Become a Member

Membership Quick Facts:

We encourage NATA membership as it includes NATA/GLATA/IATA membership. This all-in-one membership keeps you connected at the national, regional, and state levels.

As a NATA member, you contribute to advancing the athletic training profession through advocacy, lobbying, and community support. For example, NATA has been instrumental in supporting IATA during challenges such as deregulation threats to our Practice Act. Additionally, starting in 2025, your NATA membership will include the entire EducATe On-Demand Course Catalog—over 150 courses designed to address the challenges you encounter in your daily practice. Additional NATA membership benefits can be found at https://www.nata.org/membership. You can join/renew your NATA membership at https://www.nata.org/membership/about-membership/join-or-renew

If NATA membership is not an option for you, or Illinois is an additional state membership, we welcome you as an IATA Direct Member. When applying to become an IATA direct member and click "Submit", your application goes directly to the Membership Director. They will review it and contact you if they need any additional information. You will receive an invoice from our association management company, Marquardt & Co., to pay your membership dues online. Professional or Associate membership dues are $46, and Student membership dues are $5. Once we receive your payment, our team will confirm that you're a member and share instructions on how to access the Members section of our website.

IATA membership is valid for the calendar year. Your membership becomes active upon receipt of payment.

Membership Benefits and Partnerships:

Advocacy for secondary school athletic trainers at the Illinois Association of School Boards' annual convention and Illinois Athletic Directors Association conference
Hosting the Korey Stringer Institute for a Team Up For Sports Safety event, highlighting the importance of policy creation for student-athlete safety
Ongoing partnership with the Illinois High School Association's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee
Discounted continuing education opportunities

Annual clinical symposium
Free access to education required by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation for licensure
Advocacy for ATs to be recognized by insurers as billable providers through the IATA Third Party Reimbursement Initiative
Maintaining state licensure, updating legislative language and the “Sunset Review”
Partnering with the Chicago Sports Medicine Society to hold the Annual Golf Outing, with benefits going toward scholarships.
And many more!

From the President:

Thank you for considering membership in the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association. Our sole purpose as an organization is to promote and advance the profession of Athletic Training here in Illinois, and we cannot do it without the dedicated professionals like you. We truly value all our members and what they bring to their respective practices and patients. By being an active member in our professional association, it further strengthens our efforts to move our profession forward. We hope that you will utilize all the resources available to you through this website and our social media outlets for information related to athletic training here in Illinois. Our Board of Directors is here and ready to serve you and answer any questions that you may have, so please feel free to contact us.

– President Greg Garofalo, MS, LAT, ATC, ITAT

Info for New Members

Sign up for your National Provider Identification number (NPI#). Instructions to do so can be found at www.nata.org/NPI. It’s free and can take as little as 5 minutes!

We would like you to take a look at the IATA Constitution & By-Laws, particularly at the committees. If you have interest in getting involved with the IATA or a committee in particular, please contact the IATA Membership Director, Greg Gaa.

✉️ ggaamba66@gmail.com

Illinois Region Map

What IATA Region Am I In?

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The IATA is divided into four regions, each with a representative to the Board. This is designed to ensure an equal voice for athletic trainers across the state with regards to IATA matters. Please consult the map to find out which region you are in. If you work in one county and live in another, your region is determined by the address you list in your membership.

Apply for IATA Membership

Members may login to portions of our website and view resources such as:

Board meeting minutes
Monthly newsletters and special advertisements
Educational presentations from previous annual meetings

If you are not a member and would like to join the IATA, click below to fill out our application form.