National Athletic Trainers Association founded

Classification: 
Sport: Related to professional or amateur sporting events, including interscholastic athletic events.
Event Date: 
1950
Characteristics: 
of United States importance
Description: 

The National Athletic Trainers Association currently has over 30,000 members worldwide. It was set up to provide a set of standards for professionalism, education, certification, research, and practice settings in the athletic training field.

Reference Citation: 

Retrieved November 8, 2010 from http://nata.org/aboutNATA.

Contributors: 
A.J. Allen