Mike Hooper has spent the last 16 years serving as an athletic trainer in the armed forces.  Specifically, the Department of the Navy. Today on the podcast, he joins John Cieko and discusses what drew him to the military setting as an AT.

What are stem cells and how are we using them in the knee? Today on the SMB, we are joined by Dr. Evan Meeks who helps educate us on stem cells and their use. Dr. Meeks explains that stem cells are found within the body and they can change into other t...

In another Go4Ellis update, founder Ellis Mair discusses some big news. Ellis and her team were able to double not only the number of states using her online platform which connects Athletic Trainers to per diem work but also double the number of Athle...

Brien currently has 50 Athletic Training related projects in his cue for publishing books. As a kid Brein loved reading the Snowshoeing Through Sewers series, Todd is currently loving David Goggins's books.

PASS is an online tool available to secondary school athletic trainers that are NATA members. The tool takes the AT through 12 standards with narratives and annotations that can help ensure that can help elevate the care at a secondary school and ensu...

Should you really report that coach...or maybe just go talk to them. Communicate

Sometimes on social media we forget there are real people on the other side of that profile. Let's use some Social Media Etiquette and improve the world around us.

What would cause two young MAT students to start a podcast called Polos and Khakis? Today on the SMB live from NATA 2019 Mike Hopper got a chance to ask Dan and Lizzy, co-founders of Polos and Khakis that and several other questions.

Mental Health is big in the news and Athletic Training circles. A huge question is how can we effectivley monitor the mental health of our patients. Cari Wood uses a simple online survey to regularly check in with her patients/ Join us as we learn h...

As a high schooler, you should focus on getting high-quality nutrients when possible, do not go too long without eating and not counting calories