The Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society is excited to welcome you to Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN for the 2025 Annual Meeting and Symposium! Topics this year focus on specific injury evaluation and interventions, emergency care, and legal/ethical considerations for athletic trainers. Up to 18.5 CEUs may be obtained through main conference attendance. Below is a tentative list of topics and registration information.

New this year! Early professionals with less than 2 years of experience will be offered a discounted registration rate and students enrolled in a Professional Education Program will be granted free admission. Encourage the future of our profession to get involved!

Basic registration includes conference sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and one complimentary ticket to the awards dinner on Saturday evening. Additional tickets for the awards dinner may also be purchased separately ($25 per ticket).

Deadlines for discounted registration are as follows: Early-Bird: April 15, 2025 Advanced: May 29, 2025

Registration Cancellation/Refund Policy:

As a policy, TATS allows for a partial or full refund of funds applied towards the attendee’s registration fees, less a $10 processing fee, depending on the timing of the refund request relative to the conference (within 1 month = full refund, within 2 weeks = 50% refund, within 48 hours = no refund). To request a refund, please contact the TATS Secretary at TATSSecretary@gmail.com.

Conference Schedule

  • 11:05 - 1:05 pm     Radial Pressure Wave Therapy in Athletic Training

    1:10 - 3:10 pm     Introduction to Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

    3:15 - 4:15 pm     Uni-compartmental Knee Arthroplasty with MACI Technique

    4:15 - 6:15 pm     Game-Changer: How Sensors and Mass Data are  Revolutionizing ACL Risk Assessment, Rehab and RTP

  • 7:30 - 8:30 am     The Athletic Trainer’s Role In Critical Incident Management & U.S. Presidential Policy Directives

    8:30 - 9:45 am     Roundtable: Why does it matter? TN Practice Act, Board of ATs vs. TATS, Membership, & Business Meeting

    10:00 - 11:15 am     Evidence-Based Approach to Shoulder & Knee Evaluation

    1:00 - 2:00 pm     What's New with ACL Reconstruction for the Athletic Trainer & How to Incorporate BFR into Practice

    2:00 - 3:15 pm     Screening Surveys for a Biopsychosocial Model for Injury Prevention & Management

    3:30 - 4:45 pm     Name, Image and Likeness Essentials for Athletic Trainers

    4:45 - 6:00 pm     Integrating Mental Health and Sports Performance: The Role of ATs

    6:15 - 8:00 pm     Honors & Awards Dinner (ticket required)

  • 7:30 - 8:30 am     Breaking Down the Achilles Tendon: Injury, Repair & RTP Considerations

    8:30 - 9:45 am     Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?

    9:50 - 11:05 am     EMS is En Route... Now What?

    11:05 - 12:05 pm     Hip Injuries & Perspectives

 Hotel Information

A room block has been reserved at Hampton Inn & Suites at Berry Farms, which is approximately 8 miles from Battle Ground Academy. The deadline for reserving rooms at the conference rate is May 7, 2025.

Individual cancellation is 48 hours in advance of arrival to not be charged one night in full.

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