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Sugarman and Staff nominated for 2013 Hydroworx Excellence in Aquatics Award!

The 2013 Excellence in Aquatics Award recognizes these professionals who, despite all odds, garnered superior rehabilitation results through innovative, and sometimes unconventional, methods. Click the image to vote for Eric and his Staff!

Pittsburgh Steelers athletic trainer shares pioneering story

Sonia Gysland isn’t offended when people question her suitability as an athletic trainer (AT) in the NFL. “I thrive on people doubting my abilities as a female,” she told an audience of more than 75 athletic training students.

Longtime Green Bay Packer's Athletic Trainer Pepper Burruss honored as league's best

Pepper Burruss wins the annual Fain-Cain Memorial Award after 36 years in NFL

Cowboys’ Director of Rehabilitation Wins NFC Assistant Athletic Trainer Of Year Award

Titans Athletic Trainer Don Moseley Wins AFC Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year Award

New technology can help detect injuries from sideline

NFL Network’s Player Health and Safety reporter Andrea Kremer reports on how the New York Giants medical staff is using technology on their sidelines...

Learn more about the History of PFATS

PFATS can be traced back to 1982 when a small group of athletic trainers working in the NFL saw an opportunity to share knowledge and techniques. Now it is over 120 members strong. Click to learn more about the history of PFATS

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Sugarman and Staff nominated for 2013 Hydroworx Excellence in Aquatics Award!

The 2013 Excellence in Aquatics Award recognizes these professionals who, despite all odds, garnered superior rehabilitation results through innovative,...

Home Away From Home - Baltimore Ravens at Superbowl XLVII

Athletes are creatures of habit and even more so when it comes to the “Big Game”. So as a team begins it preparations for what will be the culmination...

NFL Health Update: N.Y. Giants’ Sr. VP of Medical Services talks about his role in player health and safety

New York Giants Vice President of Medical Services Ronnie Barnes, a member of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee, joined the New York Giants in 1976...

Beating the Odds: Pittsburgh Steelers athletic trainer shares pioneering story

Sonia Gysland isn’t offended when people question her suitability as an athletic trainer in the NFL. “I thrive on people doubting my abilities as a female,”...

Long time Green Bay Packer's Head Athletic Trainer Pepper Burruss wins Fain-Cain Memorial Award

To Packers Team Physician Dr. Patrick McKenzie, the order was backwards. Two years ago, when Packers Head Athletic Trainer Pepper Burruss presented...

The NFL Scouting Combine - Through the Eyes of an NFL ATC

As the end of the regular season winds down, many athletic training staffs have a variety of tasks to accomplish, from upcoming playoff games to end of...

Toriscelli and Crew Named Training Staff of the Year

At the Ed Block Courage Awards in Baltimore on Monday, Buccaneers Director of Sports Medicine and Performance Todd Toriscelli and his assistants accepted...

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John Norwig, Head Athletic Trainer - Pittsburgh Steelers

John Norwig has been keeping the Pittsburgh Steelers healthy for the past 23 seasons. In addition to his role as the Head Athletic Trainer he is also the current president of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society, and represents the organization on a variety of NFL Committees. John received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Pennsylvania State University. In 2008, John and his staff were awarded the Ed Block Athletic Training Staff of the Year. During that same year, John was awarded the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award by the NATA. John’s career spans over thirty years with stops not only at the professional level, but also in high school and collegiate athletics.

Advice for Prospective Athletic Trainers? “Make the most of your academic experience, get as much practical exposure as you can, and network with as many professionals as possible. Someone you introduce yourself to may be that future contact when you are in need of assistance.”

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