fury Clears Kent State ATC On Charges of 'Practicing Medicine' Michele Faulstick was fishtins hard to hold back the tears moments aft€r the verdict was announced. butshe co,rldn't. It was as if she had been holding h€r br€ath sinc€ h€r husband was charsed two monthsearlier with practicins med- icine without a license. A jury of eight women and four men delibera&d just 27 minut€s on August 16 before lindinq Michele's husband. Kent State University athletic tlainer John Faulstick. not gxilty. Thus ended a tense dramafor KSU'S Styear-old head train Testimony durins the twoday trial re- vealed Faulstick was suilty of nothins more than beins a thomwh, well pre- pared allied health care professional. Even two witness€s summoned by the pmsecutins attorney, both KSU student athletes, portrayed Faulstick as a t€xtbook ATC. Asked to describe the treatment he re- ceived after an injury last fall, sopho- more football player Saott Fortkamp tes, tified that Faulstick evaluated the injury and referr€d him to the team physician Ior diasnosis. A s€cond athlete who suff€red an elbow injury reaffirmed Faulstick always administered quality carc and showed genuine concern lor KSU players. The students' testimony s€emed to leave courtroom observers wonderins why Faulstick was on trial in the Iirst place. .ott'.|on pase r rgrr11'fu -IIlar -...-l lttri" il ti.t..,'j After convening with Davis and the Board of Directors in late June to map the NATA'S shatesy lor the next live years, Smaha presented a brief over,.,iew of what was decided. He said the NATA'S constitution will be rc+xanined, and by lawswillalmost certainly be revis€d I a new financ ial plan is beina draftedi and some outside s€r- vices will be blouqht in hous€. Smaha added that plans were approved that ad- dress the issues of credibility and accre- ditation; and the Board is searchina for methods to work more cohesively with state t.ainers' associations. The most sigrjf icant change,of cours€, is being made at the iop. NATA Execu- tive Dircctor Otho Davis,laud€d dudns ceremonies at the 40th clinical symposi' um in June, will step aside next spring to let a Iull'time administrator direct oper- ations outofthe new hom€ offic€ irl Dal- las. Davis is curently in his 19th year at the helm of the association. "Anytime an organization enduresthis kind oltransition, therewill be pain asso ciated with ;t," said Smaha, referrins to Davis' imp€ndins departure. "I think we've all felt that pain. "We'rc moving;nto a new phas€ of de- v€lopm€nt now. We're going throwh a challenging and sometimes stressful period of change." Davis has handled stress hpfore "Everythins will be Iin€."he said mat- ter of fa.tly. "The business at hand is to do what's be.st for the memben of the NATA. It's that simple, and that's what I'm going to do." G08l-0fl0n10d loaM the framework for the NATA'S future was crafted at what Smaha call€d "an in- tense, well orchestrated twoday meet- ing" in Dallas that took place two weeks aft€r the Board's annual session ad, journed. Board members werejoined by Past-President Bobby Barton, PEC com, mittee chairman Bob Behnke. and PaDl Grace. chairman of the Board of C€rtifi' cation. Also contributins were lour members of the NATAT lons-rans€ plann ins committee: former PEC chair, man Gary Delforge; Princeton head trainer Dick Malacrea; Columbia (S.C.) Clinic trainer Debra cranner: and Por- tase (Ind.) Hiqh School trainer Bob -t i ?. Newsl€tter of The National Athletic Tminers' Association Fall, 1989i Vol- 2. No. 1 v v v v v v v v v v vv vv v !7 v v.7.7 v v v 1l0I[ Translormati0n I$ undcrurau It's become apparent that sparklina new national headquarters open€d in Dallas this year was only the stat of an entirely new look lor the NATA. The association is beins re-t oled, re- organized a.d, where necessary, rebuilt to accommodate 46p€rcent membership srowth and a loopercent increase in the organization's net worth since 1985 The NATA has grow. during the 1980s from a fledglins association ofal- lied health care professionals to whaton€ manasement consultant described suc cinctly as a "92 million dollar business." "The memb€rs ofour association have worked long and hard to earn a place of distinction in the allied health care field." said NATA President Mark Sma.ha. "Wh€n you look at the progess w€'ve made, especially in recentyears, I think we're succ€edina. The NATA is coming int! its own." Smaha said no stone will be left un- turned as he and NATA Executive Di- rector Otho Daviswork withthe Board of Directors to updat€ and au8ment vir tually every asp€ct of the organization. The restructurina plan, Smaha said, is "desiAned to cover ali the bases." By John I2Gea. Charses that Kent Stot trdixer John Fd lst k 'prudi&d medicine" uere ol! 1 Kerns.
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fury Clears Kent State ATC OnCharges of 'Practicing Medicine'
Michele Faulstick was fishtins hardto hold back the tears moments aft€r theverdict was announced. butshe co,rldn't.It was as if she had been holding h€rbr€ath sinc€ h€r husband was charsedtwo monthsearlier with practicins med-icine without a license.
A jury of eight women and four mendelibera&d just 27 minut€s on August 16before lindinq Michele's husband. KentState University athletic tlainer JohnFaulstick. not gxilty. Thus ended a tensedramafor KSU'S Styear-old head train
Testimony durins the twoday trial re-vealed Faulstick was suilty of nothinsmore than beins a thomwh, well pre-pared allied health care professional.Even two witness€s summoned by thepmsecutins attorney, both KSU studentathletes, portrayed Faulstick as at€xtbook ATC.
Asked to describe the treatment he re-ceived after an injury last fall, sopho-more football player Saott Fortkamp tes,tified that Faulstick evaluated the injuryand referr€d him to the team physicianIor diasnosis. A s€cond athlete whosuff€red an elbow injury reaffirmedFaulstick always administered qualitycarc and showed genuine concern lorKSU players.
The students' testimony s€emed toleave courtroom observers wonderinswhy Faulstick was on trial in the Iirstplace. .ott'.|on pase r
rgrr11'fu-IIlar -...-l
lttri" il ti.t..,'j
After convening with Davis and theBoard of Directors in late June to mapthe NATA'S shatesy lor the next liveyears, Smaha presented a brief over,.,iewof what was decided.
He said the NATA'S constitution willbe rc+xanined, and by lawswillalmostcertainly be revis€d I a new financ ial planis beina draftedi and some outside s€r-vices will be blouqht in hous€. Smahaadded that plans were approved that ad-dress the issues of credibility and accre-ditation; and the Board is searchina formethods to work more cohesively withstate t.ainers' associations.
The most sigrjf icant change,of cours€,is being made at the iop. NATA Execu-tive Dircctor Otho Davis,laud€d dudnsceremonies at the 40th clinical symposi'um in June, will step aside next spring tolet a Iull'time administrator direct oper-ations outofthe new hom€ offic€ irl Dal-las. Davis is curently in his 19th year atthe helm of the association.
"Anytime an organization enduresthiskind oltransition, therewill be pain associated with ;t," said Smaha, referrins toDavis' imp€ndins departure. "I thinkwe've all felt that pain.
"We'rc moving;nto a new phas€ of de-v€lopm€nt now. We're going throwh achallenging and sometimes stressfulperiod of change."
Davis has handled stress hpfore"Everythins will be Iin€."he said mat-
ter of fa.tly. "The business at hand is todo what's be.st for the memben of theNATA. It's that simple, and that's whatI'm going to do."
G08l-0fl0n10d loaMthe framework for the NATA'S future
was crafted at what Smaha call€d "an in-tense, well orchestrated twoday meet-ing" in Dallas that took place two weeksaft€r the Board's annual session ad,journed. Board members werejoined byPast-President Bobby Barton, PEC com,mittee chairman Bob Behnke. and PaDlGrace. chairman of the Board of C€rtifi'cation. Also contributins were lourmembers of the NATAT lons-rans€plann ins committee: former PEC chair,man Gary Delforge; Princeton headtrainer Dick Malacrea; Columbia (S.C.)Clinic trainer Debra cranner: and Por-tase (Ind.) Hiqh School trainer Bob
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Newsl€tter ofThe National AthleticTminers' AssociationFall, 1989iVol- 2. No. 1
v v v v v v v v v v vv vv v !7 v v.7.7 v v v
1l0I[ Translormati0n I$ undcrurauIt's become apparent that sparklina
new national headquarters open€d inDallas this year was only the stat of anentirely new look lor the NATA.
The association is beins re-t oled, re-organized a.d, where necessary, rebuiltto accommodate 46p€rcent membershipsrowth and a loopercent increase in theorganization's net worth since 1985
The NATA has grow. during the1980s from a fledglins association ofal-lied health care professionals to whaton€manasement consultant described succinctly as a "92 million dollar business."
"The memb€rs ofour association haveworked long and hard to earn a place ofdistinction in the allied health carefield." said NATA President MarkSma.ha. "Wh€n you look at the progessw€'ve made, especially in recentyears, Ithink we're succ€edina. The NATA iscoming int! its own."
Smaha said no stone will be left un-turned as he and NATA Executive Di-rector Otho Daviswork withthe Board ofDirectors to updat€ and au8ment virtually every asp€ct of the organization.The restructurina plan, Smaha said, is"desiAned to cover ali the bases."
By John I2Gea.
Charses that Kent Stot trdixer JohnFd lst k 'prudi&d medicine" uere ol!
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Kerns.
'Traininu' Bllls Pass in ldaho, DGhu,arGWhen ihe Idaho lesislature passed Se'
nate Bill Number 1184 earljer this year,;t culm inated 12 years of lobbyins, revis-ins lesislation, nesotiatins with otheral-lied health professions and rallyinei ceriified athletic trainers in the stai€. a]]38
The Idaho Athletic Trainefs' Asso-ciation identified ?9 people in Januarywho were practicins athl€tic trainins.Of those, less than half were NATA'certified. That lact alone illustrated {hvGarv Craner.hearl tniner at Boise StaieUni;ersii.y, intr.oduced lesislation inI97?. and $hy Tom Koto, chairman ofIATA's l€,.islatrve .ommittee, carriedthe baton since 1987 over ihe last les of
"Our people did a helluva job." Kotosaid. "We showed lcgislators the pote.tial of public harm unless the prcfession
In Delaware this sumner, Stat€ tu-presentatrve Brule Rej nolds literalli re-s rot an aihletic i.aininc billdu.incthelinal hours ol th€ last dav lcsislatorswere in s€ssion. Hegotihebillpassed bythc House and Senate at the stroke ofmidnight, and sisned ini,o Ia\L by thesov€rnor ilithin a matter of weeks.
"l dont wanisomeone intheroleof athletic train€r who does not have theprop-er cducation and rrainins," sant R€y-nolds. a hish school football coach.
Idaho and Delaware thus became tlelSLh and 19th strt€s to relxrlate theprac'tice of athletic trainins since T€xas wasthe first to do itin 19r-3. Onll four stai€sIllinois. lnuisiana, Missouri and Nebraska passed athletic training lesislationbct\Leen 1985 and 1988.
Idaho legislators passed a bill ihat r€'auircs resistratiun of anyone practicingas an athletir trarner. Dela$ a.e passed alaw thai .equires anyoDe usins ile titleathletic lrainer to be licensed by the
How does "reldstration" differ from"licensins?'
"We fe€l itl semantics." Koto said. "Ifeel we sot ever]'thins wc want€d outofthis bill. You can build into a bill xhat'ever you want. We th ink our resistrationbil! ma! he more eftective than somestates' licensure bi]1. Ed Crowleyseemedto think it was a sood bill."
"lt looks v€ry good." said Crowley.whowas chairman of the NATA\ LicensureCommittee at thetimethe Idaho bill wassigned. "But the trainers in Idaho andDelasare arent done yet. They mustwrite effertive rules and resulations.which includ€ a good srandfather clauseand a format for maintain ins continui.s
Cro{ley withheld judsment of theDelaNare bill. since it sas enacted amonth alter hestepped down from theli-censure committee. But he cited sev€ralstrensths in the Idaho bill.
