Course # 51001A 27th & 28th March 2010
Sports Medicine Australia is Australia’s peak national umbrella body for sports medicine and sports science, and is widely acknowledged overseas as the world’s leading multi-disciplinary sports medicine body.
The Level 2 Sports Trainer course is part of the SMA Safer Sports Program and is designed to build upon the skills learnt in the Level 1 Sports Trainers course. Coupled with industry experience, the course consists of core and elective modules designed to increase the sports trainer's knowledge of how general principles of sports medicine relate to sport, as well as introducing new topics such as psychology of injury and the sports trainers role in rehabilitation of injury.
The core modules are 16 hours in duration and cover the following topics:
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Level 2 Sports Trainer
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1. Sports Trainers and the Law
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2. Sports Trainer and Communication
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Working with Diverse Populations
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1. Care of child athletes
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2. Care of mature age athletes
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3. Care of athletes with disabilities
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Pre & Post Injury Management
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1. Advanced Anatomy
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2. Assist with Implementing a Recovery program
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3. Assist with implementing a Rehab program
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4. Introduction to basic skills of Strength and Conditioning
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Educational Support for Athletes
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1. Assist in implementing the Principles of Sports Psychology
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2. Apply the principles of Psychology of Injury
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The course is competency based, with both practical and theoretical assessments. The Safer Sport Program Level 2 Sports Trainer manual and folder with presentations are included in the cost of the course.
Compulsory Level 2 Course Requirements
· Current SMA Level 1 Sports Trainer accreditation
· 12 months Industry experience
· Current CPR certificate - Can be completed prior to or after the course however accreditation will notbe granted until evidence of CPR has been received.
· Complete the 2010 Administration Assignment which can be downloaded here.
· Compulsory Modules
The following 2 modules need to be completed:
Child Protection – General “Child Protection – Coaches & Officials"
Discrimination & Harassment “Discrimination & Harassment – Administrators”
Please download the certificate on completion of each module, copy and forward to SMA - SA once completed.
· SMA-SA approved Advanced Taping course (conducted by the Office for Recreation & Sport)