Sports Medicine & Athletic Training

By sanchezma5
  • 5 BCE

    Sports Medicine is Born

    Herodicus, the "father" of sports medicine begins the use of exercise for the treatment of disease.

  • Athletic Training is Born

    AT began when Harvard hires James Robinson to condition their football team and perform surface-level treatments. In other words, he could help with massaging or stretching, but no technical strategies.

  • Sports Medicine & Training Grow

    The Olympics helped grow the importance of the use and need of training and sports medicine all over the world

  • Athletic Training Rises

    Post World War I - when athletic trainers make their true appearance at the collegiate level and are seen as having a larger role within the U.S. healthcare systems

  • The Trainer's Bible is Born

    Samual Bilik, a physician, writes a guide to athletic training and the essentials trainers would need to treat sports-related injuries. I.e. The Trainer's Bible

  • First Sports Medicine Journal is Born

    French Society of Sports Medicine(SMEPS) create the first sports medicine journal worldwide

  • FIMS is Born

    The International Federation of Sports Medicine is established to promote the growth, evolution, and study of sports medicine worldwide

  • NATA "Start" Tries & Fails

    The sports medicine field tries to create a professional organization, National Athletic Trainer's Association, to set standards for ATs in the 1930s but are shut down and crushed by WWII

  • NATA Pushes & Succeeds

    NATA is finally established in the 1950s in Kansas City, Missouri to set official standards and expectations for athletic trainers

  • ACSM is Born

    American College of Sports Medicine is created to encourage research, knowledge, and practical experiences in sports medicine

  • First AT Curriculum is Born

    The first official athletic training curriculum is approved and started

  • First Certification is Born

    The first official certification plan is set and introduced to the world for the athletic training profession

  • AOSSM is Born

    American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine is created and established in the orthopedic sports medicine field to increase knowledge, continuing education, and skills

  • BOC = Credentialing Agency

    Board of Certification is added to the list of requirements needed in order for one to become a certified athletic trainer

  • AT Officially Recognized as an AHP

    The American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes athletic training as an official Allied Health Profession

  • NATAEC is Born

    The NATA Education Council was established and founded to decide on the official eight necessary materials needed to be taught within accredited programs

  • NATAEC Competencies

    1. Acute care of injury and illness
    2. Evidence-based practice
    3. Clinical exam and diagnosis
    4. Prevention and health promotion
    5. Health care administration
    6. Psychosocial intervention and referral
    7. Therapeutic interventions
    8. Professional development and responsibilities