"The d€finition of athletic trainins islompatible with tho NATA'S," C.oivleypr.lained "The bill allo$s for athletictr;ine6 to {o.k in schools. profossionalsports, and clinical settinss. It makes itleeal for ATCs to use modalities. Andathletic trainers s ill be requireil tosorkunder the direction of a physician, as opposed to an allied h€alrh occupationsuchas physical therapy."
"We're glarl the lobbying effort isover" Koto said. "And ue realize more
\rork is.lust startinc. CreatrnF rulesandreculations has alreadv become a head'ache. And then wehavetoadminist€rthe
ADplrcanrs $ ill pay a $100 fee m sit iorthe Idaho exam. Koto plans to contractwith Columbia AssessmentS€r!ices.rhesame testinss€rvice used by the N-{T-{ s
Board ol Certification. Annual Llues forresistered trainers in Idaho \ ill b! ;Sl r
in tho first vear and $lu p€r \ear il re'after. a relitivcly molesr fee r -:)rento some other stat€s.
Athlolic Lraine.s in -\-el)r&_ia : r in-stance, pay an initial feoof iinr i r:xeirlicense, and $400 ererl' ti .r.f' for
"The bill is q'orkins orr :.. : : Lrs.
said Nebraska\ (]ut Sh. :, : i rnerchairman of thc athleiic Iing committec. "But it's a'' i i .\ren
The high cost is attribDte,r :,: ::e:. larrthat requires ererl lice.sr:ls :. a.: rnNebraska t be self_suprr, r"::.E 11 .nn'tra-st, the four person Boa. j : -l:rl"ricTrainers in Idaho i{ork. r:.:. rh0tuamework of the State \lFr.rt, Rard.That substantialll reduces ....i: I ardadminist.atile costs.
Bcln0 T[8r0Delaware,s bill sai sur-(: :. .lrj
cism b€cause it \Las \!ritlt: 11 :=r theI'hysical Therapl Pracri e.1 L--thetdiho t,ilt, lt proper i ,lefinr. -- - .r ofan athletic trarner and rt !*'_ :- .:rin'ers to work freelr' in tra(lilr .r' :i: .insroom settin$. Unlike klaii : ..rer.athletic trainers in Dela$ar! r..: .r ikundor the superlision of ph\.:.; :..rapists in clinical settinss.
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Bill$ Pass"W€ cam€ under criticism bv $ne
NATA members Ior the way our 6illwaswritten," said DATA p.esident ltr)is Im-pasliazzo, ATC, PT. "But untjl peopleilalk a mile in our shoes in this littlestat€. they cantundersiand what ittakesto set athletic trainins regulat€d here.',
Impasliazzo. who credii€d pasi- presj-dent Joan Couch for spearheadins the I i-censure eftort, said supervisionofan ath,letic bainer bv a phvsical theraDist. andnot a phIsician, was a necessity due tpre+xisting state law regardins phvs-ician-owned physical therapv practices.
'W€ a"ked the phvsicians uo lituswo.kunder therr prartice act ieveral vearsaso." tmp,sliazzo said "But the\ ;;.ln tr€sDond until ihe eteventh hour. when itbocame apparent ihat the billtrassoinEto be pass€d. By that iime, ii. was toolate.W€ *'orked seven y€als on this bill."I 0u, Bogllnlng
Passase of the ldaho and Delau,arebills may bethe start of a ne$'besinninsfor athlotic t aining.
"Riqhtno\r. the trend is forsiatetrain-ers' associations lo push for licensureryain," said C.ouley, who wassucce€dedin June by Dan Campbell f.om Madi-
"We were ai astandstillfo. awhile. ba-caus€ some state o.sanizations $ ere trying bo get licensure lust for lrcensuressake. Everyone wasnt thinkins the pro-cess th.oush. Right now, the seneralfe€lins is that ifabill isn'tstronsenouEh,don't even try to pass it. Wait for therisht time."
tusulatins the practice of any profes-sion, espec ially one I ike athletic traininE,which has no more than 500 nationall!rertifred members rn any stat€, is a on;,painstakinq ordeal ATCS jn Illinors lorinstance. worked seven yearc beforetheir bill rrasenacted in 1986. Membersof the IndianaAthletic Trainers Associa-tion have been lobbying eishtyea.s. burnt l€ast their labor is beEinnins to shorvsigns of b€arins fruit.
Still. Crolvley and CamDbell havesoodreason to be optimistic. New York andFlorida have been makins sisnificantstrides, and at leastsix statesariprepar,ine strater.y. In Ohio. the Senate Dassed abill in June.It willsothroush commineethis fall.
"We ne€d to know those who (callthemselves) athletic traineF are u,ellcertified to treat our athletes,"said StateSenato. Richard Sch.iirath. sDonsor ofthc Ohr. hill
Srhafrath, citins an NATA stud\.thatsho$en 36 Dercent of hish schml fo;iballplayers axe injured an;ually, said thatJat;itic alone underscores the imDor-tance of havrns a oualifie.l arhl.fi. rmrner for studant athl€t€s.
The onsoinsstrugsie for lesislation inNeu \b.k, q.here som€ thouqhtir mishlnever be possible, tookaturn fo. the bet-te. in May when the State Medical
Society \rrote an encourasins letter endorsins resuiation of athletic trainins.
"I think poople underesiimatc the im-portance of beins a prolessional within astat€." said Ij1u DiNitto. the fi€ry ATCfrom lnns Islnnd who serves as Execu-live Director for two sports medicine
nurture and cultivnte an athletic train,ins bill from concept b la!v. Often, aswas the case in Idaho. the bill is Dassedfrom one champion to another. Such isthe case almosl everywhore.
In 1986. the CaliforniaAthletic Trainers Association stunnad NATA leaderswhen. in only one y€ar, both the Housean.] Senate passed an athletic t&ininsbillon tothe so!€.nor'sdesk. ca.y Lanq.chairman of l.h€ CATA's ticensLrrc committ c at the iime. led a teap tbat in-cluded District EiEht Direitor JaniceDaniels, lesislatile advocaie Aarontuad and a fe{ othor CATA mcmbers.Resrettably, the sovernor neler sienedlh. bill
Like other states associarions that suf-f€red setbacks, California circled the{ asons to draft plans for another atiempt. This summer. nei{ strat€sieswer€ hammered out unde. the directionof CATA President Brian Darry. The!call for ctbrdinaring fund raisinsactivities and solicitins volunteer supporrimm CATA m€mbers iir mobilize DUblicsupport. CATA members learned fromthEir exp€riences in 1986. and thevrepledgins to take everv measure this timea.ound lo e,sure ihey sei a bill sisned.
Even so, Californians will be hard-prcssed to match New York's leadingcrusader, DiNitb. rl€ personally draftedseveral differcnt versions of a lette.aimed at 150 state senators and as-s€mblymen. He sont copies of rh€ leners,askins for support of thc bill, to each ofsix members of his credontialing com-mitlee- They, in turn, asked 15 athletictrainers to obtain sisned copies of theletters and mail them to thc statehouse.The prcq.am snos balled.
.We scne.ated 15,000 letterc to the se-
nat€ and assemblr," DiNitto saiil. "lthada powerful impacL And ilhen tho timecomes. wo'.e soins to do it again."
That's Iobbyins, Am€rican,style.3
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I(laho's Kotodr€w from the same base of losic.
"The signifirsn.e of ha\ins a bill isihat it iets standanls" Koto said "W.needed $methinr. on the books thar setlesal parameters. A bill brinss athletictrainers up to tho lelel of other alliedhealth pmlessions. Il makes us a legiti
Until lhe larl' l\as passed in Delawara,athletic trainers working in clinicswereclassified as physical thcrapy aids. Their.oles $'ere solerelv limitcd.
''Athletic rrainr.s were allo\yed to serup and rlean up an arca, dosajttraininsand perhaps apply heat and icc," Bynlained Impasliazzo The ma.ior impactof our Taq is lhat it El€vates athlericlrainers to a professional level."
lllghu mofluatGdAs with most s'orrhwhile cndeavors
th€re is usuallv one or t{.o champions,rnd a small circle ofloyal assistantswho
High Schools Offer 'Best |ob' for 7 Ex-College ATCsBv Dalid Moonev
Thrco aihletic t.ainerc f.om tho Phila-delphia area left behind Iricnds, high-tech equipment and the relative"slamor" of their jobs in collese sporislastyear to \ork full-timeathigh schools
A11 three ilere seasoned ATCS whohadbeen conteni in their collese positions.None actively sousht chanse. But eachone stumbled upon a neiv opportunitylhat paid a hisher salary and providedbetter working conditions. Here are
Steve Bair, 40,rvas head trainer aiTemple UniversityIor nine yearsbeforehe rec€ived a phonecall askins ifhecouldrecommend anyqualified trainers tofill a position $iththe Irwe. CamdenCounry (N.J.) tu-gional SchoolDist ci.
terested in intervie\\'ins for a job ai alocal hish school.
"Sinc€ I helFd place mystudent Lrain'ers, I asked about the details. Althoushshe didn't halo the spocifics, she told mewhat her school pa$ its trainer,whoonlr$o.ks I0 months a year. I just couldn'tbelieve it. She thought the hishs(hool re-cruiting the n€w tminer probably paidb.it r thzn hPr s.hn.l
''KiddinslJ I said, tnaybe I'lltrke it,"'lezzi continued- "Thc nexlmornins Igotthe messaE€ ihar the athletic directo.from the school called me. $hen IcaUedhim back. he asked me t come in for aninrerview. It $asobvious mylriend had ahand in it."
Accordins to I€zzi, the athletic direc-tor maile him anoffer hecouldnt refuse.In August of 1988, he was hir€d as headathleiic trainerand health/pht sical edu'cation teacher at Downinstonn (Pa.)Hish School, 30 miles southwest ofPhiladelphia.
He teaches only a hal oad of classesand rec€iles a full-time teacherksalary.along n'ith a stip€nd for his athletictrainins duties. His contracl calls forhim to $,ork lrom I0::]0a.n. to 5:30 p.m.,but he puts in mo.e tima than that.
"I work about 50hours a s'eek nori'ver-sus the Tcplus hourc I was puitins in atlhc collog€ position," Iezzi said. "ln oneyear, I've bcen able to oa.n nine crcdithours toward an advanced degreo in nyspa.o time. That's more than I've b€enable to accumulato in all myyearsatthe
rience(l trainor Rilh a master\ (le,{.ee.Inird expresso(l into.es! and blt his
Dhone number. Hc received a phone callan hour later for an iniervie\r'. Cherr!IIill (N.J.) IIi,{h Sch.ol West offered himlhe Dosiibn in Soptembcr. 1988.
"The financial improvemeni rvas un'L,elievaLle berause I $ as put on a teachcr's salaN $hich rcflected all mv vearsof experience at St. ,Ioseph's, he sakl-
Llnrl (as so use(i to sorkins selen(lals a week at the (ollece lelel, he $aselated lo lcarn thc hish school rrosittun$aranteed him Sun.la] off. He appre'ciatos hins at homo mo.c Nith his irifeBrttJlru, nnd sons Shane. 10. and
"For the first thrcc monihs. I coulrtn'tbeliele I had a daloff." taird said. "I ac-tually sat ai home \atchins football\rithout s'orrying il son(lne got hurt.The iime I spenrl s'ith mr family in-.reaserl sreatlt. I elen so! to see my sonplal soccc.last fall. \hich \as a first."
Laird currenrl) recei\es full nredical.dental and prescription corerage for ]risen!ire hmily instead oljust hims..ll. He'salso cnrollc(t in a betlcr Ircnsion plan.
Regrets of LeavingAlthoush all thr€e .{Tts a(tmilted
thorc No.e some (lisadlantages 10 \rorkins in a s€condar] schm]. ea(h one felitho positives oLrt\rcishtd !hr nrg^tiles.
