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Excellent information about athletic training. It has information about how to become a member of NATA and different tabs for students, trainers and their employers.

This is a site devoted to Athletic Training. It has many helpful and interesting links for anyone thinking about athletic training as a major. You need to create an account to have full access to this site.

This website is a great learning tool for the human anatomy. Its a great way to review or quiz yourself on the different parts of the human body. Since there are games involved its a fun way to study!

This website offers information on what is going on in NC's Athletic Training Association. Memebers of this association can see were athletic training symposiums are held each year and offers students in the program a chance to go to a symposium. I chose this website because it also provided me with the guidelines and laws of being an athletic trainer in NC.

This website is a database that provides information for students and nurses. There are many different uses for this website. Programs and colleges can be researched for nursing. There is a Library section that includes articles titled "50 awesome iphone apps for runners" and 101 health and wellness tips for college students". Within the college article tips on diet, exercise, stress, and study abroad help students become informed. This site in not medical advice but it is a good way to find out information and get opinions on different topics that are health related.

This website illustrates different workouts that can be done if a college dorm room. The website was founded by Clinton Walker who is a fitness professional whose goal is to teach about fitness and wellness while saving money and time. He encourages comments and questions in order to receive the best possible workout plan. The website has categories such as fitness articles, blogs, forums, recipes, and exercise routines. Great website for college students who want to lose the freshman 15.

This website is dedicated to the work done by Maria Pascucci who founded "campus calm" which is a worldwide agenda to reduce stress in high school and college students. The website included facts and statistics about stress and the relevance it has on our health. Parents, educators, and students can access her website and be able to see specific avenues to use when dealing with stress. Blogs and surveys are also present to learn about new ideas and ask questions. This is a very credible website and I encourage you to check it out if you are having problems with stress.

This website describes Under Armours new technology for athletes. They have created a shirt that tell you your heart and breathing rate, as well as your body positioning and it has a G-force gauge. Under Armour have teamed up with Zephyr to create this one of kind shirt to bring athletics to a whole new level. This is an extremely credible site because it is the official site of Under Armour and the individuals who built this product gave testimonies within the webpage. Check it out. This is super cool.

This is a site telling about second impact syndrome. This is when a person has a second concussion before the first one is healed. It is often deadly and has only recently come into the spotlight in athletic injury news. It is just something I am interested in. Controversial because of the many varying views on how long it takes for a concussion to heal completely.

This site is about a brand new theory behind splinting a shoulder that had been dislocated and reduced. It explains the reasoning behind it and a study that has recently been done proving that this new method works.

This is something that I am interested in learning how to do. I have heard that it is very difficult but if done the right way can really help the athlete out. Many pro and collegiate athletes have started to wear these custom tapings to help performance and technique.

This site is one that I use almost everyday. I log the hours that I volunteer in the athletic training clinic on here. It also has links for admission requirements for the AT program on campus. It has pre-PT requirements as well for UNCW. Has contact info for all the trainers and staff related to this field.

I like how this site has all diffferent types of information regarding injury prevention and performance enhancement. It is a great reference for these things along with other information concerning workouts and different sport performances

This is a very interesting article about high school athletic trainers and the things they go through to try and prevent injuries, especially head injuries. This article also explains the responsibilities of the high school athletic trainers and it shows the importance of the job.

This site shows the different types of hot and cold modalities that are used by athletic trainers and physical therapists. It is cool to see the type of technology used to help improve injuries. This site also shows the price of each modality.

This website is full of information on all types of injuries an athlete can get. I chose this because it is a perfect reference site various injuries and different rehabilation pathways

Aside from providing the basic information on what athletic training is, it also provied alternative occupations and wages/salaries that ATR's can receive. This if why I chose it, for the wage references.

This website has a lot of information on all types of sports injuries. They have a long list of stretches to do to prevent injuries and also descriptions of some injuries and rehab techniques. The people that run the site are all highly educated in physical health and injuries.

This is a site that is devoted to athletic injuries. It has a link for just about every common injury out there. It gives the symptoms and treatment. Has the option to sign up for an account. It also has rehabilitation programs for injuries.

This is a site all about the Athletic Training education. Tells you what you must do to keep up to date with all the athletic training requirements.

The Happiness Project is a daily blog that gives daily advice, weekly resolutions, and monthly themes related to happiness. There are over 55,000 people whom have joined the newsletter. The blog is written by Gretchen Rubin who is the author of the book "The happiness project." She strives to find the root to life-long happiness and by testing scientific studies and general knowledge she is able to give advice about how to "create your own happiness." This is a great cause and the author did extensive research to deliver the most accurate and useful information.

This website is a "go-to-guide" for girls who want to learn about relationships, beauty, wellness, and fashion. This website was created by a team of women who address daily issues and thoughts within a girls mind. It includes articles that describe the truth about caffeine, how to eat to gain energy, and illustrates a workout for any girl who feels they have no time to workout. This website is very beneficial for college girls who want information in one location.