Ewing High School’s Athletic Trainer, David Csillan, has been awarded the 2019 Gatorade Secondary School Athletic Trainer Award. Each year, Gatorade, in partnership with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, recognizes 10 secondary school athletic trainers from across the country who provide outstanding athlete care and have had a profound impact on their students, colleagues and community.
Csillan was presented the award at the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting in King of Prussia, PA, earlier this month.
Athletic trainers are highly qualified, multi-skilled healthcare professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. ATs provide medical services to all types of patients, not just athletes, participating in sports, and can work in a variety of job settings.
Csillan is in his 25th year as an athletic trainer at Ewing High School. Aside from his duties at Ewing, he has worked with state legislators to pass the state’s Athletic Training Practice Act, as well as served on the National Federation of State High Schools Association Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, developing and implementing health and safety protocols for the nation's secondary school athletes.
As part of the award, Csillan receives a $1,000 grant toward his school’s athletic program, a Gatorade Sideline Cart and Gatorade product for his athletes, and complimentary registration to the 2019 NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo this June in Las Vegas.
Nominees for the Gatorade Secondary School Athletic Trainer Award must be active certified athletic trainers, current NATA members, and work as a full-time or part-time employee in secondary schools. Each winner is selected by the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee and must be nominated by a colleague, school administrator or parent. For all the details on how to apply and deadlines, visit the NATA website at http://nata.org/Gatorade-Secondary-School-AT-Award.