Press releases for athletic trainer

California Athletic Trainers’ Association (CATA) Bill Meant to Protect Kids Vetoed By Governor Schwarzenegger (2006-11-21)
CATA Says Life-Saving Credentials of Certified Athletic Trainers Overlooked by Governor. According to the California Athletic Trainers’ Association (CATA), California will remain a dumping ground for unqualified practitioners, who call themselves “athletic trainers,” to work with athletes and consumers. Governor Schwarzenegger recently vetoed SB 1397, watchdog legislation calling for statewide regulation of athletic training, leaving athletes and consumers at risk for injury or disability.

CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC TRAINERS "FIGHT TO BE DEFINED" - UNQUALIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS FREE TO PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA, RISK TO ATHLETES (2006-04-20)
Athletes young, old, pro, collegiate and amateur are at SERIOUS risk for injury or worse, disability, working with an unqualified athletic trainer. The California Athletic Trainer’s Association (CATA) has announced it will present a bill in the State Capital in April calling for a defined scope of practice for athletic training to help weed out unqualified athletic trainers working with California’s athletes and consumers.