12 Jun Sports Trainer Level 1- Newcastle July 14th/15th at BodyWorx Physio Newcastle
Sports Trainer Level 1 – Newcastle July 14th/15th
Due to our previous course being booked out SMA have asked our clinic to host another course.
BodyWorx Physio in Newcastle is once again hosting an accredited Sports Medicine Australia Level 1 Sports Trainer course. Excellent for anyone involved with sports as an athlete, coach, manager, parent or club volunteer.
This course is being run on July 14th and 15th (Sat & Sun), 9am-5pm at our Junction clinics (78 Glebe Rd, The Junction).
The total cost for this nationally accredited course is $285, allows you to work and be paid as a sports trainer and has a prerequisite of a WorkCover recognised senior first aid certificate.
Please read below for the full course outline provided by Sports Medicine Australia:
The Level 1 Sports Trainers course is designed to introduce participants of the basic knowledge and skills required by a Sports Trainer. These skills include the management of specific sporting injuries, sports taping and transporting an injured athlete. This course educates prospective sports trainers, teachers, coaches, administrators and parents on the basic principles of sports medicine.
Sports trainers play a vital role in the prevention of injury. This course provides participants with the necessary skills to assist in improving athletic performance, making sport safer for all.
See re-accreditation information.
Prerequisites
- Current Sports and/or Provide First Aid Certificate – (Is your First Aid certificate not current? Click here to see course dates and enroll)
- Current CPR Certificate
- Minimum age 16 years
Course Content
The course covers the following units:
- Sports Trainer in Action (roles and responsibilities, code of ethics, admin, record keeping, communication etc.)
- Principles of Injury Management – includes practical session (Injury cycle, R.I.C.E.R. of hard and soft tissue injuries, approaching an injured athlete, management of incident, special injuries, soft tissue injuries, role in rehabilitation phase)
- Structure & Function of the Musculo-Skeletal System (Anatomical terms, Skeletal system, joints, ligaments, muscular system, tendons, bursae, movement)
- Warm-up, Cool down and stretching
- Drugs in Sport
- Common sporting illnesses & injuries (hard and soft tissue, overuse injuries)
- Nutrition (eating for sports performance, carbohydrate, protein, fat, hydration, recovery, pre-event and recovery nutrition)
- Heat & Cold illness (Regulating body temperature, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, affecting factors, weather conditions, clothing)
- Common medical conditions affecting athletes (Shock, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, heart related, viral, chronic, cardiovascular emergencies, chronic illness and injuries, spinal, brain and head, dental, chest and abdominal)
- Moving an injured athlete – Patient transport (Methods, conscious horizontal and standing spinal injuries, transporting spinal injuries etc.)
- Sports Taping (Materials, taping hand i.e. finger and thumb, taping of the ankle and ankle bracing)
There are multiple types of tape, choosing the right type is important.
Assessment
- Taping of ankle and thumb
- Practical scenario which may include slings, bandages, TOTAPS and moving an injured athlete
- Multiple choice exam
- Workbook (Filled in throughout the course)
Certification
Successful completion of the Level 1 Sports Trainer course provides an opportunity for participants to become a SMA Nationally accredited Sports Trainer. This is the standard required to perform the duties of a sports trainer in most of Australia’s major sporting codes.
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