As of: 5/20/2013

• The latest edition of the MATA Relay is posted in the members section under Documents -> MATA Relay. 

• Please visit the Honors and Awards section to see all of the members who have been honored at the National and District Level this year. 

• The recommendations to MSDE regarding changes to the Policies and Programs on Concussions for Public Schools and Youth Sports has concluded it's period for public comment and will be scheduled for final passage at the May Board of Eudcation meeting.  To review the recommendations by the task force, as well as the most recent update to the Policies and Programs, please follow THIS LINK

• Attention members!  Please click on the following link to review a recent article published in Athletic Business.  Click Here  The article involves conversation regarding potential limitations in the amount of contact occuring in sports at the public and secondary school level.    

• Attention Athletic Trainers! Registration and conference information for the 2013 Maryland Athletic Trainers Association Annual Business Meeting and Symposium is now here. This year it will be held at Loyola Blakefield High School in Towson, MD. It will be held Friday May 31 and Saturday June 1. Information regarding speakers, topics costs and CEUs can be found in the link HERE.

• The British Journal of Sports Medicine's April 2013 issue contains the Consensus Statement from the Zurich 2012 Conference. It also contains other articles on brain injury.  Please check it out by clicking on the link.  bjsm.bmj.com/content/current

• Members please remember to re-subscribe to the MATA List Serv by entering your email in the box to the left and following the prompts. You will be asked to provide your NATA membership number as part of the verification process. If there are any questions or concerns please contact Brian Bradshaw directly at bradshawATC@gmail.com

• Looking for information on obtaining a license to practice athletic training in the state of Maryland? Visit the NEW Applying for a Maryland License section on the left hand navigation bar.

• Longtime University of Maryland athletic trainer and MATA Hall of Famer JJ Bush is retiring in June after nearly 40 years of service. He was recently honored at a Maryland basketball game. The tribute video can be seen below. Please join the MATA in giving JJ a well deserved congratulations and thank you!

• to encourage and support the professional development of its members
• to provide a means for the exchange of ideas
• to work to ensure that all individuals within the state of Maryland have access to quality health care
• to provide a source of service, education and reference to its members and to the citizens of Maryland who seek the services of Athletic Trainers

• AMA recognized health care professionals
• Unique health care providers working under the supervision of a licensed physician to provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitative services to patients
• Educated in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of medical conditions resulting from injury and illness
• Qualified providers of rehabilitative medicine and preventative service