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1881
James Robbinson was considered to be the first Athletic Trainer in the world and the US.
https://www.bellin.org/titletown-talk/entry/a-brief-history-of-athletic-training#:~:text=1881%3A%20Athletic%20training%20began%20in,and%20mainly%20provided%20rub%20downs. -
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May 31st 1906
NCAA was founded by Theodore Roosevelt for college sports, he did this to help make sports in college safer, he did this after his son was injured playing football for Harvard.
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-ncaa-college-football-reform#:~:text=Early%20football%20games%20often%20resulted,while%20playing%20football%20for%20Harvard. -
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1912
AIMS (Association International Medico-sportive) was created, this is an athletic trainer organization in Germany for German sports, "specifically for the Olympics"
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1928
ICSM (International Congress of Sports Medicine) was formed to help school sports be safer.
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1950
NATA was formed knowing that they needed to unify athletic trainers in a organization.
https://www.nata.org/history#:~:text=Recognizing%20the%20need%20for%20a,certification%2C%20research%20and%20practice%20settings. -
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1954
ACSM (American College Sports Medicine) was formed to help teach college students what they should and should not do for their health and others.
https://www.acsm.org/about#:~:text=ACSM%20advances%20and%20integrates%20scientific,exercise%20science%20and%20sports%20medicine. -
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1968
In the 1968 Summer Olympics, they made a team of athletic trainers to help with any injuries or soreness any of the athletes may have had.
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1969
An article came out about certification examinations and whether Athletic Trainers should have such a thing.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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June 6th 1969
They bring up Certification Examinations to the board of directors of NATA.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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December 31st 1969
Certification Examinations become a thing for athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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1970's
1600 people get certified as an athletic trainer in the 70's.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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1970
The Board of Certification was created to help certify athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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1971
The first examination is administered at the annual meeting of the Board. (With about 24 taking the test).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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1971
A meeting of the Board happens in 4 different cities.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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1972
AOSSM (American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine) was formed. It was formed for orthopedic doctors to learn better about athletic injuries.
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1972
The first woman to take the certification examination took it at the second national examination in St. Louis.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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1977
The “father” of modern athletic training was William “Pinky” Newell. He was called this because of his research and efforts during his career.
https://stayactiveup.com/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house-a-history-of-athletic-training/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CPinky%E2%80%9D%20Newell%20is%20credited%20with,Students%2C%20to%20name%20a%20few. -
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1978
NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) was formed by 76 strength coaches from across the States. It was formed because of their desire to unify strength and conditioning for educational purposes, and research purposes. -
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1980's
5600 people were certified as athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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1982
The NATA Board made the NATABOC to help with athletic trainer certification examinations.
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/nata-boc-practice-test/#:~:text=The%20National%20Athletic%20Trainers%20Association,pursuing%20the%20ATC%C2%AE%20credential. -
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1991
AMSSM (The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine) was established. It was created as a more clinical type of athletic trainer organization. (Non-surgical)
https://www.amssm.org/about-amssm.php#:~:text=The%20American%20Medical%20Society%20for,medicine%20from%20its%20earliest%20beginnings. -
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1992
ABEM (American Board of Emergency Medicine) Approved sports medicine and dubbed it a subspecialty.
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1993
Carie Wood was the first Washingtonian to graduate as an athletic trainer. He graduated from Eastern Washington University.
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December 1st 1998
By 1998 15000 people were certified as athletic trainers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1322924/pdf/jathtrain00007-0069.pdf -
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2009
The Zackery Lystedt law was put into action to prevent athletes who were injured from returning to action without medical written consent.
https://www.braininjurylawofseattle.com/zackery-lystedt-law/#:~:text=The%20state%20of%20Washington%20passed,injury%20without%20written%20medical%20consent.