NATA Secondary School Gatorade Service Award
***A call for nominations for the Gatorade Service Award was posted in error in the April 19th Range of Motion. Winners have already been selected.
Winners
District 1 - Audrey McKenzie, Portland High School, Portland, Maine
District 2 - Todd Hirsch, Governor Livingston High School, Berkley Heights, New Jersey
District 3 - Brett Gustman, Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Virginia
District 4 - Dawn Robertson, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
District 5 - No eligible applicants
District 6 - All Applications incomplete
District 7 - Jeff Flack, Alhambra High School, Phoenix, Arizona
District 8 - Andy Sepulveda, Northwood High School, Irvine, California
District 9 - Paul E. Good III, Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville, Tennessee
District 10 - Chris Franklin, North Kitsap High School, Poulsbo, Washington
General Information and Criteria
The NATA Secondary School Gatorade Service Award was created to annually recognize a certified athletic trainer, at the secondary school level, who has provided outstanding service and dedication to his / her school. This not only focuses on athletic health care but also involvement with the general school community functions.
| Criteria for selecting candidates |
- Candidate must be an active certified athletic trainer in the year of
consideration and a member of the NATA.
- Must be a certified athletic trainer in the secondary schools for a minimum
of 5 calendar years and up to but not including 15 years.
- Must display exemplary commitment to athletic training in the secondary
school setting and promotion of the profession at that level. Consideration
given to the following:
- secondary school athletic training experience
- supervision of athletic training student aides (ATSA’s)
- ATSA’s who have gone on to become professionals in any
health care field
- additional experience: Prom chaperone, Powder Puff Game
coverage, Senior Trip chaperone, Staff development instructor
(CPR, etc..), develop conditioning programs for teams/students,
etc…
- Should have a high standard of ethics and integrity. The candidate should
have demonstrated high levels of sportsmanship. The committee suggests
that the athletic trainer exemplify the highest standards of fair play and
conduct, both on and off the field of play.
- Contributions to the total student - athlete picture, and be a recognized
authority in the school community.
- Nominations may be submitted by a student, parent, physician, fellow athletic trainers, recognized athletic training associations, athletic conferences and athletic directors.
- All completed nominations must be received by the NATA Secondary School
Committee by December 31, 2009 of the current year. Incomplete Nomination Forms will be deemed ineligible.
- The nominee must have letters of recommendation from both the principal and athletic director of the school.
- The nominee must have a third letter of recommendation from the team physician, a parent of a student athlete, or a student.
All awards to be presented by the NATA Secondary School Committee, in association with Gatorade, at the Annual NATA Symposia.
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