National Athletic Training Month

WHEREAS, athletic trainers have a long history of providing quality health for athletes and those engaged in physical activity based on specific tasks, knowledge and skills acquired through their nationally regulated educational processes; and

WHEREAS, athletic trainers provide prevention of injuries, rehabilitation, health care administration, education and guidance; and

WHEREAS, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association represents and supports 39,000 members of the athletic training profession employed in professional sports, colleges and universities, high schools, clinics and hospitals, corporate and industrial settings and military branches; and

WHEREAS, leading organizations concerned with athletic training and health care have joined together in a common desire to raise public awareness of the importance of the athletic training profession:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim March 2015, as

National Athletic Training Month

in the state of Alabama.