Athletic Trainer Business Cards for ATC and NATA Certified Sports Medicine Professionals

Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) are the allied healthcare professionals — not personal trainers — who specialize in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions for athletes and physically active individuals. Athletic trainers work under the direction of physicians and collaborate with the broader sports medicine and healthcare team. ATs work in secondary schools (public and private, K-12), colleges and universities (NCAA), professional sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Olympics), hospital-based sports medicine clinics, military, performing arts (dance, theater), occupational health and industrial settings, and physician offices.

What Athletic Trainer Cards Include

Your Credentials and Certifications

• ATC (Athletic Trainer, Certified) — the primary credential; "ATC" should appear immediately after your name; issued by the BOC (Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer); requires graduation from a CAATE-accredited professional athletic training education program (master's degree now required at entry level) + passing the BOC exam; state licensure also required in most states
• LAT (Licensed Athletic Trainer) — state licensure title used in some states (instead of or alongside ATC); "LAT, ATC" for credentialing states
• BOC (Board of Certification) — the national certifying body for athletic trainers; "BOC Certified" signals the national certification
• NATA member (National Athletic Trainers' Association) — the primary professional organization; membership levels include Fellow of the NATA (FNATA) for distinguished contributions
• FNATA (Fellow of the NATA) — distinguished honor for career contributions to the profession

Advanced and specialty certifications:

• OTC (Orthopedic Technologist Certified) — NBC; casting and orthopedic bracing
• SCS (Sports Clinical Specialist) — APTA; for athletic trainers who also hold PT license (separate certification)
• CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) — NSCA; strength and conditioning specialty; often combined with AT role
• CEAS (Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist) — for ATs in occupational/industrial settings
• CAPCSD — for performing arts ATs
• CPO (Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist) — ABC/BOC; for ATs expanding into orthotics/prosthetics (separate pathway)
• EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) — NREMT; emergency response in remote or high-risk athletic environments
• ATC+EMT — common combination for wilderness athletic training and remote sports medicine
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) — AHA; for ATs in sideline and clinical roles
• Dry Needling Certification — for ATs in states where permitted
• IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization) — Graston, RockBlade, etc.
• PES (Performance Enhancement Specialist) — NASM; performance focus
• FMS (Functional Movement Screen) — movement assessment tool

Position-specific relevant credentials:

• Team AT / Head AT — title at professional/collegiate level
• Physician Extender — clinic-based AT working under physician supervision
• Assistant AD for Sports Medicine — athletics administration + AT role

Your Athletic Training Specialties and Settings

Secondary school (K-12):

• Prep school and high school athlete care
• Football, baseball/softball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, track, cross country, volleyball, lacrosse
• EAP (Emergency Action Plan) development
• Concussion management (ImPACT, SCAT6)
• Heat acclimatization protocols
• Return-to-play decision-making

Collegiate athletics (NCAA / NAIA / Junior College):

• Division I, II, III athletic training
• Travel AT responsibilities
• Coordination with team physician
• Drug testing and NCAA compliance
• International travel medicine
• All sports coverage

Professional sports:

• NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NWSL athletic training
• Olympic sport National Governing Bodies (NGBs)
• Individual sport travel AT (golf, tennis, track and field)
• International competition travel

Clinical sports medicine:

• Hospital-based sports medicine clinic
• Orthopedic physician extender
• Pre-operative and post-operative rehab progression
• Sports-specific return-to-sport testing
• Injury prevention screening programs

Occupational health / industrial:

• Workers' compensation injury management
• Ergonomic assessment and worksite modification
• Post-offer employment testing (POET)
• OSHA compliance
• Industrial athlete care (manufacturing, warehousing, construction)

Military and tactical:

• Military athletic training (installation athletic programs)
• SOCOM (Special Operations Command) human performance
• Tactical athlete training

Performing arts:

• Dance company AT
• Theater / touring production AT
• Performing arts medicine

Therapeutic modalities used:

• Manual therapy (soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilization)
• IASTM (Graston, RockBlade)
• Therapeutic ultrasound
• Electrical stimulation (TENS, NMES)
• Kinesio taping / athletic taping and bracing
• Cupping therapy
• Dry needling (where state licensed)
• Cryotherapy and thermotherapy
• Exercise rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise
• Functional movement assessment
• Concussion baseline and post-injury assessment (ImPACT, SCAT6)
• Aquatic rehabilitation

Design for Athletic Trainers

Sports Medicine, Active, Professional Healthcare

Athletic trainer card design:

• Sports medicine and active health aesthetic
• Professional healthcare standard
• Energy and motion (appropriate for sports setting)

Color palette:

• Navy + white: professional sports medicine authority
• Team colors if employed by a school or organization (often appropriate)
• Red + white: sports energy and urgency
• Royal blue + white: clean healthcare professional

Back of Card

1. "Certified Athletic Trainer | ATC | LAT (if) | NATA | BOC Certified"
2. "[Setting: High school | NCAA Division I | Pro sports | Clinical sports medicine | Industrial]"
3. "Injury prevention | Evaluation | Rehabilitation | Emergency care | Concussion management"
4. "[Organization / School / Team / Clinic] | [State(s) licensed]"
5. "[email] | [phone] | [LinkedIn]"

Checklist

• [ ] ATC (always immediately after name)
• [ ] LAT (if state uses Licensed Athletic Trainer title)
• [ ] BOC certified
• [ ] NATA membership (FNATA if fellow)
• [ ] CSCS (if dual-certified in S&C)
• [ ] ACLS certification
• [ ] EMT (if wilderness or remote AT)
• [ ] Dry needling (if certified and state-permitted)
• [ ] Setting (secondary school, college, pro, clinic, industrial, military)
• [ ] Sport specialization (if applicable)
• [ ] Concussion management (high-visibility specialty)
• [ ] Organization / team name
• [ ] State licensure notation