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.