At Trmplo, Bair claluaierl a nd trcatedinjured athlcteson the spot. ]Ie(lical pro-cedures qere carried oui inrmediately,eitheratthe hospitalor LrI one ofthe uni'vcrsity's physicians.
"I miss having thc patient (ontrol ntthe (ollese setiins," Bair reiared. "$henhishschoolathletes are i{ured. i have tocall their parcnl^s. I can sussest \rhatr)hlsicirn to see but it's ultimatelt, up iothe partnts. If the hii{h srhool athleteneeds aspecialtest, itcan tako rvoeksbelore it is taken care of."
Iczzi miss€s some of the camarad€riehe left behind at his collegiate job.
"One of the fc\r things I miss is the reLrtbnship rvith people that I developedover ihc renN," Iezzisaid. "I missihe ex'citemenr of lhc com perition and the larsecolloge ar€nas and stadiums."
Laird has rork€d his way around the.rhsence ofqualitx equipmont morc comnmnlr available at the colleEe levcl.
"Ynr rvon't find hish-tech modalitiesat most hish s(hools," Laird said. "Butitforces me 10 bc moro oeative and usesimpler means of rchabilil:ltion. Plus thehish school administraiors are receptiveto ml needs an(t $ illins !o imp.ole theiacilit!. \['e'll gradua]ll add the neces'
The Place To BeAft€r endurinq y€ars of heaw irork
loads, small salary increases and inf.e-quent off days at ihe colloge setting,Bair, Iezzi and taird project a senuine
t)rtild t)t t.tt lt
"A friend referredthe district to me to find applicants be'cause I u,as su p€rvisins 15 stu dent train€rs." Bair said. 'The district advertisedfor months in the local paper withoutanyluck. They wanted an experienced trainer to fill a newly-created position- Afterleamins more about the job, I didn'tbother io tell anyone else. I appli€d for itmyself. They gave me an inteNiew andoffered me the job."
Bair was hircd as the fi.st athletictrainer at Overbrook ReE ional HishSchool in Pine Hill. N.J. in January of1988. He received a fr)ll-fihe iea.hpr\salary without having any teaching re-sponsibilities. His salary s,as commensurate with his years o{ experienceat Temple.
"I received a substantial salary in'crease fmm thecollese position plusa 10percent increase prior io 1989," saidBair. "Another possible 10 percent in-crease is beingconsidered fortheupcomins contract. I work about 36 hours aw€ek and my $orkday doesn'i b€sin
John Laird, 38,$,as head trainer atSt. Joseph\ Univer-sity for 12 years before his assistant re-sisned, forcins himto hire a replace
After months hadgone by without anyapplicants, Lairdsas compelled ii)check the job markct to see irhat other
by bish school," Iezzi said. "She asked ifany of my student traine.s would be in-
positions irere pai.ins."lt $'as already August and I was pre-
parins to do some research on whathishschoois and clinics in the area \fore pay-ins," I,ai.d sanl. "I was soing io tak€the information to the administrationand propose improvins ou. offer for
Laird confer.ed \rith a local hishschool administraio. who was lookinsIo.
^ certified trainer sereral months
"I was surprised to find thc la.ge snl-ary being offored br the hish school foran entry level applicanl with an undergraduate degree and no previous expe-rience." l,aird explained. "Findins theposition still availablo.I cu.iously askedlvhat the schml would pay an expe
Joe I€zzi, 36, wasthe head trainer atChayney (Penn.)University for 10years before assuming the same posi-tion at the Philadelphia Collese of Texi.il€s and Sciences in1986."l met a friend
who is an athl€tictraine. and assist-ant coach at a n€ar-
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PEC chaimon Bah Bthnk? ir sppt;nohrlnnt ff^rttitntn ln the AMA to e;.ha e, thh tit tniti"a.,tndihilitl
PEG soelts lml nec0gnl[0nb EnnanGc credtilfltu
The American Medical Associationhol.ls one of ihe most importanr k€vs toathletic training's onsoinq ouest forsrowth and sreat€r credibiliv-formatrecosnition as an allied health care
Prolessional Education CommitteeChairman Robert Behnke, H.S.D., saidthat $'hile athletic trainins has madeprosress in .ecent years, it has neverboen recosnized formally as amemberofthe allied health care fiekl. Behnke contends that recosnition by the AMAwould help firmlv establjsh athl€tictraining asa true profession. In addition.Behnkcsaid AMA acceptance would lavthe Eround\ork ior an €qually impor-tant component of credibility: formal.nationally-accepted accreditation of theNATA's professional education
"We are cur rently gathering information and documents requircd to applv tothe AMA for formal recogrition of ath-letic trainins as an allied healthcare orofession." Behnke exDlainpd frnm hii "ffice at Indiana StaG University. 'AMA
acceptance is cr.ucial to our prolession. Ifapproved, we hope that formal recosnition will lead to a collaboratina agIee-ment between the AMAand the NATA."
In order for the NATA to resulate its82 college curriculum prog"ams acrossthe U.S., Behnke said the PECwillapplyto be forrnally r€cogr;zed and approvedby the AMA'S Committee on AlliedH€alth Education and Accreditation(CAHEA). The first step is to work out acollaboratins agreement with CAHEAto develop and adopt accreditation stan,dards for the NATA education
"Medicat schools, dentals schools.nursins schools and ihe like are accre-dited by some nationally accepted agen,cy," B€hnke said.'Atthis point, theonlyrecosnition of the NATA's€ducation programs is from the NATA."
CAHEA is recosnized by the U.S. De,partment of Education and the CouncilOn Post-secondary Accreditation(COPA). It assures compliance of €duca,tional progr.ams with nationally ac-cepted standards.
Behnke said CAHEAk e.dor*mentishiahly r€sarded b€caus€ CAHEA estab-iishes the ground rules for 26 alliedhealth professions and for the institutions that sponsor their educatjon orosrams. tn doinsso. CAHEA prot€ctsstu-dents in those programs, and the publicat large. Behnke has conferred severaltimes with CAHEA representatives.
"They've be€n very encourasins, vervrecepiive." Behnke said. "At first, they$'ere surprised at how wellorsanized wewere, how in-depth our education pro-grams are, and they were impress€ds ith our six year relationshiD with theNational Commission f.r Hprlth Cerfifv-ing Asencies.
Behnke said the PEC committee willapply for recosnition of athletic haininaby the AMA thisfall. He'll presentapro-g"ess repo.i to the Board of Directomin February.
"l don't know how long the Drocesswilltake," Behnke said. "If we attain recosni-tion from the AMA, the PEC witt applyto become a revieq, committle oICAHEA,'
CAHEA curr€nUy has 19reviewcom-mittees that evaluate education programs, and forward accreditation recommendations back to CAHEA. ff thePEC is accepted by CAHEAasa reviewcommittae, it earns irrefutable credibility for NATA athletic training
"The PEC n€eds thatkind of credibil-ity rvhen qe walk on a collese campus tdetermine whether or not an athletictrain ins curriculum pmg"am will b€ap-prov€d, Behnke said.
Pess_y Houslum an.ounc€d results inJulv from an annual survevcondDcted hvthe Professional Education Committe;.Houslum, rvho represents District 8 onthe PEC, took into accou.t discussionand decisions made during the NATA\40th annual clinical stmposium.
She said the NATA currentlv ha-s ar€rord hish 68 u.dersraduate and 14sraduate curriculum programs. Some457 studetls sraduated in 1988 from allprosmms combined. Based on the sur-vey of curriculum procr.am Eraduatessince 1984:. .12 percent of those whoreceive undar-
sraduate desrees immediat€ly ent€rathletic t.a;ning: many others postpone employment to earn their srad-
. 79 percent whoea.n amaster'sdeqrceenter athletic trainins.. More than tu,ice as many curriculumgraduates are entering the non tradi-iional work place (clinical, industrialanJ corporate settingsr compared to
. tio percent;f "clinic" ATCS sDlit timesorkins nutside the clinicat s€itins,scnins as athletic trainers in the hish
Sur\ev results do not reflect olace of€mpJoyment for athleiic hainins sraduates from intemship prosrams.
P,'a!t! Hnnnl nt h,,$.d n ttutkshol at thcn nml Dirttitt Eiohl rKtinJ to an-ntrtr.. nsrlt! ilhr PEC:, dnn&n1si.f./,l. Irtu N1h,t'l .n.l otex.
According to Houslum, trends head-ing into th€ I990s indicate cause for ootimism. The PFla rpmrts.. Athletic traininc is stable and beins
recognized as'hecessary.". Cooperation between high school administrators and sports medic;neclinics is exp€ct€d to flourish.. Athletic trainina will continue ioqrrow
. NATA {ill continue to stress qualitv
. Employment prcspects for athletictrainers look favo.able as th€ nmfeq-sion grows stf,adrlv qith the healrh
HUn Scnoollnluru studlcs Proue'meanlnglul, 0l PuillG lnterest'
Tho NATA relea-sed in Jun€ the lastofsix semiannual reports rontain inE find'inss from its:l'year study on athletic in-juries in hish school srnrts. NATA lead'crs. \Lho spant an estimate(l $m,000 toconduct the rcsea.ch an{l disseminatcthe lindinss. daclared the project an un'
John w. I'o\rell. Ph.D.. s'ho directed(hat Nas known as the "Hish School In-jury Reporting System," \ras sranto(lfLrn(linq last June by th. Boa of Dircc
lleurs 0nalusl$tors to morc rlc\ely analtro the data. Rxnext summer'. P.tryetl plans to submits.txrrale reports on eaeh ol lour sturliosconilLrcted. those pertainins lo footl,all.\ r.stlins, bols and sirls llasketball.
"We revealcd p.eviously unkno$,nfacts and dispell€d som€ mylhs abouthigh school sports injurios." said NATAE\ccutive Dirfttor Otho Dalis. 'wc s.tout !. prove what most collese athleti(trainars alrea(ly kne\r, which was lhathish school athletes sufier the sameserious injuries and requila the sama(lat-to'day cara that collosa and proath'lct s receive. I think thc findinss fromthis research illustrat€d lhose pointsverI.$.ell."
NATA Prcsident Mark Smaha nd(lcdanother p€rspective.
"This research effort. which hasmeanla Jrreat deal to the NATA. *ould not havobecn possible $'ithout assistance fromh undreds of ath leric traincrs $orkinF inhish schools across America. Thanks tothem. we were able to collect mean inrlu Iinformai.ion alnlt th. inh.rehi risks .fathlctic competition. I like to ihink wepmlided a lons-arva;ted service to mil-lions of paronLs. s€condarv school adrni-nistrators and nearly 6million int€rscho-lastic athletes," Smaha said.
Th€ NATA'S findinss were based on
closc scrutiny of time-loss injuri€s, thosethat siilolined a Ilaxer for ai least onegame or pmctice. Morethan il00 NATA-cortitied athletic trainers maintainedh.di..l records for 32.64? intarscho-lastic athletes (lurins tho cours€ of
"This particular research prosram\as the first thomush studr" of hishschool i nju ries on a nationw nla basis," €x'plained Davis. "Wcaddressed issues thatl\'.ra of public int.'rest and of sreat im-portance to school administratol1s-'
R.sults \rere tnll;ed and (listributediwicr rnnually be!\v&n 198{i.nd 19891omore than 1.000 media outhts. Thoscfindinss rlere pul)lishod or l)roadca-\t nnestimat\l ?.000 limes bt su(h distinsuish.(l ne(s orsanizations as The Ne\lbrk Times, Tho l])s An,{.lcs Timcs.USA To(l^y, th( Chicaso Sun-Timcs,U.S. N(,\rs and world Report, Physicianand Srlolls Me.licino. NBC nxla! Shosan(l Th. Associa!(l I'ress.
"I think the rescarch create(l apositiveimasc ior the NATA,"said Powoll,chair-m^n of the NATA's Research and Injurr'
"It seems not onll other health careprofessions, but a lafge. sesmont of thescneral public, developed a beiter un-dersllndins oI s'h:rt the NATA isand the
important role athletic trainers plax inhish schml athletic proEirams."
