MARYLAND
ATHLETIC TRAINERS'
ASSOCIATION
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT (COPA)
Chair:
Kelsey Loftus, DAT, LAT, ATC
Mission:
In accordance with the NATA COPA –
“The mission of COPA is to represent the professional practice settings of athletic training by increasing awareness, demonstrating value and assisting in efforts to expand and advance the profession.”
Vision:
Increase awareness of the athletic training profession and its diverse practice settings.
NATA COPA outlines 10 committees representing a variety of settings as follows:
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Armed Forces
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Rehabilitation Clinic
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Health Care Administration
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Occupational
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Performing Arts
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Physician Practice
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Private and Emerging Practice
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Public Safety
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Community Outreach
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Analytics and Outcomes
We advocate for athletic trainers across all settings while promoting, advancing, and expanding the profession’s footprint.
Contact Us!
Please reach out at any time! We love to hear from you about any ideas you may have to continue supporting the MATA COPA.
MATA COPA Chair:
Kelsey Loftus, DAT, LAT, ATC
Email:
Pertinent Information
SOCIETIES & ASSOCIATIONS FOR EACH SETTING
ARMED FORCES
Armed Forces Athletic Trainers’ Society (AFATS)
REHABILITATION CLINIC
UNKNOWN
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
UNKNOWN
OCCUPATIONAL
Industrial Athletic Trainers’ Society (IATS)
PERFORMING ARTS
The Performing Arts Athletic Trainers’ Society (PAATS)
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE
Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society (ATPPS)
PRIVATE AND EMERGING PRACTICE
UNKNOWN
PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Safety Athletic Trainers’ Society (PSATS)
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
UNKNOWN
ANALYTICS AND OUTCOMES
UNKNOWN
NATA COPA WEBSITE AND RESOURCES
Council on Practice Advancement (COPA) | NATA
SOCIETY CONFERENCES
PUBLIC SAFETY ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ SOCIETY ANNUAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
February
PERFORMING ARTS ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ SOCIETY ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
March
INDUSTRIAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ SOCIETY VIRTUAL NETWORKING SUMMIT
March
ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN THE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE SOCIETY ANNUAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
June
ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN THE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE SOCIETY ANNUAL IN-PERSON CONFERENCE
March