107.5 – that was the heat index when we walked off the football field this afternoon after practice. I know many of you are in that same boat. In-services. Convocations. More in-services. Two-a-days. Sweat everywhere. It gets to the point to where athletic trainers are ready for school to start so we can get some rest – trust me, I’m right there with you. As we get closer to the start of school, no matter what setting you work in, I wanted to share some information with you about SWATA.
I want to thank everyone who came to our 56th Annual SWATA Symposium last month in Arlington. Over 900 people attended what, in my opinion, was a phenomenal meeting. From the Exhibitor reception on Wednesday night to the Business meeting on Saturday afternoon, we were treated to a lot of memories and some excellent speakers. Over 400 people turned out for our Honors and Awards Banquet on Friday to pay honor to our award winners – congrats once again to our newest Hall of Famers, Melinda Terry and Dr. Frank Walters. I cannot express enough how appreciate the Executive Board is to our Convention folks who work to put this event together – to our Convention Chairs, Program Committee, Registration Committee, our AV Committee, our Honors and Awards Committee and everyone who works with Karl and the exhibits, thank you for making 2010 something special. Those folks have already begun work on Houston 2011, and they can use your help. You have two weeks left to contribute to our surveys – please take a few moments and help us make your experience better with you input.
For the student survey, please use this link:
For the Life Balancing Committee survey, please use this link :
The Executive Board is looking forward to the next year and we are already making plans to attend our various regional meetings and gatherings over the next year. Plans are already in the works to meet in early February for our Executive Board Mid-Winter Meeting – this year we are taking our meeting to Austin, so we look forward to seeing our Central Texas colleagues and sharing some time with you. Details will be coming soon.
I wanted to close by saying what a privilege it is to be this Association’s President. My time on the Executive Board has been something special and I look forward to seeing what more we can accomplish in the next year to make this Association better for you, the membership. Please never hesitate to let one of us know if you have any questions, concerns or comments.
107.5 – it’s got to cool off at some point. Just keep thinking that. But, as the 2010-2011 school year rapidly approaches, I want to wish each of you a wonderful and safe year.
DT
SWATA President |
