PRINCIPLES OF ATHLETIC
TRAINING A GUIDE TO EVIDENCE
BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE 18TH
EDITION BY WILLIAM E PRENTICE
2026 ALL CHAPTERS TEST PREP
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ When was NATA established?.
Answer: - 1950
◉ Performance domains of AT.
Answer: - prevention
- clinical evaluation and diagnosis
- immediate care
- treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning
- organization and administration
- professional responsibility
◉ When was the NATA Education Council Founded.
Answer: - 1997
- determined competencies that should be taught in accredited athletic
training programs
◉ Risk Management.
,Answer: - Developing training and conditioning programs (or make
recommendations to strength coach)
- Ensuring a safe playing environment (hazardous objects, weather
conditions)
- Selecting, fitting, and maintaining protective equipment
- Explaining the importance of nutrition
- Using medications appropriately (proper administration, drug testing)
◉ Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis.
Answer: - Conducting physical examinations (PPEs, injury evaluation
(on-field & off-field)
- Understanding the pathology of injury and illness
- Referring to medical care
- Referring to support services
◉ Immediate Care of Injury and Illness.
Answer: - Certified in CPR/First Aid, knowledgeable in emergency care
procedures
◉ Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning.
Answer: - Designing a rehabilitation program
- Supervising rehabilitation programs
- Incorporating therapeutic modalities
- Offering psychosocial intervention
,◉ Organization and Administration.
Answer: - Record keeping
- Ordering equipment and supplies
- Supervising personnel
- Establishing policies for the operation of an athletic training program
◉ Professional Responsibilities.
Answer: - Stamina and ability to adapt empathy, sense of humor,
communication, intellectual curiosity, ethical practice, professional
memberships
◉ CHAPTER 2 - HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN
ATHLETIC TRAINING.
Answer: CHAPTER 2 - HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN
ATHLETIC TRAINING
◉ Strategic planning.
Answer: - involves critical self-examination to bring about organization
improvement
◉ Vision statement.
Answer: - a concise statement that describes the ideal state to which an
organization aspires
, ◉ Mission statement.
Answer: - a written expression of an organizations philosophy, purpose
& characteristics
◉ Accreditation.
Answer: - formal recognition indicating a program meets certain
prescribed quality standards
◉ WOTS UP Ananlysis.
Answer: - a data collection and appraisal technique designed to
determine an organization's "weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and
strengths underlying planning"
◉ Operational planning.
Answer: - defines organization activities in the short term, usually no
longer than 2 years
◉ Policies.
Answer: - expresses an organizations intended behavior relative to a
specific program subfuction
- Not intended to answer detailed questions; intended as road maps
(basic rules and principles)
◉ Processes.
TRAINING A GUIDE TO EVIDENCE
BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE 18TH
EDITION BY WILLIAM E PRENTICE
2026 ALL CHAPTERS TEST PREP
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ When was NATA established?.
Answer: - 1950
◉ Performance domains of AT.
Answer: - prevention
- clinical evaluation and diagnosis
- immediate care
- treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning
- organization and administration
- professional responsibility
◉ When was the NATA Education Council Founded.
Answer: - 1997
- determined competencies that should be taught in accredited athletic
training programs
◉ Risk Management.
,Answer: - Developing training and conditioning programs (or make
recommendations to strength coach)
- Ensuring a safe playing environment (hazardous objects, weather
conditions)
- Selecting, fitting, and maintaining protective equipment
- Explaining the importance of nutrition
- Using medications appropriately (proper administration, drug testing)
◉ Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis.
Answer: - Conducting physical examinations (PPEs, injury evaluation
(on-field & off-field)
- Understanding the pathology of injury and illness
- Referring to medical care
- Referring to support services
◉ Immediate Care of Injury and Illness.
Answer: - Certified in CPR/First Aid, knowledgeable in emergency care
procedures
◉ Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning.
Answer: - Designing a rehabilitation program
- Supervising rehabilitation programs
- Incorporating therapeutic modalities
- Offering psychosocial intervention
,◉ Organization and Administration.
Answer: - Record keeping
- Ordering equipment and supplies
- Supervising personnel
- Establishing policies for the operation of an athletic training program
◉ Professional Responsibilities.
Answer: - Stamina and ability to adapt empathy, sense of humor,
communication, intellectual curiosity, ethical practice, professional
memberships
◉ CHAPTER 2 - HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN
ATHLETIC TRAINING.
Answer: CHAPTER 2 - HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN
ATHLETIC TRAINING
◉ Strategic planning.
Answer: - involves critical self-examination to bring about organization
improvement
◉ Vision statement.
Answer: - a concise statement that describes the ideal state to which an
organization aspires
, ◉ Mission statement.
Answer: - a written expression of an organizations philosophy, purpose
& characteristics
◉ Accreditation.
Answer: - formal recognition indicating a program meets certain
prescribed quality standards
◉ WOTS UP Ananlysis.
Answer: - a data collection and appraisal technique designed to
determine an organization's "weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and
strengths underlying planning"
◉ Operational planning.
Answer: - defines organization activities in the short term, usually no
longer than 2 years
◉ Policies.
Answer: - expresses an organizations intended behavior relative to a
specific program subfuction
- Not intended to answer detailed questions; intended as road maps
(basic rules and principles)
◉ Processes.
