Great stuff. And! While it seems the DAT is a top-up degree for BOC-certified athletic trainers, the same school, the University of Idaho, offers a hybrid MS in Athletic Training to prepare students for entry to the profession. both on-campus requirements and clinical field experience requirements for the MSAT are serious, which is appropriate: More on athletic training – a health profession, now licensed in a growing number of states, and distinct from "personal training," "physical training," etc.: Athletic Training (National Athletic Trainers' Association) Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education