Open your own
practice.Physician signature, included.
You’ve spent your career keeping athletes on the field on someone else’s payroll. OwnATC clears away the legal, compliance, and administrative roadblocks holding you back. For one flat monthly fee, we handle the hard stuff so you can practice your passion.
The problem isn’t your skills
You already do the work. You just don’t own it.
Median employed athletic trainer salary for unsustainable hours, weekends included.*
What cash-pay clients happily pay for 1-on-1 movement care, often from providers who aren’t sports medicine experts.
Athletes and parents ask ATCs “do you do private sessions?” That’s not just a compliment. That’s demand.
Picking up per diem events or seeing athletes on the side using standing orders from your institution is not a side hustle. That’s significant legal exposure. Practice your passion and protect your future. Let’s do it the right way!
The blocker
The only thing between you and your own practice is support.
Most states require physician direction or standing protocols for athletic trainers to practice. For years, that red tape has kept elite clinicians trapped on someone else’s payroll, making independent practice feel completely out of reach.
It isn’t. The barrier is paperwork, not your license.
- A
The rule
Most state practice acts require physician direction or supervision for ATCs. The rules are complex, and the details matter if you want to protect your license.
- B
The dead end
Finding a physician willing to sign standing orders, draft agreements, and define compliant protocols means months of cold calls and legal bills. Most ATCs quit here.
- C
The fix
We bring the physician and administrative support you need out of the box. No cold calls, no expensive lawyers, just a turn-key foundation that unlocks your license.
The whiteboard
The math you’ve been doing in your head. Out in the open.
Gross revenue at 48 working weeks. Other costs associated with running your practice will come out of this amount. This calculator does the math quickly and honestly. *Median salary: U.S. athletic trainers, $62,520 — BLS Occupational Outlook, May 2025.
Now forming
The founding ten.
Ten practices, hand-launched, complete with Founder’s pricing and a white-glove onboarding experience. If you’re an elite ATC ready to stop working for someone else and build your own practice, raise your hand today.
You’re on the list. We’ll email you next steps and a short application to join a cohort.
Not ready to join a cohort?
Ready to apply?
Questions you’re right to ask
FAQ
Pricing includes a one-time setup fee plus a flat monthly subscription that covers all the support needed to launch and run your practice. Our goal is to keep the monthly cost around the price of just one client session per week. Exclusive Founding Cohort pricing will be shared during a discovery call.
We support clinicians at every stage of independence, whether you are working weekends or opening a full-scale facility:
- Sideline & Event Coverage: For per-diem specialists managing tournaments and game days compliantly under their own banner.
- Mobile & Concierge Care: For clinicians delivering 1-on-1 care in client homes, studio spaces, or host facilities.
- Dedicated Facilities: For clinicians opening a full-service clinic in a permanent physical location.
Absolutely. You choose how much time to dedicate to your athletes. Whether you want to cover a few weekend events or steadily transition into a full-time practice, you control your schedule and your growth.
Professional liability coverage is included as part of the package, with the cost built into your monthly subscription.
You certainly can, but it's rarely a simple process, and many ATCs give up along the way. Cold-calling doctors, negotiating agreements, and drafting compliant protocols can take months and cost thousands in legal fees.
To protect the credibility of independent practice, we partner exclusively with established ATCs ready to lead the way in their state. Applicants must bring:
- 5+ years of clinical care experience
- A proven track record in high-performance settings
- Professional references (verified during the application process)