303: Kathy Dieringer on the Importance of Athletic Trainers in Sports

Scott Rosner sits down with Kathy Dieringer, President of The National Athletic Trainers Association, to discuss the importance of having athletic trainers in youth sports and why only one third of high school athletes have access to a full-time athletic trainer. Dieringer shares her background in athletic training en route to becoming president of NATA, as well as how the organization brings attention to the need for having athletic trainers at events. The two also briefly discuss how the work done by the Buffalo Bills athletic training staff saved Damar Hamlin’s life and what younger athletes are at risk of without an athletic trainer present. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav), Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR), and Scott Rosner (@scottrosner). The show is produced by Matt Hornick ‘23 (@MNHornick),  Cindy Li ‘23 (@cindyliiiii), LJ Holmgren (@LJ_Holmgren), and Danny Hagenlocher (@DhColumbiaSPS), with Rashad Hyacenth ‘23 and Marco Vonderheide ‘23 managing social media efforts.