- Location: MI
- Category: Professional Membership
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The Michigan Athletic Trainer's Society (MATS) is a professional membership organization for Athletic Trainers (AT), Athletic Training students, and others who seek to advance the profession of Athletic Training in the State of Michigan. Athletic Trainers are recognized as allied health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and clients. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities (1) .
Athletic trainers are professionally equipped to provide health care in many different employment settings including, but not limited to, hospital and clinical rehabilitation settings, high school athletic and educational settings, collegiate athletic and educational settings, professional athletic settings, youth sports settings, physician offices, performing arts, industrial and occupational settings, public safety, physician extender settings, and military settings.
The MATS Secondary School Athletic Training Committee (SSATC) is committed to bring forth the role and function of the Licensed Athletic Trainer in the secondary school setting to all people that have a vested interest regarding injury management procedures, policies, rules, regulations as it pertains to student athletic safety in the state of Michigan.
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Nominations are open! Recognize your deserving Athletic Trainer in our annual MATS awards!
This is a great opportunity to recognize your deserving athletic trainer for one of our annual honors/awards this June!
Find out more and nominate someone today! Due 3/31/2026What customers say
“The profession of athletic training is one of the most important in all of school sports. With student safety and welfare being a top priority, the professional care of athletic trainers is vital to keeping our kids and games safe!”
Mark Uyl Executive Director, MHSAA
“In honor of Athletic Trainers across the great state of Michigan I want to thank each and every AT for all that they do for our community and students in our Secondary School setting. Our Athletic trainers are champions in the health care setting acting as our first responders in our communities. We appreciate all you do.”
Dr. Corey Dean, MD MHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee member, Trinity/IHA Healthcare
“I can think of no more important role in the care of high school athletes than the Athletic Trainer. AT's are the medical professional in regular contact with these athletes—at events and practices in a safety role, in the AT room to help keep the kids moving and detect small problems before they became larger ones, and as a person to confide in from a mental health standpoint. Unsung heroes in my opinion.”
Dr. Ed Kornoelje, DO MHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee member, UofM Health - West
“The leadership of MATS has been instrumental in moving Health and Safety information forward to our Athletic Directors. From staging an emergency and walking all through it, to teaching / instructing / facilitating the development of Emergency Action Plans and discussing how a school without an Athletic Trainer may safely function for their students. We are grateful and thankful for the continued and growing partnership.”
Karen Leinaar Executive Director, MIAAA
