I chose to follow the National Athletic Training Association (NATA), Board of Certification (BOC), NFL Health Measures for players, and Heads Up Safety for Youth Sports. Why did I follow these pages? Well I want to stay current with any law or regulation changes to the NATA or the BOC. Because any change that might occur within any of these divisions will affect me as an Athletic Trainer. The reason that i followed the NFL page is that it has the most current procedures that they are following in regards to the health of NFL players. I though this will be helpful in case that I do get the opportunity to work in the NFL next season. For the last page I followed I have a three year old son that is wanting to play Football. It scares me as a dad that he might not have the correct protection. I also want to know if the coaches need to be certified in equipment maintenance or they need to follow certain safety rules in Football. This page will give me all of that information and more, so that I may do everything possible to keep my son safe. I am having trouble with following these pages on the Personal Learning Network cite. I was able to follow them on my Twitter account, but they do not show up on my PLN page.
I am Juan Lopez ATC, LAT, I work for Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona. This is my second year at AWC, I work with eight sports and enjoy working at this level of athletics.