Greetings,

Dear SCATA members, as the school year comes to a close, I’m so encouraged by the commitment and involvement of our members. Committee applications are now open, so if you have the desire to become involved in our organization, please complete the application and send it in. If there is a committee that you would like to see in our organization please feel free to let me know. I want to say a huge congratulations to Ernie Drews, Jim Mensch and Alice McLaine on being awarded the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award. Ernie’s sense of humor and dedication is one

of the few things I love about him. Jim’s devotion to students is extraordinary. Alice’s commitment to our profession is second to none.

The 2017 SCATA Annual Symposium Registration will be open on Friday. I want to thank Brad, Jeremy, Matt and our awesome Program Committee for putting together an awesome symposium. I want to thank Chris and Michelle for your energy and passion for the golf event. Please consider signing up for the golf tournament to help give back to the program that pays it forward. Our association is successful because of the dedicated volunteers that believe in athletic training.

Have a great summer and I look forward to seeing you all in July.

Sheila GordonSCATA Presidentsgordon@lexington1.net

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Excellence in Sports Medicine

EXECUTIVE COUNCILPRESIDENT

Sheila Gordon, ATC, SCATsgordon@lexington1.net

(803) 622-7622

PRESIDENT ELECTBrad Drake, ATC, SCATbdrake@csuniv.edu

(843) 863-7681

SECRETARY/TREASURERJeremy Searson, ATC, SCAT

searsonatc@gmail.com(803) 608-6290

PAST PRESIDENTCraig Clark, ATC, SCAT

Craig.clark2215@furman.edu(864) 294-3532

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MAATA Annual SymposiumMay 19-21, 2017

The Founders Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach, VA

SCATA 2017 Annual SymposiumJuly 13-14, 2017DoubleTree Hotel

Columbia SC

NATA Clinical Symposia and AT ExpoJune 26-29, 2017

Houston, TX

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SCATA 2017 Annual SymposiumRegister Now!

July 13 & 14 DoubleTree Hotel

Columbia

COMMITTEE CHAIRSCollege and University Committee

Jeffie Trammelljeffie.trammell@gmail.com

Governmental AffairsBrian Smith

bsmith@csuniv.edu

Emerging Practices CommitteeBrian Curless

brian.curless@palmettohealth.org

Exhibitor CommitteeDanny Poole

pdanny@clemson.edu

Program CommitteeMatt Lyden

mjlyden@srhs.com

Secondary School CommitteeMark Buckman

mark_buchman@charleston.k12.sc.us

Public Relations CommitteeJane Steinberg

jane.steinberg@palmettohealth.org

SCATA-DHEC Advisory BoardAndy Clawson

michelle.lomonaco@citadel.edu

Scholarship Golf Tourn. CommitteeChris Pare`

chris.pare@furman.eduMichelle Futrell

futrellm@cofc.edu

Secondary School Student WorkshopScott Ganucheau

sganucheau@lexington1.net

Congrats to everyone on surviving the onslaught of the spring! I hope this newsletter finds each of you are looking forward to some much need rest and relaxation over the summer. Included in those summer plans I hope you will be joining us at the 2017 SCATA Symposium (possibly even on the greens for some golf the day before). I know personally I am incredible excited about the symposium and the hard work our Program Committee has put into it. In addition to the symposium, we are excited about the work we have

done to improve our brand and digital presence. We have worked to streamline our website and communications with our members through the integration of a new web platform. Some of these changes you have probably already noticed with the new website and the creation of The Blitz. We will continue to work to digitize our organization allowing us to better serve you and also “Go Green” by minimizing our carbon footprint. In addition to the new website and integrated registration we look forward to expanded offerings in the future that include moving towards a Green Symposium with digital documents and evaluations. As we continue to move towards the future we also want to encourage members to join us in the process. We are currently looking for individuals to join all of our committees. This is a great opportunity to help us plan for the future and make sure your ideas are part of that future. I personally am excited about looking at new ideas to help transform athletic training in South Carolina to better improve our futures and the futures of our patients. Again, please take a moment to look at our committees and consider offering your services to be a part of moving SCATA forward. Thanks again to all of you for the opportunity to serve as an executive member of SCATA. If I can provide any assistance to you please feel free to contact me and let me know what I can do! Best wishes to you all and I look forward to seeing each of you in July!

Jeremy R. Searson, PhD, ATCSCATA Secretary/Treasurer searsonatc@gmail.com

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FROM THE SECRETARY/TREASURER

How is it the middle of May already? Hopefully this finds you well and seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.

As we get into the summer months let me encourage you again to get involved with the state association.

There are several opportunities to serve and get involved. Committee applications are on the website, but don’t stop there.

I was fortunate to get involved with SCATA early in my career as a member of the program committee. It has done nothing but give me great experiences, lifelong friends, and memories.