The studv {as underrvritten by theNATA'S three corporate sponsors: Johnson & Johnson\ Athletic Producrs Divi-sion; Tho Quaker Oats Company, makerof Catorarlc: and McNoil Inboraiories,mak€r of Medipren.
Durins a news conference in June,I'oNell said projections from the findinssindicate(l that 900,fi)0 high schml ath-letes Nere snlelined c^ch year by injury.wlren f torins in muliiple injuri$to indiridral ethletps PoNell sai.l thc anDualinjurl toll \as conscrvatively estimat€dat 1.3 million.
There are 5.8 million iDierscholasticnthlotps participatins in 20.000 LI.S.hish schools.
One of sere.al keJ discoleries thatmni, help roducesports injurics in thefurure iocnsed on knee injuries amons l€-male basketball plalols. O\€rrll. sirlsc\pe.iencod a proj€ct€d total of I10.173injuries r)cr vear. ltl penent of $'hich{er. kn..'relaied Some 3 700 of
In contrast. ln\s e\perienced 700fower sursical ca-.es l)er !ear. Fifty nineporc€nt of allsursicrl ca-res in lDys baskelball \!(,re for kne. inju.ies.
Findin,rs o! (resllins sho\ed that 2?porcent of the |)3rti( iDanrs. or 7rl.l10 of278.000 in the sport. \.'re injurerlalleastnnce per ]'rar urlrit,l. nlurieitrsresr
APIA MembershipIs at 49,000
tteins in the allied health care ficld.and one of 12,300 memb€rs of the NATA,athletic trainers often hear about theAmorican Physical Therapy Associa-tion. For the rccord. here is how theA t,IA d€scribes itself:
The Amorican Phlsical Therapy Ai\o'riation is a national professional associa'tion r€presenting more than 49,000phJsical therapists, physical thempistaasistants. an(l students throughout theUnitf,d Staks. Its soals are to servc ilsmembers and tho public by incrcasinsth€ undeNtandins oI ihe physical thera-pist's role in thc health care system an(lbl fosterins improlemenls in ph}'siealthcrapy education, practice, and
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Board ConsideringPlan to AwardResearch Grants
O$ ins in part tothesuccessofrccentlycomplctcrl studies on high schml sportsinju.ios. the NATA Boaftl ol Directorsoutline(l plans in June fora seriesofneNresearch-related prosrams.
Thc Board asked research committeechairman John Po$'ell, Ph.D., to outlineprocc(lures for the application andaNardins of research sranls to NATAmembers. While it hasn't yet appnrvedthe pmsram. tho Board is considorins aseries olsrantstobeofferedon an annualbasis to NATA momber" in goo{l stand-ins who moct prescribeil standards.l'owcll is plannins to work with BobBehnke .hairman of the PmfessionalEducation Committee. to design an ap.plicatn'. and solection process forawar(line those,rrants.
Sxparately, thc &ad apprcved fund-ins for Polvell to immediately besin sta-tisticaL .nalysis of tha 3-jear study hesu-perriscd on hish school sporls injuries.Wh ilc no\Ls accou nts of the find inss havcbeen rcport€d periodically since th€studl besan in 1986. Po\rcll has beenasked to exam ine the results more closelyto help NATA leadors present a szries ofrecommandations on how lo Preventsports related injuries.
Po\ell emploreli a research assistantthis sumnrer to helr him r)reparc a seriesol finai rcr)orr. on siu(Ii." he directad forhish schon f(Dtb3Il {restlins. And bothbor s and sirls ba.kdball.
In a(l(lition. a:]'h{,ur research work-shop an(l forLrnr \!i1l bo held for lhe fimttime at th. \ATA s llst annual clinicalstmlDsiunr ne\i Jun., in I.dianapol;s.I)osrum chairman Tim Kerin. headathl€tic trainer at rhr I ni\ el:itx of Ten-nessee. r(commende(t holdins thc work'shop. Po\ollsa lhe \rorkshop $1)uld be''a courx, of instrLrction inren(lod toprolnle (lireciion rr, \-\T.{ membersinterest!(i in condLrclins research on
Thc r(search commiilee \!ill inviteNATA memberi ll, lhe Norkshop whohale,lone s(xl rlinical studies in thepast. R)(ollsaid ihc! lloutline mothods.irnd sho$' hot! thoroush res€arch can b.(lone $'ithout qreat e\ponse or high tech
PEC representatiles are expoct€d tDattend the research Norkshop to offernbas on hor! educators can earn srantsfor instructional research- Topics to beexplorc(l include LJcter lra]'s of t€ach-ins. b€lter learnins frocedures and be!tor clinical anvi.onments.
In ad(lition. thc rcsearch workshop$'ill offer advice on hoN sraduate stu'rlents can receive supplemental fundinsthrouqh univo.sity matchinsfunrlsorla(ulty (1e!0lopment smnts.
lnluru sludlo$lers bmusht the averag€ annual injury6unt to 128.960. The study reaffirmedthe sruellins nature of Nrestl ins lvhen itfound that one"third of all injuries side-lincd the athletes for morc than a week.
li cameas no surprise to aihletictrain-ers Nho reviet(ed the resulB that mostbasketball injuri€s \rere to the lowerextremities. Forty't\ro parcent of boysinjuries \lere to the ankle and foot, faroutnumberins other injured body cate-sories liko hip/thish (11 percent)i fore-armlvrist&and (ll p€rcent) and k.ee{10 p€rcent).
(lomplete coverag€ o{ the sixth andfinal rcporton hish school sporls injurieswill be published in the winto. issue of"Athlotic Traininr.," the NATA\ quar-torlr journal. due for relcase in Decem-bcr. Earlier rcporls have been routin€lypublished in the Journal.
Some key findinss from the sixth anrlfinal r.po(, which focused primarily onbaskelball and Nrestlins. were asfollo\Ls:. T$'enty two pcrceDt of boys basketball
playars, and 23 percent of sirls, sus-tained at least one time'loss injurycach year. When multiple injuriesrrore included, rh€ iniun ioll amonqall 714.000 hish school basketballplayers in the U.S. !as 229,529.. Sixty percent of all injuries in hishschool ba.sketball games occurr€d dur-ins the s€cond half.. TNothirds of 120.000 injuries en-dured by prep s'restlers each year oc-curred durihg practice.
. Thirty-six perceit of I million hishschool football players \rer€ sidelinedb)' injury each year. The NATA pro-jected 552,229 injuries (w h ich includesm ultiple inju ries to ;n divid ual players )per xear in football.. Since most l€ams practice more thanthey play. and more athlet s partici-pate durins practice, it rvasn'tsurpris-ins to find that injuries occur moreoften in pr&tice than in games. Sixtypercent of football and boys basketballinj uries occurred du.inA practice. Therate was 59 p€rcent among girls bas-ketball players.
. i'ifty-nine percent of injuries sus-tsined by boys duringsames occurreddurins lhe second hal{. Sixty-threepercent of same'related injuri€samons sirls happened durina the sec-ond haif. "Fatisue may be a factorhcre," Powoll said, "since SSpercentofboys'injuries \r,er€ in the fourth quar-ter compared to l0percent in the firstperiod. but theret pmbably more t itthan that." Girls sustained 32 pe.centof same i.juries in the third quarter,only 9 perc€nt in the first period.
. Be-injuries are an athlctic trainer'.sniqhtmare. and th€y can be mini-mize.l, but notprevented entirel!'. Thefrequency of re-injury (second injuryto thc same body part) in basketballwas 15 pertjent; 9 pe.cent in wrestling.
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tury Clears |ohn Faulstick N+i"::J.'l;"11i',1'1".1':;"[ ;jf 'tl":,:Un iversity'.s Office of Development,\r.er€ among Iour witnesses \,r'ho tosti-fied in faulstick's .lefense. The othorc$ere associate team physician TonyAdamle and KSU head football coach
"Thc entire athl€tic trainins profes-sion ison trial in th is rase,' Barton said afew dals bafore Faulsiick's trial besan."It's lrishtenins lo think Nhat couldhappcn if John is found suiltr ofpractic-;ns medicine. He'.s not doing anythingthat evory athletic Lrainer in thecou.tryisn't doins."
Durins breakfa^st prior to makins hiscourt appaa.a.G. SnoN Nas angeredthat a srand jury indicted Faulstick on*hat appeared to be liltle or noevidence.
"There has to besomethingmore goingon here than me€Ls lhe eye," Snoi! said."This caso should never have Eone totrial. John shouldn'thaveto live throushsomethins like this justfordoinshis job."
Snorr said anyone familiar with therole and r€sponsibility of an athletictrainor $,ould noi have brought this crseto trial. That feelins \Las shared byBernard DelGuzzi, Faulstick's cap-
If county prosecutor Mark (lepatzwas to convince thc jury that Faulstickwas suilty olpracticins m€dicine, ho hadto sho\r' Faulstick com mitted at least oneof the folloN;ns acls:. Usod the title "doclrr" or held himself
out to be a medical doctor.. Examin€d o. diagnosed patients for'tompensation of any kind.". I'rcscrib€d. adm inistered or d ispensedany kind of drus or medicine.After hearins all five qitn€sses pre'
sento,l by the prnse(utor, DelGuzzi concn l,l , Fqp 15
The sasa besan April lSu,hencampussllice. actingon atip.asked to intervie$'Fauistick. One police investisator testi-ti€d he \fas folloNinF up on allegationsthat Dresc riDtion druP. werebeinsrv t'ten and filled at KSU Ly someone otherihan a physician. After interviewingF aulstick for nearly tifo hours,tho Doliceconfiscated prescription and over.the-counter mcdication from KSU'S tNo
Ohio law stipulatls that only a physi'cian can writ€ a prescription and only aphysician or pharmacist may dispens€pr€scription medication.
On June 19, Faulstick lvas arraisnedby a county rrand jury on one count ofpracticina medicine without a license,a misdemea.or in Ohio. He pleadednot guilty.
The same day. rSU's health s€rvicesdirector, Dr. Jay Crans[on, iras chargedseparately on four felony counts of dis-pensing drugs without prcscriptions ioathlet€s and non athletes. Cranston alsopleaded not guilty.
Then three da)6 lat€r. KSU pharma-c;st Edn'in R. Ritchey wascharg€d withdispe.sing prescription druas. Hepleaded not !.uilty to the misdem€anorcharge. Nhich allegod lhat he fill€d aKSU stud€nt's rylenol'with'codeinc pre'scription that was not written bya physician. The prescription was s'ritten byone of three physician's assistants, notapbysician.explained Port eie County As-sistant Prosecutor Mark Klepatz.
The rials Nere held separately. One\i eek af&r Faulstickl cas€, Ritchey wasacquitkd after only 20 minutes of deli-b€ration by an eisht-member jury. Dr.Cranstont trial $'as $heduled to besinin mid-Septembe. (after "NATA Ne(s"
Former NATA President Bobby Bar-torl, head train€r at Eastern Kentucky
tion, s,hich will take place this fall, fea-tures District I Direcior Dous May runnins aEainst incumb€nt Mark Smaha
Smaha, 43, NATA hesident sinceJune. 1988, and a mem ber of the Board of
Prorl0onts[oE0mst [0sIn accordance with the NATA'S b!
la(s, the President has the followinEfunctions and responsibilities:. Serves as official spokesman for the
Boad of Directors and theassociation.. Maintains communication with theExecutive Director in all matt€rs per-tainins to the coordination, manase-ment and supervision of the associa-
. Calls all meetincs of ihe Board of Di-rectors as deemed necessary and
. Presides ovor all national business
. K€eps ihe Board of Directors informedabout association affairs betweenBoard meeiines.. Presides ove. all National Businessmeetings.. Represents a tie-brcaking vote on theBoard of Directors and votes only inthe event of an impasse.. SeNes as exofficio member of all com-mitiees of the association.. Upon acreement with the ExecutiveDirector and the approval of the Boadof Directors, appoints all committeechairmen and all those serving theNATA in a liaison capacitywith other
I
Itu' ,thltt Pftsilt t Ma* Snnha...
