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It’s time to learn more about these little miracle machines. Here are 11 Things to Know About AEDs. The sun is shining and leaves crunch under your feet as you pace the sideline during team warmups. Just as you turn to ask your assistant about hydration stations, tragedy…

The Go4 platform is focused on connecting organizations with athletic trainers and insights to help those organizations operate at a higher level. We’re sharing the accumulated knowledge of veteran tournament operators, coaches and club managers. Check out the list of 7 Things That Need to be at…

Medical Timeouts, Explained Medical Timeouts, Explained: What is it, and What Should it Include? DOWNLOAD MEDICAL TIMEOUT TEMPLATE  The Medical Timeout (MTO) brings together athletic trainers, EMS, team physicians, officials and other necessary stakeholders to review a pre-event checklist immediately prior to competition. The purpose…

Asthma, Wheezing and Difficulty Breathing: How to Manage a Medical Emergency The latest one sheeter, ready for your binder. And maybe print a second one to hand to coaches, faculty, or to post in the teacher’s lounge. Know how to manage an asthma, wheezing or difficulty breathing medical…

How does cardiomyopathy effect athletes? Cardiomyopathy, a disease affecting the heart muscle, poses significant risks for athletes. This condition can weaken the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively, leading to a variety of complications, especially during intense physical activity. So how does cardiomyopathy effect athletes? One of the…

As the athletic training profession continues to grow and more organizations learn about the services they provide, opportunities can seemingly multiply overnight. But, beyond conventional employment is a category of work that few athletic trainers jump into. Entrepreneurship. The ability to work for ourselves can be the ultimate freedom…

How to manage an allergic reaction medical emergency When you’re working with students in particular, emergencies can happen off the field just as quickly as they do on the field. Be prepared to utilize your life saving skills in every environment. The next addition to…

When you’re working with students in particular, emergencies can happen off the field just as quickly as they do on the field. And you may need to know the ins and outs of managing an allergic reaction. Be prepared to utilize your life saving skills in every environment.

Being a lifelong golf fan and golfer myself, it was really a no brainer. How many of you got into athletic training because of your love for a specific sport? In the latest AT Spotlight, Tim Dunlavey, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES is living…

Add these to your Pre-Event checklist Tournament Operator Series: What goes into Pre-Event? You know Go4 as the platform that connects you with per diem athletic trainers to help you operate a safer tournament, event, showcase, club or camp. But the impetus for Go4 was a simple one–we were…

Whatever it takes to get an athlete ready to play safely Steve Taylor is not your traditional athletic trainer. His main gig is with the DC Fire Department–his side hustle is picking up shifts at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD). MSSD is part of…

To create more opportunities for more athletic trainers and get more athletic trainers on more sidelines, we are opening the Go4 platform to every and all athletic trainers; regardless of their NATA membership status. Read the full statement below. We started Go4 with a mission to get an athletic trainer…