Again, we have a great symposium in July, but it is you, the members, that make us great.I look forward to seeing you in July.

Keep ‘em safe. Brad Drake, MA, ATC

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Committee Openings!

Applications Now Being Accepted for the Upcoming Year!

If you are interested in joining one

of the SCATA committees, please complete this

Application Form.

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2017 NATA Service Award Winners!

Congratulations!Alice McNeill McLaine, PhD, SCAT, ATC, is the director of the Athletic Training Program at Winthrop University. She has held this position since 2002. During her time at Winthrop, she developed the athletic training major and hosted two successful CAATE accreditation visits. McLaine earned her Bachelor of Science at Ohio University and her Master of Science at West Virginia University. Upon completion of her master’s degree, she served as the Head Athletic Trainer for Women’s Sports at Iowa State University. While working full-time at Iowa

State, she earned her doctorate. Prior to coming to Winthrop, she was the Athletic Training Program director at California State University, Northridge.

McLaine and her husband, Larry, have three children. Alexis, a veterinarian in Phoenix, Arizona; Amanda, a recent early childhood education graduate; and Trevor, a college sophomore.

Jim Mensch, PhD, ATC, is the Director of the Athletic Training Program at the University of South Carolina. He has been at USC for 17 years and is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Arnold School of Public Health. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Temple University, Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from Louisiana State University, and PhD in Education from the University of Maryland. He has published numerous research

articles in sports medicine journals on concussions, appropriate health care, and AT recruitment as well as authored a textbook entitled “The Athletic Trainer’s Guide to Psychosocial Intervention and Referral”. Over the past 10 years Dr. Mensch has been involved in research grants totaling more the 10 million dollars to examine the impact of athletic trainers in diverse settings, including the military and youth sports population. In 2008 he secured a 1.8 million dollar grant through the Department of Defense to integrate athletic trainers into Fort Jackson Army Base. Dr. Mensch has been invited to speak on sports medicine issues all over the world, including Shanghai, China, Rome, Italy, and Athens Greece. He has mentored over 60 masters students and 6 doctoral students. In 2009 he received the Alumni Achievement Award from Temple University and in 2013 he was awarded the College of Educations Outstanding Research award. He currently resides in Ballentine, SC with his wife Laurene, son Jack (16) and daughter Anna Grace (13).

Sheila Gordon, M.Ed., ATC, SCAT is the head athletic trainer, assistant athletic director, and sports medicine instructor at White Knoll High School.

Gordon is currently serving as President of the South Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association and member of the DHEC Advisory Committee. She involved in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers' Association and has previously served on the SCATA High School

Workshop Committee and is committed to the developing interest among high school athletic training students aides in the athletic training profession.

Ernie Drew, MEd, ATC, SCAT is originally from Fayetteville, NC and started his career in athletics at North Carolina State University, where he worked with the ACC champion women’s gymnastics team, as well as the football and men’s soccer programs.

Ernie graduated from Coastal Carolina University in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Biology, and was hired by Conway High school the

same year. During his tenure at Conway, he became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1992 and was fortunate to be selected to the North South All-star Football game as the South squad athletic trainer in 1993, and was selected as the South team athletic trainer for the Shrine Bowl in 1994.

He left Conway High in 1997 and completed my Master’s degree from Coastal Carolina in 1999. While at Coastal Carolina, was hired as a graduate assistant, and worked with the baseball and soccer teams. Immediately after graduation, he was hired by Goose Creek High School as the Athletic Trainer.

Ernie has enjoyed my career in athletics and athletic training over the last 32 years and has come to cherish the friendships and camaraderie of being associated with the members of the South Carolina Athletic Trainers Association. Their support and professionalism is second to none. He looks forward to retirement in 2018, but plans to stay very active with the association and its outstanding membership.

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7Thursday, July 13, 2017Time Schedule 7:30 - 10:00am Registration - Congaree Prefunction B

8:15 - 8:30am Welcome - Opening Remarks 8:30 - 9:15am Mental Health Stefan Montgomery, MD, ATC, SCAT

9:15 - 9:45am CASE STUDIES Utilizing Mulligan Concept Thoracic Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides for the Treatment of Mechanical Neck Pain in the Athletic Population: A Clinical Case Series by Kari Wolf- Odland, MS, ATC, SCAT, University of South Carolina

Sickle Cell Disease in a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Player by Amanda Taylor, ATC, SCAT, College of Charleston 9:45 - 10:00am Break / Visit Exhibit Hall 10:00 - 11:00am Cardiac Screenings- Adding to Your Athlete Physical Exam - DHEC Course David Isbell, MD

11:00 - 11:15am Break / Visit Exhibit Hall 11:15 - 12:00pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS Richland/Fairfield Clinical&EmergingPractices Saluda/Cahhoun Colleges&Univeristy Congaree A Secondary Schools