Directors since 1982. is Dir€ctor of Athletic Medicino at Washington State Uni-vercity. May, 41, Directo.ofthe NATA'SSoutheast reqion since 1986. ishead ath-letic train€r at The McCallie School. asocondary school in Chattanoosa, Tenn.
The NATA's 7.433 certified memberswill .eceive ballots by November 15.Thcy must make their decision andreturn ballots by December 1to
Smaha is ihe fifth NATA presid€nt torun for a second two-year term. AIt fou.proviors incumbents won their re elec-tion bids. II May receives the majority ofvotes, he will bethethird presidentfromDistrict 9 and thefirstemployed byasecondary schoolat the time of the eloction.
Prouon Pr0l0E8l0nal8Afle. earnins an undersraduat€ de-
sr€e from Ioila State University and hismaster's dasroe from Marshall University. Smaha besan his professional ca-
NATA Prestdents
Mark Smaha,Washinston State Univercity
Jerry Rhea,
Bobby Barton,Eastern Kentucky Unilersity
William Chambers,Fullerton Junior Collese
l'rank ceorse,Broiln University197C71:RDbert H. Gunn (retired).Iormerly of Lamar TechUniversity and rhe NFLtWashinston Redskins.
NATA'8 Chief Executlves
Otho Davis,Philadelphia Easles
Jack R.ckwel1,formerly \rith NFL'SSt. Louis Cardinals,no\l \rorks in clinic1955 68:William E. Newall,formerly of PurdueUniversity (deceased)
19 n5:John Cramer,Cramer Chemical Company
I9rA 5l:Charles Cramer,Cramer Chemical Company
reer at Int€rlake Hish School in Belle-vue. Wash. He serled ,-s head trainer atthe University o{ Idaho b€fore accept;ngthe same position at Washinston StateUniversity in 1978.
May, .11, received his undergraduatedegrce from the Universitr of Missis-sippi and a master's desree in physical€ducation from Tennessee Tech Univer-sity. He served ashead trainerat Missis-sippi State University and MississippiUniversity for Women- Before comins toThe Mccallie School in 1988, May ran asports medicine clinic in Jackson. Miss.for two years, then served five years ashead traino. at the Universitx ofTennos-see at Chattanoosa.
lllElonu 0l uolunloofl 8mMay iras elected s$relary/treasurer
of thc Southeast Athletic Trainers Association in 1980. Four years later, ho ivaselected Presiden t of District 9, a posii.ionhe retained until joinins the NATABoad of Directors in 1986. May is aformer pr€sident of the Mississippi Ath-letic Trainers Association and served asNATA Vice P.esident in 1988.
Smaha was s€{reta.y/treasurer of theNorths,est Athletic TraineN Associationfrom 197$82. and he served a-s NATAliaison io the Canadian Athletic Trainel.!;Associaiion from 198t88. He ilas namedNA1A vice President in 1986.
More complete backsround inforrna-tion on both pr€sidential candidates ap-pcars in the Fall issue of 'Athletic Train-ing." the Journal of tho NATA.
a d Candidatu Ik s Ma!-
NATA Adiusting To'Non-traditional' ATCs
Thc clinical in{lustrial conrmittee isneis!r'kina \vith othcr NAI'A committr{'s this fall in an rffo{ to nc(omnulat.the ,.ro\ ins nunrber of arhl'tic tr:rinersrurrcnth NorkinJ. in non-traditbnal
Rcc(,ntlJ rp!ointed clinicri/in(lustrialromnriltec chairman .lohn lrpez estinraics that one qu.trter ofall NATA-cer-lifi!(t tfaincrs in the (1.S. rre $'(,kinscilher in (linical. corporttc or indusirialsettinss. The I\'ofessional Edu(ation(i)nnlitt.. tul1ls that 2i; pcrcent of allsra(lurLtes from NAlr\ (Lrrriculum pro{ranis .ue tin{lins jd)s in tho{,non-tra-
A! t resLrlt, I/r)ez is asking s{'\aul\.\T.\ comrniit(s to l.{,!ic$ thcir poli'ci{rs rll{l rc(ommcndations n, derrrmincif rhi\ refl(,(1 th. (hansirr( naturc olthe
Irl)rz. \'ho ser\as as direcL). ol Il^v-son ()lil.) Sliorl\ NIedi( ine (i nter. is prinrarih concernc(i silh th( licensure.rr!f.:sionrl r(lucation rnd c.rtification
OnlI l9 states hale bills tha! rcsLrlat(lhr practi(I of athl.tic trrinins. anrlrran\, of those have not takcn into ac.ounl rthl.ti( ll.Iincrs $orkins in r clinical scttir)s.
Follos ins thr rccommen(lation ofDrina,{oment consultanLs, thr NATA re-Lrined lhe Indcrr!ndent Eleclion Cr)rporation of Americ.r (lE( A)to mail brllotsrnd trlly (,1ulrls lor ihe NATA r)resi-llential eleclion this fall.
NA'IA nrc'nbcrs must rcturn thair1).rllots almosl imme.lialolr'. horre!{r. ifthe) $'rrnt their vote to (ount. The IECA$ill nrail ballols $ith posta$-paillr(iurr enlcloprs to rll NATA (o.tiliod nr{'mbcrs by Novombar 15. hllotstbstmarked after D(r(mlxr 1 \ill
The Nc$ \b.k-base(l IECA irill pro\.ide r thoroush break(lo\n of tho relurns usins a computer-code(l ballotinsprcce(lure. I.or tho fitlsl tim(. eloclionrlsults ilili I)e tal)ulal(l br statc andl,\'distritt.
The NAIA's tot, lwo ti,)sLs aro thosr ofI'rtsirlrnt rnd D\e(Lrtive Director.Snraha is the si\th NATA Presirlenlsin.e the office irlls c.eatcd in 1970. Theofiice ol Pltsi(lent is a nonl)a!ins tDsilion. rlach I'resi(lent servrs for tivov.ars. nnd fo. a maximum of xlo kr.ms.
"Man)' statc laNs rre inidequate and$ ill halc 1i} bo chan,red t{) reflccl the in-cr(ased usase ol athletic lraincrs in theclinical sotiinJi, sri(l I.poz-
( linicrllindLrstrial trainers q'ill I'eprolidin,r input into N-{'lA educationalprosrams, accordins to I./)pez.
''Ilob Ilehnkc. chairman of the PEC.has exprcsse(l a \villinsness h dev(']op morr sound educationrl so^ls thatsimulate aspe(ts of thc clinical setting,li)r)ez srirl.
The ml..lelineatbn surlcv b(ins con-ductcd l)y Boud of C€rtificati(,n chrirmrn PaLrlGra( sillseek input lrom thocliniral industrial committco to (lefintth. rcsponsibilities and ilomains oI nonlm,litionrl clinical traincrs.
" lhe Itoard of Certifictitnrn in(licato(lit \1)ul(l like a clinical sp.(ialist to h(lp\vritc qu.stions an(l sct sunlelincs for thcrolr (lelineation sturl!'." lipez said.
U:ith NATA approlal, allie(l clinicalsettings si!c undcrsradLule curriculuman,l appn'nii(cship studenLs tht opportunitl to oarn hours loifar I cerrificationat lhe clinical settin,r.
''$'e \ant stnd€nts to br ablc 10 expericnce and into.act with the allied clinicrl setting. LI[z sai(1. Tho nrorl'clinics rcceirins apt)rov.rl. tho morc op-
ll('tNecn 195it 197{). 1.1 peoplr serledin a simil^r c^pacity, under the title"Ch:rirman of the lhard of Direcrors."Among them sere I)r. Joc (;icck, cur-rentl! in his ztlth year at th€ Universityof !irsinia: former PFIC committ .chairman Dr. cary Delforse lrom theUnilrrsitr of Ariz.onai National (bnlcntion (lhairman Fre.l Hooy.r of (rl€msonUnilersill-ian{l lom Healion. the formc.hea(l trainer ol the Ne\! Flnsland Pa'triots who now sorks with the Nation:rlt'd)ibal1 t€a!.ue in evalurtins collelro
(Xho Dnvis is currenrl) in his 1gth ]earns Exe.utive Diractor. The haa.l trainerol thc Nf.Ls I'hila(lolphia Ea,.les suc-cce(led Jack &)ckwrll, whoserlc(lin thesanx, caDscitl' under the title "Executi!eSe(retary" bet\Leen 1968 an(l 1971.R,(k$ell s'a-s head traincr for the St.Inuis f'ootball Canlinals at thr timc.From l95t1968. the leeen(la.y WilliamE. I'jinkrj Nowell lai(lihc sround\rcrkfor the NATA as we nou,know itdurinirhis t{rm as Ex4utivr SecrotarJ.
.\'t allt ut'roit tltl; tuI itd*tritlnn.tt;ttu thnirntu,.lolt ltrtr.itnsl;i lt tth.IS.1l:l o,ntt;dt6 t,, t,tirt thtit 1t,'ll n 'hrnrr' 1itu ;f trt1tt(litiNn A'lTsaftlrira trh\r|hlt n t)n! hll.
lxrrtunitios \rc can pro!i(le forour under',rradurle strxlenLs.'
ft rrontlr'. 159 spo.Ls me(li(ine clinicsare ilislin,.nishe(l as NATA approled(lini(rl sellinss. To aptny for this {listinctior. ronltut allie(t clinicrl sellings.rnr{linrio J€ffr.r' B.ame. at NATAhra(t(lLrartcrs in I).rllas.
Idaho and Detalare became the tirsrstat€s in t$,o years and th€ 18th and 19rhov€.a]l to pass a bill that resulates thepractice of athletic traininE. l€qislatorsin Texas passed the first athletic rrain-ins bill in 19?3.
While pleased u'ith recent prosress,sentiment amons manv NATA mem,bers €sp€ci,llythos€ ir states rhatJon'rhave athletic trainina leqislation-isthat more can and should bedonehvth.NATA to assist state associations l;bbv,ins for reaulation.
The Board of Directors charsed neivLicensure Committee Chairman Da.Campbeil in June with one mission: as-sist state assocrations that are sorkinq tnresulate thc profession.
"We're not a profession-we simplvdon't rreet the uualificatrons of a nrofes-sion in states thal don t resxlai€ athl€tic training, declared Lou DrNritn.chairman of the sta[e hcensinacommitte€ in New York
Board members asked NATA lesalcounsel Kim Z€itlin and accountantBrqrks Mclntyre to find the "proper
mechanism" that s,ould e.able the na-tional association to assist members onthe state level. Outrishi financial aid rostate associaiions is not permitt€d be-cause of the NATAs tax-exempt status.
The licensure commih.e is alre,dvmakins plans to reviseand updateexisi-ins model lesislation as need€d.
"The cur.ent model lesislation issood," explained Campbell, District 4.e-p.esentativ€ on the licensure committ€esince 1985 'Its iust a mait€rufmakincsure thc chancins role of athletic t.ain-ine is reflected i;ihe model's tansuas€."
Campbell, rvho is manaser of athletictrainins selaices in th€ Sports MedicineCenter at the University of WisonsinHospital, said efforts to promote rerxrla-tory action could be strensthened bvopenins channels of communication betrveen key NATA commitLees. He wantsto assemble a blue ribbon panel to assistand adt ise nn the cr,edent;allins process.
"A formal satherinc of commi eeleaders from professio;l ed ucation, certificaiion, public relatrons, contjnuinsedutation and Ferhaps elscuhere wouldgo a long way to\yard solving licensureproblems and openins paths for the passaq€ of more state la\\s- CamDhellsai.l"We're plann ins to schedule such a meet-ins in Indianapolis aithe annualclinicalslr'mposium next June."
