see if that “projected bill” would accomplish the goals of the CATA for legislation: eliminate those who do not possess our education and/or certifications; eliminate “practice settings”; define our population of people who AT’s are qualified to work with; and eliminate those who do posses our education and certifications but who practice illegally. There is no sense in going through all that hard work and spending all that money to only end up where we have the past two years, with nothing. We should know shortly where we stand with this effort.
Carrie Meyer, CATA Vice President, and her education committee have been working very hard t develop a top-notch CATA spring seminar. I am very excited to take part. Please mark you calendars for April 5th and 6th in Colorado Springs.
Also many other things are going on with the CATA, please read the remainder of the newsletter to see what work is being done by our dedicated core of volunteers. As always if you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact myself of any other CATA board member.
Sincerely,
Chris Mathewson President, Colorado Athletic Trainers Association
CATA ANNUAL MEETING DATES AND LOCATION ANNOUNCED
The Spring CATA Symposium and Annual Business Meeting will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 5 – 6, 2008. These informative sessions will be located in Colorado Springs at the Marriott Hotel. The Marriott is located at 5580 Tech Center Drive; phone: 719-260-1800. Rooms will be $89.00/night + tax. These rooms are first come, first serve – be sure to ask for CATA Annual Conference rate.
Check back to the CATA website for registration information and cost.
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STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER
COMMITTEE
Nominations are currently being accepted for the Dan Libera and Jim Conboy Scholarships. These scholarships recognize outstanding athletic training students from the high school and collegiate setting who are or intend to pursue an athletic training degree from an accredited institution in Colorado. Awards of $500 are presented to the deserving students. To nominate a student, please visit the Scholarship page on the CATA website. Deadline is April 1, 2008.
EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINING AWARD
Applications are now being accepted for the Excellence in High School Athletic Training Award. Sponsored by the Denver Nuggets, this honor recognizes high school athletic trainers and their sports medicine programs with a monetary award. A second award is given to student athletic trainers who intend on pursuing an athletic training degree at a college or university in the state of Colorado. Winners and runners-up receive the award during halftime of a Denver Nuggets game in March.
For more information about the award and the application process, click here. Applications are due January 31st.
FALL MEETING IN VAIL A SUCCESS
The 2nd Annual CATA Fall Symposium was held on November 10, 2007 at the Vail Mountain School in Vail, Colorado. Co-Sponsored by Vail-Summit Orthopedics, the conference utilized speakers from the Vail Valley area. Topics included assessment and rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries and the latest in concussion assessment and return to play. Over 120 professionals and students attended and received 8.5 CEUs.
The CATA would like to thank Greg Schlossinger, Vail-Summit Ortho and Carrie Meyer for all of their hard work in making this symposium a success.
OPENING ON THE REVENUE COMMITTEE
The CATA currently has an opening for a state representative on the Revenue Committee. If interested in volunteering in your association, please contact Chris Mathewson.
Information on candidates and the voting process for the Spring 2008 elections for the Vice-President, Secretary and At-Large positions will be released in early March.
CLINICAL INDUSTRIAL CORPORATE STATE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED
The CATA is proud to announce that Paul Meier has been appointed as the State Representative on the Clinical Industrial Corporate Committee. Paul’s contact information can be found on the CATA Leadership webpage.
The Public Relations committee is gearing up for National Athletic Training Month in March. We have a couple of events in the works but need help throughout the state to promote and put on PR activities throughout the state. If you have ideas or events planned please contact me so that we may document what is being done by our membership.
Events that are in the works include a public relations booth at the March 29, 2008, Denver Nuggets game to coincide with the presentation of the Excellence in High School Athletic Training Awards. We need volunteers to help work the table and take pictures of the evening.
The second task we are working on is having Governor Ritter sign a proclamation declaring March National Athletic Training Month in Colorado. We are trying to set up a photo opportunity for the signing of this proclamation. More information will follow on a later date.
On another note, I am currently working on setting up regions throughout the state. My goal is to get a representative in each region for the public relations committee. This will allow us to have more uniform representation throughout the state and to hopefully enhance public relations activities year round. This has been a more daunting task than I originally thought, and I will be getting information out to the membership when I have completed this task.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you are interested in helping with any events.
Kevin Margarucci 719-867-8150 (office)
FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE…
The Scholarship Committee added a new member this quarter. Joseph W. Cygan, Jr., MS, ATC has volunteered to assist on this committee. We welcome him and thank him for his help!
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE
Corporate sponsorship is trying to get as many new and past members signed up for 2008. We have added several new members and renewed many as well. Look for the page on our website and look for the exhibitors at the spring CATA meeting in Colorado Springs.
The CATA would like to welcome Impact Sports Performance/Synapse Physical Therapy as a new sponsor. Their information can be found by going to www.myimpactsports.com
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