12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 2:15pm CONCURRENT SESSION 1 Richland/Fairfield Cupping Sam Baker, PT Saluda/Cahhoun Fostering Appreciation and Engagement in the Workplace Michelle Futrell, MS, ATC Congaree A Hot Topics for Young Professionals Rachel Sharpe, MS, ATC and Amy Hand, MA, ATC

2:15 - 2:30pm Break / Visit Exhibit Hall

2:30 - 3:15pm CONCURRENT SESSION 2

3:15 - 3:30pm Break / Visit Exhibit Hall

3:30 - 4:15pm DHEC Updates - Credentialing Changes You Need to Know DHEC Representative - TBD

4:15 - 5:00pm Hall of Famers' Round Table - Back by popular demand AcollectionofourfinestNATAHallofFamers

5:00 - 6:00pm Business Meeting

6:30 - 8:00pm Young Professionals Dinner and Social at Fuddruckers

8:00 - 11:00pm President’s Social (Lexington Ballroom)

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Friday, July 14, 2017 Time Schedule

8:00 - 10:00am Registration - Congaree Prefunction B

8:30 - 9:00am Polyarteritis Nodosa In A Female Collegiate Volleyball Player: A Case Report by Veronica Smeltzer - Limestone College

9:00 - 10:00am EBP CREDIT The Need for Mental Health Education in the Athletic Training Profession Grady Hardeman, MEd, ATC, CSCS

10:00 - 10:15am Break / Visit Exhibit Hall

10:15 - 11:00am CONCURRENT SESSION 1 Richland/Fairfield RectalTempsPracticalSession Susan Yeargin, PhD, ATC, SCAT Saluda/Cahhoun Foot Biomechanics and Gait Analysis Jay Patel, PhD, CSCS, CES Congaree A Your Role as a Student Preceptor and Mentor Toni Torres-McGehee, PhD, ATC

11:00 - 11:15am Break / Visit Exhibit Hall

11:15 - 12:00pm CONCURRENT SESSION 2

12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 2:30pm Exertional Sickling Clint Haggard, MHS, ATC, SCAT

2:30 - 3:15pm Paralyzed Athlete - A Case Review Mike Dillon, MA, ATC, EMT-I, CSCS

3:15 - 3:30pm Break

3:30 - 4:30pm EBP CREDIT Osteoarthritis - Preventing and Protecting Joint Health - DHEC Course Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC

Program Description- The symposium is created through the feedback of state athletic training members to present relevant information to the profession of athletic training to enable all participants utilization in their practice.

Objective- To provide the most current topics and information to educate participants on trends, techniques, and skills that will enhance the quality provided by these healthcare professionals.

Program Purpose-Thepurposeofthiseventistwofold;first,toprovideminimumeducationfortheSCDHECcertificationandrenewalforallstatecertifiedathletictrainers.Second,toprovideamyriadofcurrenttrendsand topics for the SCATA membership and participants.

Target Audience- Athletic Trainers

Continuing Education Credit- SCATA (BOC AP#: P322) is approved by the Board of Certification,Inc.toprovidecontinuingeducationtoCertifiedAthleticTrainers.Thisprogramis eligible for a maximum of 9.75 CEU’s in Category A and a maximum of 2 Evidence Based Category CEU’s.

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We are very excited about the Scholarship Golf Tournament this year. We know youwillenjoythecourseatWoodlandsGolf&CountryClub.

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017Course: WoodlandsGolf&CountryClub 100 Norse Way Columbia, SC 26229 803-788-7771

Time: 11:00am registration and lunch; 12:00pm shot-gun start

Format: 4-man Captain’s Choice (shotgun start)

Fee: $65.00 per person (includes lunch) Mulligan packages will be available

*All proceeds benefit the Terry Lewis and Hannah Sobeski MemorialScholarships.

Even if you’re not a golfer…join us for lunch at 11:00 am at Woodlands Golf & Country Club

Please sign up by Monday, July 10, 2017, to guarantee your spot.

Contact Chris Pare at chris.pare@furman.edu

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Golf Tournament

TheSouthCarolinaCoachesAssociationwillbeoffering6CEUsas part of its annual Coach's Clinic this year in North Charleston, July 23-25! CEU sessions will be from 8-11 AM and 1-4 PM on Tuesday afternoon (25th).

If you are interested in presenting during one or more of the sessions, please submit a proposal to jnussbaum@richland2.org as soon as possible in order to begin putting together a program and obtain BOC approval. We do not have a set topic or focus, so all proposals will be considered.

Members of the SCACA may attend for free, and non members may join regardless of practice setting for $40 priortoJuly10th,increasingto$50afterthatpoint...verycosteffectivefor6CEUs!Mostofthecolleges&universities also have a blanket membership which would cover their ATs for this event, so check with your AD if you are uncertain regarding your institution's membership.

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