President’s Message:

We are excited to be just under 2 months away from this year's CSMM May 29th and 30th  in Trussville!  Components are filling up fast so don’t wait too long to register!

Please follow this link for registration information - 2026 CSMM | ALATA

Every year, one of the most fulfilling aspects of my role as President is notifying scholarship, grant, and award winners. Our 2026 Scholarship, Grants, Awards, and Hall of Fame winners will be soon announced and celebrated at the 2026 CSMM!

We hope to see all of you there to celebrate these amazing individuals and their accomplishments and to learn from some of the professions best and brightest!

2026 CSMM Registration Reminder!

This year's meeting will be held May 29 and 30th  at The Trussville Civic Center in Trussville, AL. The venue is phenomenal and the speaker lineup is second to none! Here are some highlights for the meeting:

• 15.5 in person CEUs for regular programming at roughly $6/CEU for members from IN PERSON programming! We have highly renowned speakers from across the nation including many of our own ALATA members. We will have daily labs and hands-on learning opportunities!

• Optional 3 hour Intravenous Fluid (IV) training pre-conference course that satisfies the ABATs IV Access requirements.

• Student registration is complimentary thanks to Gatorade Performance Partners!

• An informative Town Hall meeting where we will discuss important ALATA, ABAT, legislative updates and vote on matters of the association.

• A complimentary luncheon and at the venue following the presentation of our 2026 scholarship, awards, and Hall of Fame Induction!

• A full venue of vendors and sponsors (over 30 of them!)- see our sponsors for vendor attendees and giveaways!

• Auction items to support our mission, vision, initiatives and upcoming legislative efforts to further progress the vitality and sustainability of the profession in the state.

We can’t wait to see you at the meeting!

Kyle Southall

President

Alabama Athletic Trainers Association

ALATA 2026 Sponsors

Our ALATA initiatives throughout the year would not be possible if not for the outstanding sponsors and business partners that we have. We would like to extend our greatest appreciation to the following donors and sponsors who have made the educational aspect of the 2026 CSMM and initiatives beyond possible:

The National Athletic Trainers Association

The Southeast Athletic Trainers Association

The American Sports Medicine Institute

Gatorade Performance Partners

Encore Sports Medicine

Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Centers

Henry Schein – Medical Sports Medicine

Medco Sports Medicine

Alert Services

ErgoScience

KISO

Southlake Orthopedics – Sports Medicine and Spine Center

The University of West Alabama Athletic Training Program

Jacksonville State University Athletic Training Program

Prime Surgical

TherapySouth At Work

Avive

Northeast Orthopedics

XO Armour Technologies

For more information regarding or to contact any of our sponsors please visit our website at www.alathletictrainers.org.

Interested in becoming a 2026 sponsor or donor to ALATA and one of its many initiatives to support its members and stakeholders? We have many opportunities from the individual to corporate level and committee to CSMM scale. Please reply to this email or contact President Kyle Southall at president@alathletictrainers.org