The Licensure Committ€e is comDosedoI one representative from each IiATAdistrict. Committ€e members aro resoonsihle for r.xintainins co.munrcationwith liaisons for all 50 stat€s. NATAmembers seeking advic€ or more information on licensure issuesshould contacttheir district representative:
District l-Elwood "Ike" Isley, Uni-versity of Vermont Sports Therapy,802/65e7750District 2 Don lrwe, Syracuse Uni!e.sity.315/42&2384District 8-John Bush. Unive$itv ofMaryland, 301/454-4819District 4-Charrman Dan Campbell,Universiiy of Wisconsin Hospitat.608/263-88s0District s-Mark Amundson- Brookinss Sports Medic ine Center-605/697-73s6District 6-Spanky Stevens, Univer-sity of Texas, 5121471-5513District 7-Ed Seiler. St. Luke'sHosoital Sports M€dicine C€nter (Wh;aiRidse, Colo.), 303/42t8838District 8-Gary Lans. FooihitlCollese (Los Altos Hills. Calif.),415t949-7324
District g-Keith Webster. Morchead(I(v.) State University, 606/78&2392District l0-Jan Howell, yelm (wash )PT. Clinic. 206/45&2aa,a
Tho Asso(iated Press reporied in Julythat a shortase of hiqher+ducation fa-culiy anticipated for the mid-1990s al-ready has arrived in fields from heai th tcomputer science, according to an an-nual survey oI colleses and universiries.
Halfthe institutions in thducl€d b\ theAmerican Councilori na"cation, said it is now takins them lonqerto iind qualified people for full-trme
Half also said th€y are havingsrearerdifficulty getting top applicants to ac-cept positions when they are offered. uDfronr 25 p€rcent who save that resDonsein 198?
Factors contributins to the Dmbleminclude an inadequate numbei of doc-torate holders. an inoeasins number ofPh.D.s going into private industn, asreater prcportion of doctoral desreesearned by foreisners, acceleratinc re-tirem€nt of laculty me.bers and e"-panding student enrollment.
The councilt sixth annual surveyofsenior academic administrators at 366 in-stitutions found that 40 percent are hav-ins trouble findins quaiified people forfull-time positions in computer science.One in three collesEs report€d similarproblems in the business area. Mathe-matics and health professions were citedby one in four schools.
ll0lilrt?mDerslh
necond ilslNATA office manaeer Nancy Patter
son reported in Ausust that the associa-tion's memhershrp increased 46 p€rcenrsinre 1985. from 8,400 to a record hishlevel of 12354.
NATA m€mbership increased consistently, at or near l0 percent, in each ofthe past four years.
In a separate announc€ment. Membership Committe€ Chairman Don Irwe re-ported a shift in the membership break-do\n, prompted by NATA by-latrs tharpr€scribe a &year limit for membersclassified as students. lr)we. head afh-letic trainer at Syraruse Unrversitv,sard960 members iormerlv classilied a-s siudents have been transfen€d to theNATA's "aft iliat€"cateAorv due eithertoEraduation or as a resulr oi $e iive-vearrule. Here is a breakdown of the NATAmembership as of Ausust 15, 1989:CertifiedCertified StudentsCertified-tutired
. Re{'valuate tho structurAl and prcce-dLrrnlasrLcls ofthe NATA to promotea more sisnific^nt role for thc mem-bcrship in thc (l.cision mflkins
. Rotiew xnd rclise nr.rho(ls of artain,ins statc resulrtion lor athlctis trainins. aDd c{lucate NATA memboN re-Ear(lins these melhods If possiblc.tarset ttro or threr slates por 1..^r krpr'ovide rsistance for th.ir "r.gula-
. Examin. atul re\ia, ^s
nccessarl.theconstitulion anll by.Ll\!s.
Hnrlchllu E0un0Based on accou n tan I Brooks
Mclntlre's financial rcport annoLrncc(1at the annual business meetins. thrNATA can afforl to reach its Loals.Mclntyr€ roporte(l asscls in cx@ss of $llmillion. a not sorih of $2 million. anil in-come la-sl Jear of more than $500,()00.
"W('r'e on sound financial sround."
M(lntyre credits thc NATAs prostl€riir io Dalis noloriorslr tight fiscal
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tlero 0P0 Eome0hcr 0cll0n$Iafion [u Board
'lh. Roard ol Diroclors actc( I on a vlri-rtl of other issues durins its m(tinsin coniLrnction with the 1i)th annual clinical slmrDsium June !l11 in D^llas.$hat folloNs aro actions takon on some
. 'l'he lloard loted unanimousll' to rerppoint Otho Dalis as Fjxecurive Dir.'ctor lor his l9th (onseculi\? on.l,car tt'rm. \rhich e\lends lhmLlghJune. 1990.
. l)istri(t Fi!c Dircctor Jerr\ Wet,or\':ls (lectc(l Vic( Irresidcnt of l,hcNATA,. r\nl further action in rolati,)n to lher)roposed "Uxccutive (l&)rdinato."position (tls labled inrlelinit ly.. The (i)ntinuinc Eilucation tbmmitt .\
^s dirorte(l bt the Board to DreDarea
report bl the mid-rcar nx.elins lFel)rnrrr. ll)90) on mclhods to improycth. fro('s! of olltainins ('EU s at dis-iric! an(l national nr0ctin,$-. John Lr).z. Director of Tosson Sportslk{licin. Clinn in Marlland. suc-cec,lod lby Dr)n Wilson As (lh.rirmanof the NATA (llinic (hrr)orat(, Ath'lctic Trainer ( ommittee.. Sall] Urles Nosle succcnld llruceIida as Chairporson of the Inlrna-tional Grmos ( ommitler..Iixl (bmpton. hea(l trainer at East(larclina Univcrsitr-. s:N accepu\l asCo('hairman representins athl€tictrainers on lhe I'hrsn,irn-AthlctnlTruininJr Adlisorr' (bun(il-
. Th. Board appro(rl I.r'sle\' KarcnPosan. ATC. from llrcmall. lh., asliaison t(, the National Athletic IIea(tan(l Ne(k Resistry.. Thf tsonr(l dccided to continu. pub.lishins Arhleti(Trainins. rhc,rournal of th. NAI'A out of iLs .urrentoffices in Winton'i1le. N.C.
rx)licies. combined ('ith corprale sup'port prosrams formulate(l in 19851vi!hthc makcr of (;atorade Thirst Quench.,ran(l the Athlctic Products (livision ofJohnsn & .Ir)hnson. In 1988 McN.ilLlt,orato ies. maker o{ Medit)r.'n. t)o-canre th. NATAs third corporrte
"ftrll-llme' Er0c[lluo 0lr0cbrI)aris has lren nrasterful in lcading
thc NATA lrom obscuritJ in 19?1 to vi-ialitr anrl sounll fin:rncial health in thelat r980s. While th. mos! reccnt Iears\Lcre pcrhnps his mosl demandins. thoyal$ trore the s{eet.sr fruit.
l'he lli,ard resar(led l)avis for outslan(lins so8i(o to the athletic traininsproftssion on June Il. 11)89, $'hen thcNATA'S nes hoadquIlrt.rs $ er. off i(irl'l] n.tme(l in his honor.
I)^vis ^(hievcmenls
ar('all the morerumarkal,le \!hon ont cons ers he (li-
re(ic(l NATA op(.ations from YeteransSladium in I'hila(lelphia, $hcro ho hast)een head ^thl.i trainer fnr the Nt'L'sFlaglcs sinco 19711.
Davis was reluctant to teavo his NFLrxist for lh( full-tim€ NATA position inI)allas. He is h ish ly res:Lrde(l l)y pl.ryelsrnd thr.coa(hinF slaff. rnd resrF(ttd bl'kam o\Lner Norm:rn Braman and l'resi-rli,nt llarrl (;aml'le.
For morc lhan l8 )com. the 5;r'earokl Dlvis hlr.s b.on mrnasins two ca-roers. either of \ hich \loukl halc been(noush to (xcee(l most anlone's career,roais. Drlis ha-s t,.pn .nornxrusly succcssful in both. An(l Snraha note(i that it$'as D:rvis who $ont to themanasement(onsultinF tirm anrt aske.l for recom-mcn(lations on how to l)ast nranaFo theNATA in comins reaN.
''Oth,) dircclc(l us to asscss th. situ'ation rn.l k't thc (hips iall $here thel
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NATA NEWS c0mmcntaru FALL, 1989
Prlce 0l ProgrcssCall it coincidence. but athletic
trainers seem to have a tendency toshake things up every 20yearsorso.It began in 1950, when a handful ofmen wrote the constitution and by-laws to formal ly create the NATA. In1970. action was taken tn institrt€ anationally-accepted certificationsystem and a professional educationprogram, both of which served eversince as pillars of the NATAinfrastructure.
And now the Board of Directors isacting on a long{ange plan adoptedthis summer that calls for re-evalu-ating every aspect of the organiza-tion and restructuring wherever ne-cessary. Specific plans call foremploying a full-time, salaried exe-cutive direc0or by next May to runthe association out of our new head-quarterc in Dallas. Other actions ap-proved by the board, and there ap-pear to be many, will be caried outonce the new chief executive is inplace.
The decision to bring aboard afull-time administrator came aftermany years of discussion and plan-ning. Even so, it was an emotionallytrying experience for the Board ofDirectors. Everyone \rith any know-ledge of the NATAb internal affairsacknowledges Otho Davis' passionfor the profession and the tirelessmanner in which he caries out hisresponsibilities as Executive Direct-or. But the Board decided that de-spite Davis' impressive record ofachievements. all attained while hewas serving doubleduty as headtrainer for an NFLfootball club, thetime had come Ior a chanqe. Conven-tional wisdom was that the job de-manded more than one person couldhandle, much less someone whoworked a separate full-time positionas a high-profile ATC for the Phila-delphia Eagles.
The Board is to be commended forhaving the courage to make a deci-sion as tough as this one. At the sametime. Davis has tobe admired for ex-hibiting grace and dignity in theface of overwhelming pressure.AIter l&plus years on thejob, itcan-not be easy to accept the reality thatsom@ne else wilJ be sitting behindyour desk. In football parlance, re-cent developments have amountdtoa heckuva gut check for Davis. Itprom pts you to a.sk if you would have
the intestinal fortitude to bear it.While most ofus may never know theanswer, Davis is showing us he'splenty tough enough.
During Jerry Rhea's finaladdressto the membership as NATA Presj-dent in 1988, he said, 'When you stopgrowing, you stad dying." RIea wasreferrihg to every ATC's persona)career growth, butthe same rule ap'plies to growth of the association asawhole.
To grow is to change and, in mostcases, to change is to grow. Hiring afull-time administrator to directoperations from the home office isfurther evidence that the NATA iswilling to pay a p ce for progress.But now that they've made the decision. the 10 membem of the Boardhave another form of pressure tohandle. Between now and nextspring, they have to find someonecapable enough tofill Davis'shoes. Thenext seven months shouid be veryinterestinE.
A Matter of FairnessIt was more apparent than ever
this year that registration at annualdistrict meetings doesn't necessa.ilytranslate into attendance at thescheduled clinics, \r.orkshops or busi-ness meetings. It wasn't uncommonin several districts $'ith 300or moreregistrants to ha!e onl! l0or 50 people attend some of the clinical ses-sions. What gives?
Some people suggested that localattractions the beach, swimmingpool, amusement parks or sportingevents-lured people outdoors-Others say members judge clinicalpresentations by their title and oftenchoose not to attend if they thinkthey've covered the ground before.Neither excuse is acceptable.
Aside from the national clinicalsymposium, NATA district meet-ings provide athletic trainers withthe best opportunity to acquireknowledge. It is rare indeed to at-tend any of the workshops and notcome away learning something ne$.something signif icant.
