About CATS

Mission and Objectives

Mission Statement

The College Athletic Trainers' Society is founded to provide high quality care to our student-athletes; to foster a close working relationship with organizations whose interests are to promote intercollegiate athletics; and to address the needs and concerns of full-time head and assistant athletic trainers at colleges and universities.

Objectives

1. Establish formal relationships with organizations that promote intercollegiate athletics.
   
2. Establish formal relationships with collegiate directors of athletics and/or other institutional entities that employ full-time college and university athletic trainers.
   
3. Assist profit and non-profit organizations involved in research and public service; especially related to injury prevention and performance of the intercollegiate athlete.
   
4. Establish criteria for interaction and sharing information with professional sports organizations and teams.
   
5. Provide educational materials and programs for college and university athletic trainers on issues relative to:
• Risk management
• Legal/liability issues
• Budget/finance
• Employment issues
• Hiring
• Job security
• Salary/benefits
• Time management
• Athletic trainer professionalism
• Institutional policies
• Standards for athletic trainers
• Needs and concerns of collegiate athletic trainers