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The Safer Sport Program (SSP) has been developed with the philosophy of "making sport Safer Sport". Sports Medicine Australia strive to achieve this by providing courses with an emphasis on gaining practical skills, such as injury prevention, immediate injury management and crisis management techniques that can be used in the sporting environment.
It is the goal of the Safer Sport Program to reach more people in the active community, thereby producing greater awareness of prevention, assessment, management and referral of sporting injuries.
The Program is designed to educate people involved in sport and physical activity of the basic principles of first aid and sports medicine.
Six levels of the SSP course are offered throughout Australia. Please check with your State Branch of SMA for the availability of courses:
- Warm Up – 1 hour
- Sports Injury Prevention Workshop (SIPW) – 1.5 hours
- Sports Medicine Awareness Course (SMAC) - 3 hours
- Sports First Aid – 16 hours
- Level 1 Sports Trainers Course – 16 hours
- Level 2 Sports Trainers Course – 16 hours +
The shorter courses start with the most basic preventative measures and target the individual participant, while the longer courses produce graduates capable of helping others - the Sports Trainers Program.
These courses are coordinated by the State Branches of SMA and are open to everybody interested in sport including: athletes, parents, coaches, trainers, nurses, club officials, teachers, facility supervisors, fitness and recreational leaders and health professionals. Go to the contacts page to find out when the next course is being conducted nearest you!
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Warm Up Workshop
A 1 hour practical workshop on:
- conducting safe
and effective warm up
- the latest
recommended stretching exercises and dangerous exercises to
avoid
- new and innovative
warm up activities
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Sports Injury Prevention Workshop
A 1˝ hour workshop on:
- warm up stretch
and cool down
- protecting
yourself
- making playing
areas safe
- being prepared
- treating injuries
- replacing fluids
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Sports First Aid
A 16 hour course, plus assessment, on:
- the Sports First
Aider in action
- preventing sports
injuries
- crisis management,
including CPR
- immediate
management and referral of sports injuries
- transporting
injured athletes
- selected medical
conditions which may affect sports participation
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Level 1 Sports Trainer
A 16 hour course, plus assessment, on:
- injury assessment
- management and
referral of sport injuries
- specific sports
injuries
- taping
Prerequisites:
- A current Sports
First Aid Certificate, or
- A current Senior
First Aid Certificate plus a Sports Medicine Awareness
Certificate
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Level 2 Sports Trainer
A 16 hour course, plus elective modules, on:
- roles and
responsibilities
- rehabilitation of
sporting injuries
- clinical case
studies
- psychology of
injuries
- medical conditions
- elective modules
of your choice
Prerequisites
- A current level 1
Sports Trainers Certificate - must be an accredited L1 Sports
Trainer for a minimum of 6 months
- At least 50 hours
practical experience.
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