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5-No. R-81. House concurrent resolution recognizing March 2025 as National Athletic
6-Training Month in Vermont.
7-(H.C.R.61)
8-Offered by Representatives Hango of Berkshire, Boyden of Cambridge, Branagan of
9-Georgia, Cina of Burlington, Coffin of Cavendish, Demar of Enosburgh, Dobrovich of
10-Williamstown, Donahue of Northfield, Galfetti of Barre Town, Goslant of Northfield,
11-Higley of Lowell, Kascenska of Burke, Krasnow of South Burlington, Labor of Morgan,
12-Lipsky of Stowe, Maguire of Rutland City, Malay of Pittsford, McFaun of Barre Town,
13-Morgan, M. of Milton, Nelson of Derby, Noyes of Wolcott, Oliver of Sheldon, Page of
14-Newport City, Pinsonault of Dorset, Powers of Waterford, Sibilia of Dover, Tagliavia of
15-Corinth, Taylor of Milton, Toof of St. Albans Town, Walker of Swanton, and Wells of
16-Brownington
1+StateofVermont
2+HouseofRepresentatives
3+Montpelier,Vermont
4+ConcurrentHouseResolution
5+H.C.R.61
6+OfferedbyRepresentativesHangoofBerkshire,BoydenofCambridge,BranaganofGeorgia,CinaofBurlington,
7+CoffinofCavendish,DemarofEnosburgh,DobrovichofWilliamstown,DonahueofNorthfield,GalfettiofBarreTown,
8+GoslantofNorthfield,HigleyofLowell,KascenskaofBurke,KrasnowofSouthBurlington,LaborofMorgan,Lipskyof
9+Stowe,MaguireofRutlandCity,MalayofPittsford,McFaunofBarreTown,Morgan,M.ofMilton,NelsonofDerby,
10+NoyesofWolcott,OliverofSheldon,PageofNewportCity,PinsonaultofDorset,PowersofWaterford,SibiliaofDover,
11+TagliaviaofCorinth,TaylorofMilton,ToofofSt.AlbansTown,WalkerofSwanton,andWellsofBrownington
1712 OfferedbySenatorsCollamore,Ingalls,Mattos,Norris,andVyhovsky
18-Whereas, the general public might narrowly perceive athletic trainers to be individuals
19-who rush onto a sports field or indoor playing arena when a team member, be it high
20-school, college, or professional, is injured during the course of a game, and
21-Whereas, although that is their most visible role, in reality, athletic trainers have a long
22-history of providing professional quality health care for athletes and other individuals
23-who are engaged in regular physical activity, and
24-Whereas, athletic trainers are health care professionals “who specialize in immediate,
25-acute, and emergency care; examination, assessment, and diagnosis; injury prevention;
26-risk management; therapeutic intervention; and rehabilitation of injury and illness,” and
27-Whereas, professional, collegiate, and high school teams; private industries; physician
28-offices; rehabilitation clinics; and every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces employ athletic
29-trainers, and they work collaboratively to promote and practice the profession of athletic
30-training, nationally and within the State of Vermont, and
31-Whereas, in 1982, these health care professionals, who in 2025 number over 135 in
32-our State, organized as the Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers (VAAT), which is
33-dedicated to the education of its members and the enhancement of the profession of
34-athletic training, for the healthcare benefit of all Vermonters, and
35-Whereas, VAAT is affiliated with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association
36-(NATA), which represents and supports more than 45,000 members nationwide, and
37-NATA has established March as National Athletic Training Month, and
38-Whereas, the General Assembly has recognized the role of athletic trainers as health
39-care professionals, and it enacted 1998 Acts and Resolves No. 108 as amended (codified
40-as 26 V.S.A. chapter 83) providing for the licensure of athletic trainers,
41-now therefore be it R-81 Page 2 of 2
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13+HouseconcurrentresolutionrecognizingMarch2025asNationalAthleticTrainingMonthinVermont
14+Whereas,thegeneralpublicmightnarrowlyperceiveathletictrainerstobeindividualswhorushontoasportsfieldor
15+indoorplayingarenawhenateammember,beithighschool,college,orprofessional,isinjuredduringthecourseofa
16+game, and
17+Whereas,althoughthatistheirmostvisiblerole,inreality,athletictrainershavealonghistoryofproviding
18+professionalqualityhealthcareforathletesandotherindividualswhoareengagedinregularphysicalactivity, and
19+Whereas,athletictrainersarehealthcareprofessionals“whospecializeinimmediate,acute,andemergencycare;
20+examination,assessment,anddiagnosis;injuryprevention;riskmanagement;therapeuticintervention;andrehabilitation
21+ofinjuryandillness,” and
22+Whereas,professional,collegiate,andhighschoolteams;privateindustries;physicianoffices;rehabilitationclinics;
23+andeverybranchoftheU.S.ArmedForcesemployathletictrainers,andtheyworkcollaborativelytopromoteand
24+practicetheprofessionofathletictraining,nationallyandwithintheStateofVermont, and
25+Whereas,in1982,thesehealthcareprofessionals,whoin2025numberover135inourState,organizedasthe
26+VermontAssociationofAthleticTrainers(VAAT),whichisdedicatedtotheeducationofitsmembersandthe
27+enhancementoftheprofessionofathletictraining,forthehealthcarebenefitofallVermonters, and
28+Whereas,VAATisaffiliatedwiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Association(NATA),whichrepresentsandsupports
29+morethan45,000membersnationwide,andNATAhasestablishedMarchasNationalAthleticTrainingMonth, and
30+Whereas,theGeneralAssemblyhasrecognizedtheroleofathletictrainersashealthcareprofessionals,anditenacted
31+1998ActsandResolvesNo.108asamended(codifiedas26V.S.A.chapter83)providingforthelicensureofathletic
32+trainers,now therefore be it
4533 ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives:
46-That the General Assembly recognizes March 2025 as National Athletic Training
47-Month in Vermont, and be it further
48-Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
49-the Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers.
34+ThattheGeneralAssemblyrecognizesMarch2025asNationalAthleticTrainingMonthinVermont,andbeitfurther
35+Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontotheVermontAssociationof
36+AthleticTrainers.