In past years, athletic trainers sohungered knowledge that "registla-tion" and "attendance" at clihicalsessions were almost synonymous.For that rea$n. continuing education credits were awarded upon reg-istration. That constitutes an honorsystem which. unfortunately, isn'tworking anymore in some districts.Abuse of that honor syst€m is morethan unfortunate. it's unfair. Moreimportant, it undermines the spiritand intent of the NATA'S continuingeducation program.
Several leading members of theprofession are studying remedies tothe problem. so it shouldn'tcome as asurprise if recommendations aremade sometime soon to impose alter-nate methods of arvarding CEUs.Judging from the anger expressedby some top d istr ict officers at poorlyattended clinical sessions this year,we're confidentfairness will prevail.
ATC Appointed ToUSOC'S SDortsMedicinetommittee
The athletic trainins profession tookanother step forward in Jun€ when theUnited States Olympic Committee ap-point€d aD ATCioservcon iisspods me-dicine and sience commitlee
Dr. R.bert I€ach.Chai.man of theUSOC Sporis Medi€ine and ScienceCommittee, appoint-ed Tim Garl. headbasketball trainerand associate di.ec-tor of athletics forbasketball at India-na University, toadd an ATC'S per-sFctive to the com-mittee's panelofme
dicalexperts."The hard work and dedication of
mo.e than 2.000 athletic trainers $hohave volunteered sinc€ ihe 1918OlympicGames has paid ofl" said Bob Beeten,manag€r of USOC clinical services.
"Timt appointment is sisnificant be-cause it demonstrat€s thatthe USOC re'cognizes athletic training as one of sev-eral medical professions necessary Lo
implement successful sports medi
Other sports medicine domains.epresented on the USoC committee includeorthopa€dic sursery, family practicemedicine, physical medicine, exercis€physiolosy and sports psycholosy.
"USOC realizes the importance of hav
ing an athletic trainer's viervpoint whenadministerins athletic health care," saidCarl whohasvolunieeredhissenicestoUSOC since 1980. "1'm honored to repre-sent the athletic training prolession inthis capacity."
The ltmember committee is th€ sov-erninE bodv for medical care servicesp.ovided to U.S. athlet€s at OlympicSports Festivals, Th€ Pan Am€ricanGames, World University Gamesand thesummer and winter Olympic Games.
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QUOTABTES':..rho National Arhletic Trainers, As$-riation desires to em|hasize its complerecon,lemnstion uf lhc use of ermqenic,r.ls-rartirularl-\ strmutants. doDrc+:ants. and anabulr srerords-in attcmpls to gain aJvanta(e rn sDort:per[tr'mances.
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'This los rate of romDliancc ota..\mani hish .chqrl athleti. at a "iqnifj-Lantl\ hish riqk of lersonat in:urv. in addrtr,n. the qituation incr€ases m,,hi.in,te/posure ro rcrenriath costjy ta$s;itsshuui,t a serious inJUry bo trearo,t rnap-propnatel\ by an unlicenseil individuat ,
"Th. lack ul trainers ar rhe hich schootle\ ul is a ma.tor probtem. (Ituvins one isrlikc Luyinx an jnsuranre puliev.lt\ Iike\parinc a soat belt. It s lart ofthe.d\i.f
"When he's had concussions. I've ha.lto hide his helmot so he couldnt rerurnItn ihc samo). I'm a h€alrh Drof€ssion-al fi.sr "N t ti)t* Gh
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"This pa.ticula. prograrn is moro jmportant tn mo znd to our oachcs and rn n,,rchildr€n than supDties, materials an.tequipmenl in our athletic budE€t.Irhinkit has that kind of prioriry.,,.\:t,ril, Htal' \,.h\t nttrLtr tltt,t1.r _tLl\rtlhnrtIt,tt,\:i4tl\ trttun \| h,tI i'tr tthl,t, t ,r, I
Appleton, Wie. post (.tesemt,Julu 19, tg8g
"I\c been fortunate ov€r the years to re-cer!c *veral honors, but thisisahove,nvI've received. I'vegilen tbe NATA a lol oixme and pffort, bui there's norhinq I canLlo to pay NATA memb€rs backfor this',l,tr),tt l't,,tt"itlt lrnJ ti ttut piut Z,I\lntiu.rrtt"h
"Even dad rpes to sports medicineclini.s$'hen he sprarns his ankte when Dtavihobasketball and he sonders whv it,i notavaiiable tn his k,,lq '(\'r"rtti(rt (rlltltr athlrti( t&irrt ,n( )TA rt,sil, tanl,aH,-h.titi nnnh,t\,,uhtr jn th, trtt, i h,,tltlt .n,, i,,, tlt,t,tlilli r-
Torinston, Coth. R?sister Citizen.Juw tZ 19Bg
"(;i.ls spo.ts set the short shrift. It,s apretlr' macho crowd here. As far a-s I,mconcerned, si.ts volleyball is as much aconEct sport as you,re goinA to find.,,I\at,t Ktturt, Ltr,tr,t ,,1- Htotth s.tri1\hr th, )nnin t1t ,r.) thhrt ,l\ t S.thrtIri.;tti t t,1',\1t a tlnl .fi t"tt,: ^tr ^
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"People no lonser will sive ir a w€ek ort\\o off espec alt! t.our verr activepeople. A runner doesn t sant to he tntdto take (time)off. H€A bestadtoswimor.ide a l,icycle for .ehabilitarion. bo keenhis cardiovascular system uD. But h;\on t just do nothin{"t'iht,l,l n,nJ ttni ,t Atutn Ct r,ro ,,,,rt)nritu I, ltlt.trtx.t,rs ntt,h.;,1 nrn lJ h,
(ha pston, S.C. Sunaldu post/Coudd.Juw 18, rca!,
To Our ReadersThe NATA 8oa r,l of Direc i,ors decide.t
in June bo increas€ pubticatjon of NATAN€\ s lrom iwice !o three times Dcrfiv,t\ear. This Lsue, the first ot three to bepLrbiishcd durins rhe current s.ho.tyear, sill be followed by \vinter andspnns rssues bo arrive in Januarv andA1,ril, 1990.
Wa remind you thai readers can ex-p.ess theiropinions about arhletic train-jns the NATA or items that apDear inthrs neusletler by submrttins.,letier\ inthe editor." Please di.ecr vour lerLers rnour post office box in Oak park. Ill.
In addiiion. we rn\ ite vou ,oconra.i,,sanvtjme to propos€ siory ideas for thispublication. Althouqh we r€serve rhcrisht to select srories. and edir them ac(ordinAly. we always tike to hear frnmthe p€ople lve're sriting about. Thank
Tht Editors
"I start work ar 8a.m. and dontget hom€Untrl around 10 p.m. (Mv childrcn )areusually asleep when I cet home ar.tsometimes asleep when I leave. I findmyself missins out on some of the thincsth€y do as they glow."Datlns Hnh <,,t ntht, t t ttltir.t o tt t1ti"r, L
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Aprit 18, 1989
"As a preventative measure it,s stili acontroversy.In order to mandate the Dsolbraces you need b bas€ itonscientificknou )edg€ thar rh€y prevent injuries..,t;tth,tt Hi,y') fttt,,t nthtti- !nt,pr St?n
-Gilrc a, Cdttornia Disparah,JulU 6, 1g8g
"I €ncourage any ptay€r with any problem or ueakness at allto wear the &nerbraces "Ciln n ils bosk.tball @ath lht Tt, o* ,,
-Attu!, Calilomia Dispat h,J a 6, lg\g
"I think the real serious iniu es arestartins to decline and I think it,s be-cause oi education. A lut ot peopte ar€starting to pay attention ro iruuries andlearh morp '
Rik Me^\, h?ntl athhtit,ttuin.r at Ott$rtlir lrtl Sr,n$ Mdn.i . Cotut i A ,r
-Annapo lis Sundd! (h.?Xot,Julu Z 1gB9
"They knou rhey have to eai becauseth€y re hungry Lut they don,t sive two(ents about what thev ear or how rhFveat. They dont like to ]ook in themirrorj,Ptiant lnhr\tnt,t MtM ttuau ottnuthtt n+t LJt1,lp di *L htt tn-t, a,t ot o;,t\ tt t' t"t* a.ith th,ir rhlt\iat nt;&ttn tL
-Tampa Itibune and nma.JulA 9, Bas
"Its sreat to make a new law like thiqthat will protect kids I'vp tried t nuien(athletic trainer) in my budset for veamBut even thoush we want ;ne. wa cant
"From the 1sth oIJune until thefintolSept€mber, I have no responsibilities,"Bair said. "If they n€€d to brinsme in forspecial projects. it's $18 an hour. I havethe best job in ihe business."
Iezzi eioys the luxury of havins ahome only five miles away from his newposition, compared to commuting 80miles a day to Philadelphia through con-sested traffic.
"l still work lons hours with a lot ofathlet€s but I have much more time athome t, spend with my wife Marnieandchildren Michelle and Steven." Iezzisaid. "Now I can watch my dausht€r jnjuniorhish school sports. And myfamilycan attend my games."
When asked by his peerswhyhe madethe move to h;gh school, Iezzi replies:
"High schools are where train€rs axetruly needed and appreciated. Here, Iknos, the parents and schooladministra-tors appreciaie my work with the kids.
'When I sot tosether with John Lairdand Steve Bair at the conlention to talkabout our move, the same thought keptcomins up," Iezzi exclaims. "We shouldhave don€ this 10 years aso."
Laird sees a sreat€r commitment tothe health and wetl beina o{the studentathletes in hish school today.
"Hish school coaches and administra-tors are sood. carinspeople," lrird said."They aren't solely co.cerned about gettins athletes back to compeiition as soon
"Her€ I know what the practice schedule is going to be. t'm not at the me.cy ofacollese coach rvho callsasurpris€ 10p.m.practice {hen the team plays poorly.
'Comins to the hish school level isihe second best thins that I'v€ donein my life," l,aird proclaimed. 'Numberone was marryins my wife Bettvlru.The quality of my life has improveddmmalically."Gainirg L€verage
W}lai effect wili the comp€titiv€ wasesoffered by hish schools and sports medi-cine cent€rs have on college trainers?
'As more and more trainers leave thecollegE settins, colleges will be forced tohire younser and less exp€rienced peo-ple." Bair said. "Eventually the healthcar€ talent i. collese will drop off. Col-l€ge and university administrators wilibe forced to compete lor the more expe
Bair said athletic trainers must be onthe same pase when it comes to salarynesotiations.
"It's importantfor youna trainel]s tobesmart and not accept low payins posi,tions," Bair said. "If no one applies, thecolleses will be forc€d to sweeten offersb€fo.e trainers will even considerapply-ins for th€ir positions. Our professionwill b€nelit Ercatlv in the lons run."14
. John C. Irnsest, M.D., Mississ;ppiState University
. Robert J. Pi€rce, M.D., Irvins. Texas
. Robert M. Stoltz, M.D., Valparaiso.Ind.
Finally. ztYear Service Awardpins were presented to:
. Cash Birdwell, head trainer at Southern Methodist University
. PaDl Bronson head trainer at Andrervs (T€xas) Hish School
. Roeier Bryant, head trainer, Univer-
. Jack Curran, athletic trainer. FBIAcademy, Quaniico, Va.
. Allen Esseri, head athletic traiDer atRice University
. Richard lrvin, head trainer, OresonState University
. Carl Krein- head trainer at C,entralConnecticut State University
. Thomas Pike. head trainer atthe University of Co.necticut
. 6rdon Stoddard, athletic trainins co-ordinator at the University of Wis.oruin
. Roy Don Wilson, presideni of SporisRehabilitaiion Clinic in Houston
. lrsan Wood, athletic trai.er at iheHouston Indep€ndent School Disirict
Hlgn $cn00hHFIru MOTO OIG$:'$cnohsllc coacn'
One third ol 5.000 football and ba-se-ball coaches surleyed this year by Scho-lastic Coach masazi.e said their schoolretains the services of a certified athletic
While Scholastic Coach PublisherBruce Weber admitted that 10p€rcentoflhe coaches surveyed actually r ork incolleses, he said the suNeyfindinssofferfurther evidence that an increasinsnumber of hish schools ar€ hirins certi-
Citins u npublished survey resul Ls con-duct€d by his publication for advertisinspurposes, Weber said 33.3 percent oIbaseball coaches and 34 p€rcent of foot-ball coaches reported havinsan athietictrainer. The NATA estimates that t8 20percent of secondary schools retain theservic€s of certified athletic trainers.
