Connecticut Athletic Trainers' Association

The Connecticut Athletic Trainers' Association (CATA) strives to improve the quality of health care for athletes, patients and clients and enhance the profession of Athletic Training, through leadership, education, and cooperative efforts with other organizations and allied health professions.

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CATA Announces Clearinghouse for Per Diem Employment

July 8, 2010

The Connecticut Athletic Trainers’ Association (CATA) and the Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors (CAAD) have initiated a collaborative effort to provide a resource for Secondary School Athletic Directors seeking to identify and hire licensed athletic trainers for per diem athletic training services. The CATA/CAAD Clearinghouse is being provided as a CATA member benefit. There is no charge for the service. Details on clearinghouse procedures, as well as the opt-in form, are available by clicking the Per Diem button on this page. The clearinghouse is a way to positively promote the profession, the use of licensed Athletic Trainers, and the CATA as a resource among Connecticut secondary schools. CATA members who are interested in per diem employment in secondary schools must register by completing the opt-in form.
Tips for Hot Weather Exercise

If you're looking for tips to beat the heat while exercising or preparing to care for athletes who are working out in the heat, check out the information at the Korey Stringer Institute at UConn. Remember - play hard, but play safe!
Information About Connecticut's Concussion Law

Public Act 10-62 "An Act Concerning Student-Athletes and Concussions" was signed into law effective immediately on May 18, 2010, by Governor Jodi Rell. The law requires coaches of interscholastic and intramural sports in public middle and secondary schools in Connecticut be educated about the signs, symptoms, and risks of concussion. Click here for more information.
CATA Hall of Famer Carl Krein Honored at Rock Cats Game

Carl Krein, ATC/Ret., PT was honored as the inaugural inductee into the CATA Hall of Fame at the recent CATA Symposium. The CATA also honored him on the field prior to the game as part of CATA Day at the Rock Cats. Krein, the former longtime Head Athletic Trainer at Central Connecticut State University, is also a member of the NATA and CCSU Halls of Fame. Krein is pictured below with his grandsons Mike & Patrick, just prior to throwing out the first pitch at the Rock Cats game. Despite gloomy skies that kept many fans away from the game, as well as a brief rain delay, the CATA raised over $2000 for the CATA Penny F. Dunker-Polek Scholarship. Click here for more photos of CATA Day at the Rock Cats!

Carl Krein is flanked by presenter Tom McCarthy (left) and CATA President Tim Speicher at the CATA Symposium, where Krein was inducted into the CATA Hall of Fame.