Committees

The Public Relations Committee works to bring awareness to New Jersey athletic trainers and the ATSNJ organization. Public relations efforts involve managing social media, generating press releases, and traditional advertising/marketing. ATSNJ members interested in becoming involved with the Public Relations Committee please contact committee chair at publicrelations@atsnj.org.

The ATSNJ Secondary School Committee leads several impactful initiatives that support education, professional development, and recognition within the athletic training community. Among its key projects is the High School Student Aide Workshop, which delivers educational sessions on a variety of sports medicine topics to more than 100 high school students each year. The committee also assists in the selection process for the NJSCA Hall of Fame Award, helping to recognize outstanding contributions to the profession. In addition, it coordinates a featured speaker and topic for the NJEA Annual Convention, further promoting professional learning opportunities for teachers. To support ongoing member engagement and resource sharing, the committee has produced two editions of the BeGreat newsletter and developed the New AT Survival Guide, a practical guide that offers real-world tips and insights from experienced committee members.

If you are interested in joining our committee or need to contact us, please email us at secondaryschool@atsnj.org.

This committee supports New Jersey athletic trainers (ATs) who represent a variety of settings within the ten panels housed in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association “Council of Practice Advancement” (COPA). These ten settings include athletic trainers who work within and across the following areas: 

• Armed Forces

• Public Safety

• Rehabilitation Clinics

• Physician Practices

• Health Care Administration roles

• Occupational and Industrial settings

• Performing Arts

• Private Practice / Entrepreneurship

• Community Outreach

• Analytics and Outcomes

Mission
The mission of COPA is to represent professional practice settings of athletic training by increasing awareness, demonstrating value, and assisting in efforts to expand and advance the profession. 

The ATSNJ COPA Committee is dedicated to: 

• raising up the voices, feedback, concerns, and ideas of New Jersey ATs who work across COPA settings

• advocacy toward job growth and expansion across COPA settings

• providing professional resources to ATs who work within COPA settings

• collaborating with the ATSNJ Executive Committee and other state and organizational leaders on athletic training practice advancement initiatives impacting New Jersey ATs.

   

Have an idea that may enhance a particular COPA setting? Looking for support? Want to get involved?

Reach out to copa@atsnj.org and someone from our committee will be in touch!

The ATSNJ Social Committee is an exciting evolving committee where our focus is on positively catering to the Career/Life Balance of the Athletic Training community in Mind, Tummy and Spirits!  We work year round on entertaining activities and victual events to be celebrated together with Family, Friends and Colleagues.

If you are interested in joining our committee or need to contact us, please email us at social@atsnj.org.

This committee manages and oversees all History and Archives that pertains to the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey from the beginning (1977) to the present. 

If you are interested in joining our committee, please contact us at history@atsnj.org.

The YP Committee is responsible for supporting the initiatives of the NATA and D2 YPC and the membership of New Jersey by providing opportunities for young professionals to become engaged in community initiatives, continuing educations and networking opportunities. "Young Professionals" are defined as those have been certified for 12 years or less.

If you are interested in joining the YP Committee please email youngpros@atsnj.org.  We are specifically looking for new members in the North/West Central Region.