"I was so surprisedtose€ thosefisuresI had to check them again," Weber said."I think they sho$ that school adminis-trators are add.essins the needformorecertified trainers in hish school sports."
A similar survey conduct€d fouryearsaso by Scholastic Coach did not askcoaches iftheir schoolemployed an ATC.However. the survey revealed tbat 15.8percent ofathletic directors r€lied on anATC to purchase athletic trainins sulr.plies in 1985, compa.ed to 20.8 percentin 1989
NATA Enshrines Six In Hall Of FameSix athletic trainers were inducied
into the NATA Hall of Fame durins the4tlrh annual clinical symposium in Dal-]as. brinsins to 162 the number ofNATA members so hono.ed since it u,asop€ned in 1970.
Those inductad as the class of 1989were: l,arry Gardne., from the SportsMedicine Clinic of North T€xas: Fred G.Kelley, head tra;ner ai Dartmouth Collegei tbe late Charles Mariin, formerhead trainer at Northeast IruisianaUni've.sityi Chris Patrick, head trainer atthe UDiversity of Florida; James "Al"Wilson, head trainer at filleen HishS.hml:ard PaulT€ek he,rl athleti. train'er at Lamar University and Director ofNATA District Six.
Th€ 1989 President's Challense CupAward ivas given to J. Pat Evans, M.D.,from th€ Spods Madicine ClinicofNorthTexas.
Anothe. highlight ofthe awards cere-mony was presentation olhonorary mem-berships for distinguished service. R.ci'
. Robert J. Albo, M.D.. Piedmont, Cali{.
. John P Albricht, M.D., Univ€rsity of
. Champ t-€rcy Baker, M.D.. Columbus,Ga"
. Richard T. Ball, risk manas€ment consultant, Phoenix, Ariz.
. James A. Bowden, M.D., Waco. Texas
. MarJ, Edcerley, Dallas, Texas
. Harriet Franklin, I2fayette, Ind.
Mean Salary OfStrength Coach$30,000; Survey
The average slr€nsth coach in NCAADivision I and IAA hoids an advanceddesree, works 53 hours a week and earnsa m€a. salary of $30,600, according to a1989 survey developed by the NationalStrensth and Conditionins Association.
Among tbe findinss:42 percent ofthose survey€d received health jnsur-ance; 33 percent had use ofacari 22 per-cent had denial insurancei and 18 per-cent had a reti.ement plan.
The aronymous survey was administer€d by McBride and Co., a Lincoln,Neb.-based public relations asency- tu-sults were based on 67 head strensth andconditionins coaches at Division 1 and1AA institutions.
The coaches surveyed served 5.,lyearsat their current position and have 9.4years olexperience.
A majority of head strensth coachesreported having one assistant $orkins52.5 hours a week who earned a meansala.v of $20,055. Most institutionsdidn't have the luxury of sraduateassisiants.
Faulstick Cleared
tended on Faulstickk behalt that therewas no ovidencc lo provc anx ofthe alb-g?tlions. tle filed for a'tlirected verdict."shirh emp\yers ihe ju(l6r to thms the
After ct)nsiderins DclGuzzi's requestovcrnisht. and before tho jurr' $'^s ad-mittod back into tha courtrom, Judgo(;rorge E. Martin sav. his assessmeni of
"I m not surc $hat a trainer does." th.ju(lsc admittert. "I kno* what I see onTY I seo them come on th€ fiold \rhonsomeone sets hurt. and I knos'thextakcthe playcrs in for x-rays.
"I am puzzled aboul this cas€. I'mtcmpted to srant the ((lirech(l yerdict)motion bA.aDse there s.{'ms i. hofailur.to prove (the defcndant) receiled com-ponsation. That is esscntial..Bur since (!'aulstick) is an omplo)ccof the univorsity. ho is therofore compen-sated ;n $me form-
Slo the lrial proceeded into ils secon(l
Thc prosecutor seem.'d to ronc€def':rulsrick neler "held himselfou! tobea.lorto.. An(l he prcsente(l no evnlence toshos Frulstick r.ceircd anr- comDcnsa-tii,n lrom his"patients" $'ho. in thisca-.e.sI,ra al1 student nlhl€tes.
faulstick obviouslt is pa for hisirork al KSU, but the prosc(utor \Las u n'nl)leto link Faulstick\ salaryrvith "com-r)(nsaiion"sencrrted bl tuition l€s pai{lb)' student-athlel('s-
So the cntire case focused on \r'h€thcror not Faulstick 'iiispense.l" prescrip-iion dru,$-thlt is. phvsicalh' hnnde.lthc nredication ro KSU arhlcr.s $ith-oLrt a phr'sician r)resent. "Uisl)rnsins"(as definrll durins thc trial bv a mem-btr olthe Ohio State tsoard oI Pharmactas putting a pres(ription drus in
^ con'
tain.'r. labelinr. it. and hnndins ii io pa-ti{'n1. Un(lor Ohi(,laN. only a Dhlsicianor pharmacist ma! dispense medic,rtion.
l'aulstick'.s attorney asked Barton if ilis common for an athletic trainer Lo handdruss to his athletos. Barton respondedbr oxplaininsthatelerI'thingan athletictrainor does is under the authoritx oI afhlsician. He added rhat it is neitherI,"*iblo nor practical lor a ph),sician to
'l'hrsicians don'l lika to take flivo- and.i\'hour i,Lrs ri(lN home after an awa!same." Banon sairl. Athletic trainersgcl their inst.u(lions from the dodor bo-{orc th€ bus ride lrsins anilsivc medica-tion to thc athletes. :N instructe(l bI thedo.to.. That'-s all John did. That's wha!rrc all do."
,\sked b\' Drlcuzzi if hc \Las fanriliar\ ith ,tn N('AA rccommendation. under-scorins th. $.oril "recommcn( l:rtion. '
that stipulales "onlr a ph)-sician mnldi!ryn* m&lir.ation to a pntienl, llarton said ho s'as. then rrlded. to th.amLFemcnt of luxn.s an(l courlrxnn ob-
.Tho NCAA also I.commends'lre notpracti@ in hot \Lealhcr. but \e hrven'tfiaurert out how to Jr€t
^rcund that v€t."
ts)' the time Snol! conclu(led his iesti-mon), it Nas apparcnt thc cdse $as allbul orer. Nonoth.less. Fnulstick tmk
Afler verii-ins (hat tsarton an(l Sno\had {lescribld as normal r)rocedures inthi, trainin,. rdrm. l)el(;uzziasked f'^ulstick, "Do Iou recalleler si!inp.moilica-tion ti) an athlete $ithout first talking
'No sir. I (lon t. he sanl.Durins cl(isinp. arsumonts. Del(;uzzi
told jurors:''All$e re saYinF is tha! John orrated
unrlcr ordos of a l)hlsician. Hes notpracticins nredicino. H., can evrluatean(t ruhabilitale Anrl a dodor can.lele-sal( aulhorit}'lto an athl.,tic lrlincr)todislrns! mqlication.
''Where is tho u n authorize(l prac tice olme,licine-' l)el(;uzzi aske(l. wlcr. isthe (rime? What has he done?"
Michele l'aulstick's hands .ereclasr).d tiqhth. as thf .iurv file{l back intothe courtru,m. Shc clGe(t hor elcs forse\eral s€conds at a time. IIer husbandsat erecl, shorvinlr signs of ncither hop€nor fear. Snos'. a lonstim., friend of thel'aulslick familr. rcsrod his head in hishan(ls u ith oyos shut.
Thc jur!'s verdirt cnme &s n relief.''\i'sl" declar€d SnoN. "$rhe\r: woNl""lt's finally over." Michclo said. "l can
op.n th€ pnper no$' $ithout readingstorirs about m! husbaDd.'
Sh(' misht have specifie(l'tlamasins"stori.s. The outcome of the t rial re(eivedDase{ne (lveraso in all three localnoss|apers, inclurlins thc Cle!.landPIain Dcaler.
''Inl slarl il's o!or. confirmed JohnFauls!ick. "No\r' mal'be I crn sot ba(k !olil! as rn athletic trainer \!hich rppar-rntlr' noeds to be tx'l1rr dcfined in this
In rrtrospr(t. Snor Nas risht\rhcn hesaid this trialshoukl never have com('topass. The cns{ hinqe(l on a tc(hnical in-terpr(taiion of las r(srrdinJr(lisp€nsinsof pres(ription medication-
l'aulstilk's tri:tl marked an impo&rnterent in the l(ltear h istorl.of the ,\_ ATA.Becau* Faulstick \rlN acquitted. lhelriat $'ill prol)al)l) fa(k'fmn] most pfo-ple's ncmorr. If. ho\!o!er. thr outcomehad bcon "rNillr'. Barton sairl it coLrklhave nis^lmcrl everl ATC in Ohio, p.r-haps ATCs erervs'hero.
Bul l'aulsti(k kcrt near porfecl rc(ods of Irescrit)tion mc(licatn)n r€c€ivodand n(lministerc(I. Hc kept trrckole!([athletic injury on computer He ha(l amLrtuall) rosrroctful rflationship $ ithhis strxlont athletes. and he is hishh resarde(l bt tram phlsicians
^nd the
In a{uition. he's a rospect{il meml)erof the commrnitl \rith a \rifo and 1\.ormall chiltlren. Barton and Sno\ stirlthe counl! prosocutor trie(l to mrk{
^ ca-sc asainst someonc $ho .lust hrD-
I)ens to be an outstandins ATC an(l a
"l di,ln't kno\r.Iohn faulstick that \r.llbrlore this \ hol€ thins brgan. ronfiik\lItarhn. But l've corx, io hnvc a J.rcat(loat of resp€ct for him. I le's an outstan,lins athloti. trainer.
"ltl like to bclicvo evori- athk'tic train.r in thc countrl s'oul.l b. as \rrll r)ropared soins inh a situation like rhis :rsJohn \rrs. but Im not surc I (lo. I thinkovoi' nx,mbcl, ,,1 th! NATA r^n learnsomethins fronr $hal haplPnoil here. Ihopo evcrvone rloes."
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!.Johnsn & Joh:t]J,on, aJolottliw col-porate st)or"eorol the NATA sinte t98tj, rldcheLl a ncu, asrrflimt this sunmer atcQllsln pt1l
tidiw Jutrtlins surtpoit to o i,iat ians,) of ]'l,AfA, pftsruM ktuuqh 19pt. Shoua h+e l i g the atmnl dinical swposiun n1
Iran$l0rmathnmay," said LaBranche, director of asso-ciation manasement for Lawrence-L€itlr. Our r€rommendation was thatth€ NATA needed someone in Dallas todirect operations on a full-time basis.
"The NATA is entering a new level ofsophistication,' t-aBranche continued,addi.g that demands on the next€xecu-tive director may be even Ereater than
otvd levfsod's'nssvrc ourHl
those endured by Dav;s.'A job like ih;s one requires someone
with many skills," lrBranche besan. "It.demands someone who can get the mostfrom the NATA'S volunteer leadership.It takes someone who will be salay andsophisticated in busi.ess operations-After all, the NATA is a $2million business now, and itt likely to srow to $3 org4 million before long.
'The executive director will have to beable to manage finances, real estate and
people. And he, or she, must be an ex-tremely good communicator-with bothinter.al and external communications.Finally, this person must be able to copewith the changina environment thatfaces all associations today."
IrBranche's company is assisting theBoard in its search for the Executiv€Director position. The aation plan callsfor screenins candidates this fall, andpresentation of finalists to the Board byFebruary, 1990.
