BoAT Academy

BoAT Logo white

About BoAT Academy

Believing the need for Athletic Trainer (AT) business education is real and unfulfilled, TCGA developed the Business of Athletic Training (BoAT) Academy® to provide real-life business learning and experiences from practicing ATs, as well as business resources ATs can readily use in their world. Focused on the business that surrounds and is intertwined within AT/sports medicine, the BoAT Academy’s vision is the advancement of the AT profession by increasing business knowledge and skills and business resource access, resulting in a comprehensive business education consortium for AT/sports medicine professionals.

BoAT Academy’s presentations are available FREE of CHARGE through Podcast audio & video streams. BoAT Academy DOES NOT offer BOC CEUs for its content.

boat-bkg4

BoAT Academy Podcasts

You can find Business of Athletic Training (BoAT) Academy® podcasts, FREE of CHARGE, on YouTube. Following are a listing of podcasts available on the TCGA’s Business of Athletic Training (BoAT) Academy YouTube channel:

Listen to BoAT Podcast on YouTube
  1. Athletic Trainer Scope of Practice – Understanding & Utilization, Brian Hortz PhD, LAT, ATC
  2. Athletic Training in the Rural Community – Part I, Ashley Long PhD, ATC, LAT
  3. ATs in Rural Community – Part II -Primary Care Patient Center Home, Ashley Long PhD, ATC, LAT
  4. Insurance Executive View on ATs & Insurance Billing, Linda Barrabee, former Anthem VP
  5. Business Plan – What to Include & How to Development, Clark E. Simpson, MBA, MEd, RKT, LAT, ATC
  6. The ABCs of Selling Yourself and Your Program, Kevin Huff
  7. Marketing Your Practice – Breaking Through the Noise, Allison Gustin
  8. Show Me the Money, Clark E. Simpson MBA, MEd, RKT, LAT, ATC
  9. AT as a Function of Student Health, Chuck Kimmel MA, LAT, ATC
  10. ATs in Public Safety – How to Get in the Door – Nancy Burke, MS, AT Ret.
  11. Seeking Employment in Public Safety – Part II, Nancy Burke MS, AT-Ret
  12. Business Strategies for the Athletic Trainer – Brian Roberts MS, ATC, ITAT
  13. Stretch Your Business Potential, Timothy Speicher PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, PRT-c, EMT
  14. Establishing Health Care Systems for Sport Officials, Mark Letendre ATC
  15. So, You Want to Start an AT Business?, Sara Richardson MS, ATC, LAT
  16. Taking Control of Your Career – Part I, Brandy Ramaj Jewett DAT, MBA
  17. Take Control of Your Career & Pursue Your Dreams – Part II, Brandy Ramaj Jewett DAT, MBA
  18. Delivering “MAGIK” – Kivett Kinetic Solutions – Amber Kivett MS, LAT, ATC
  19. Empowering Leadership, Clark E. Simpson MBA, MEd, RKT, LAT, ATC
  20. Leadership as an AT, Chuck Kimmel MA, LAT, ATC
  21. DEI Leadership in Athletic Training, Tom Abdenour DHSc, ATC, CES
  22. Understanding Workplace In-Civility in Athletic Training, Carrie Graham PhD, LAT, ATC
  23. Data-Driven Athletic Trainer, Scott Mullett MA, AT, CEFE
  24. Third Party Billing Basics for the Athletic Trainer, Clark E. Simpson MBA, MEd, RKT, LAT, ATC
  25. Third Party Reimbursement in Collegiate AT Setting, Clark E. Simpson MBA, MEd, RKT, LAT, ATC
  26. Ethics in Third Party Coding & Billing, Clark E. Simpson MBA, MEd, RKT, LAT, ATC
  27. Revenue Cycle Management, Kimberly Harriman CPC, CPCO, CPC-I, CBCS, AAPC Fellow, MBA
  28. HIPAA Compliance Training, Kimberly Harriman CPC, CPCO, CPC-I, CBCS, AAPC Fellow, MBA

Client Resources

AT Efficiency

ATStudy Buddy

Concussion Navigation Services

Cooperata LLC

Disruptify, Inc.

Dr. Carrie Graham

Elevated Performance and Rehabilitation

Jewett Sports and Occupational Health

Kivett Kinetic Solutions

Myo-Fit Mobility & Therapy Indiana

Positional Release Therapy Institute

Shea Hawk Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case Study: Stacey Ritter, Concussion Navigation Services

“After 30 years of being employed by others, I knew that I would need help. I saw a reply that Clark Simpson had posted on NATA Gather, and remembered we had met many years ago, and that he was an AT as well as an entrepreneur. I reached out to see if this might be a good solution, and started working with Clark right away. From the very beginning steps, it was a great reassurance to have a trusted and experienced partner set me up for success…”