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National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
Youth Sports Safety Summit
The NATA will host the third Youth Sports Safety Summit on December 6, 2011, on Capitol Hill. This year’s theme is preventing sudden death in youth sports. A panel of renowned experts will address sudden cardiac arrest, exertional heat illnesses, asthma, concussion, and exertional sickling. Visit www.youthsportssafetyalliance.org for more information on the summit and the Youth Sports Safety Alliance.
Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS)
Charity Golf Tournament
The SPTS Golf and Golf Performance Special Interest Group is sponsoring a charity golf tournament in conjunction with the Team Concept Conference to benefit the American Lake Veterans Golf Course. The tournament will be held November 30, 2011, at the Rhodes Ranch Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The American Lake Veterans Golf Course was created to enable disabled veterans to rehabilitate themselves both physically and emotionally, so all military personnel and veterans can enjoy the benefits of golf in a positive, therapeutic, and accepting social environment.
SPTS and the SPTS Golf and Golf Performance Special Interest Group is pleased to sponsor this event so that those who have served our country can continue their favorite sport beyond the battlefield and rehabilitation facility. Individuals play for only $150, and foursomes are $600. Prizes, awards, and dinner are all included in the tournament. You can register at www.spts.org/spts-store/tcc-golf-tournament.
We are also searching for sponsors for this tournament. Do you have prizes to donate? Would you like to be a sponsor? You can find more information at www.spts.org/team-concept-conference/golf-outing/sponsorships. You may also contact Mary Wilkinson, SPTS marketing director, at 317.501.0805.
Help give back to those who have given so much and have fun at the same time!
Combined Sections Meeting Annual Gala
Save the date for the Combined Sections Meeting Annual Gala, sponsored by the Sports Physical Therapy Section, to benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy and the Sports Section Legacy Fund on February 9, 2012, at the Hilton.
Get in the groove to Windy City Blues from 8 pm to midnight. Don’t miss it! Tickets are available directly from the American Physical Therapy Association as part of your Combined Sections Meeting registration or on the SPTS website under SPTS Store.
Don’t miss the party of the year!
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Check Out the New AOSSM Website
Visit www.sportsmed.org to see a new, easier-to-use AOSSM website. You can now easily register for upcoming meetings, pay dues, order and view patient materials, and so much more. Check it out today!
Get Involved in the STOP Sports Injuries Campaign
Have you joined the STOP Sports Injuries campaign to prevent overuse and trauma injuries to kids? Join the campaign today by becoming an official supporter. Simply fill out the form online under the Join Our Team tab and submit your sporting organization, hospital/institution, or practice biography and logo to campaign director Michael Konstant at
Recruits Needed for Young Pitchers Studies
The AOSSM launched 2 research projects in 2011 that focus on elbow and shoulder problems in young pitchers (9 to 18 years old). The first is a survey-based study that assesses the extent to which young pitchers engage in types and levels of throwing that may put them at risk for overuse injuries. The second project will target pitchers who seek treatment from an orthopaedic surgeon, and it will explore the relationships among pitching variables, elbow and shoulder overuse injuries, and adaptive changes to the elbow and shoulder. AOSSM members have collected data from more than 900 young pitchers already, but we are hoping to get surgeons from more states involved.
If you are interested in participating or would like additional information, please e-mail AOSSM director of research Bart Mann at
Upcoming Meetings
December 1-4, 2011
San Diego, CA
February 11, 2012
San Francisco, CA
July 12-15, 2012
Baltimore, MD
August 24-26, 2012
Toronto, Canada