News, insights and ideas from the Go4 team

New at Go4
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Contact In Non-Contact Football / Why you still need an AT for flag and 7v7
There is a lot of contact in non-contact football. Which is why you need an athletic trainer on the sidelines for flag & 7-on-7 football. Due to the public’s ongoing concern with head trauma in general, and concussions in particular, the popularity of non-tackle versions of football has grown…

Rhabdomyolysis
When the holiday season ends, the rhabdomyolyis season is in danger of starting… The start of the holiday season marks the end of another season for most football programs. At the high school level, state championships have been determined by late November or early December. For collegians, unless a team…

Pivot to Per Diem
6 years into my athletic training career working in the secondary school setting, I started to question staying in the profession full time and started searching for a career pivot. The decision didn’t come lightly or quickly.

7 Tax Tips for Per Diem Athletic Trainers
Updated Jan 2025. Working as a PRN athletic trainer requires enough juggling with your full-time schedule, keeping athletes healthy, and communicating with parents or coaches.And then tax season hits.Don’t let it get you sidelined. Here are 7 things you need to know to get more deductions and keep more…

The Importance of Medical Documentation
By Elizabeth Neil PhD, LAT, ATC You might be thinking, “Oh great, a blog on medical documentation.” Let me start by acknowledging that medical documentation isn’t the most exciting topic for many. Athletic trainers are busy, and medical documentation is often the last thing on their minds. When I ask…

Health and Wellness Hierarchy
by Susan Taah, MEng, GSP, LAT, ATC After almost a decade in the health and wellness space, I have seen a variety of programs implemented in all sorts of ways with different levels of success. In fact, I often see programs with no rhyme or reason, clear goal, or performance…

10 Non-Emergency Things to Ask an Athletic Trainer at Tournaments
When hiring an Athletic Trainer, you are hiring their entire skillset. Parents, players, coaches and even grandma should feel encouraged to speak with athletic trainers when they have questions–simply put, athletic trainers are not just there to tape ankles and save lives. Thats why we assembled this list of…

Class Outside: Food Insecurity
Class Outside covers lessons, projects and topics that go outside the normal AT classroom and textbook fare. Going deep on Food Insecurity in Class Food insecurity matters to educators and athletic trainers alike. Nationally 23% of undergraduates, and 12% of graduate students face food insecurity, so it is likely that…

Scary Sounds!
These are the scariest sounds you’ve heard a human body make! The sounds that you’ll never un-hear. Read them if you dare! C-L-U-N-K!Meniscal tear Pop!Was doing anterior drawer test on knee and tore the ACL the rest of the way doing it. Snap!Tib fib fracture you could hear from…

Bad News / Good Advice
by Susan Taah, MEng, GSP, LAT, ATC While there are many benefits to having having an athletic trainer on staff—injury management, illness prevention, emotional support, administrative insight, etc—, the key motivator is the reasonable risk of significant injury, illness, or fatality to occur. So, then why do ATs often face…

Scariest Sound You Have Heard A Human Body Make!
ACLs tearing! Bones breaking! Craniums crashing! What a treat! Spell out the scariest sound you’ve heard the human body make and get a useful Halloween multi-tool treat to help you handle those scary sounds! October Scary Sounds Giveaway SPELL THE SCARIEST SOUND YOU'VE HEARD A HUMAN BODY MAKE…

Rehearse your Emergency Action Plan
October might be the scariest month, but scary scenarios happen every day of the year. Having an Emergency Action Plan that is never practiced is equivalent to not having one. That’s why, whether you’re at a school, office or facility, you must rehearse your Emergency Action Plan. Implementing an…