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10 Ways to Appreciate Your Athletic Trainer during National Athletic Trainer Month
Celebrate Athletic Trainer Month March is National Athletic Trainer Month! It’s that extra-special time of year where we recognize our favorite athletic trainers and show a little extra appreciation for those hustlin’, humble humans who help your wobbly wheel, protect your noggin’ and save lives all in the span of…
Most Memorable Injury of My Career
Most Memorable Injury of My Career Last week we shared some of the most memorable injuries of athletic trainer’s careers. Some were graphic, many had to do with a first time experience, and several will haunt my nightmares for years to come. As athletic trainers, we all have those…
The Most Memorable Injury of your Career as an Athletic Trainer
Brace yourself for the most memorable injuries of an AT’s career Here’s the thing with athletic trainers–they’ve seen a LOT of injuries. In 2022 alone, the athletic trainers on Go4 were responsible for 1.1 million patients. So when a specific injury is committed to memory, you know it was life-threatening,…
AT Spotlight: Ed Strapp, The Most Interesting Athletic Trainer in the World
Ed Strapp May Qualify as the Most Interesting Athletic Trainer in the World Ed Strapp is not your grandpa’s athletic trainer. Like so many of his colleagues, his role in the Athletic Training world goes beyond the traditional setting or what many think of as a typical role for athletic…
Guidelines for Exercising in the Cold
Competing outside this winter? Here’s what you need to know: DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISING IN THE COLD Athletic Trainers spend a lot of time writing and reviewing policies to keep the people they work with safe. The ones we all focus on include Emergency Action…
Repost: Top 5 Reasons to Have an Athletic Trainer at Your Event
Repost: Top 5 Reasons to Have an Athletic Trainer at Your Event No matter how many stories we read about life-saving action, or how many times sport’s largest figures highlight the necessity of them, there is still the need for constant education around athletic trainers. According…
8 Things to Include in your EAP
When it comes to your EAP, any play can serve as a reminder. This blog focuses on 8 things to include in your Emergency Action Plan. An A+, 10/10 Emergency Action Plan covers all possible emergency scenarios including but not limited to: active shooter, missing child, medical emergency of a…
How to use the finance tab in your Go4 dashboard
How to use the finance tab in your Go4 dashboard Whether it’s an individual job, a quarterly review, or reporting for tax season, Go4 makes it easy to review your financial activity on the platform. If you’re like the majority of Go4 users, you post multiple shifts across different events…
How to Post a Job on Go4
How to Post a Job on Go4 When you need a per diem athletic trainer or nurse, you want to make sure you get your posting right the first time so you start attracting applicants immediately. Here’s how to post a job on Go4: GET STARTED Once you’ve created…
2022 Wrap Up with Go4’s AT Community Manager Josh Beard, MA, ATC
Go4 2022 Wrap Up / AT Community Manager Josh Beard, MA, ATC As we take some time to reflect on everything that has happened over the last year, I want to share some of the things that make the Go4 Community special, and would be impossible without you. From the…
Repost: Top 5 Reasons to Have an Athletic Trainer at Your Event
Repost: Top 5 Reasons to Have an Athletic Trainer at Your Event Robin Baxter, a veteran in the Sport Operation’s industry and Go4’s Director of Business Development as well as K. Ellis. F. Mair, EdM, ATC and VP of Medicine at Go4, sat down with…
4 Tips For Cold Weather Hydration
4 Tips For Cold Weather Hydration For most of the country, the next four months will be spent training in the cold. Whether your high school football program is making a run at the state title, you’re hosting an outdoor tournament, or you’re an athlete training in the parking lot…