Sports Level 1

SMA & SMAP Accredited Level 1 Sports Trainer

Introduction

In 2019, Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) & Sports Medicine Association Pakistan initiated a collaborative effort to promote Safer Sports Programme (SSP) in Pakistan.

Sports Medicine Australia developed the Safer Sport Program (SSP) in 1983 with the aim:

Create a safe playing field in which all Australians can actively and freely participate
Encourage sport and physical activity
Educate community members about healthy lifestyle choices and the associated benefits that physical activity and sport play in reducing lifestyle diseases.

The SSP achieves this by providing courses for all people involved or interested in becoming Sports Trainers, with a distinct emphasis on gaining practical skills such as sports injury prevention, immediate injury management and crisis management techniques, as well as also playing a key role in promoting healthy and safe sport and physical activity.

Sports Trainers graduating from the SSP gain skills that enable them to act as a community sports club volunteers or at a higher level. The Sports Trainer provides a crucial link between the coach, player and health professional.

As part of their initiative to help create safe sporting environment in developing countries , SMA has partnered with SMAP to bring its Sports Trainer Level 1 and Level 2 courses to Pakistan.

Courses:

Sports Trainer Level 1:

Outline

Sports Medicine Australia’s (SMA) Level 1 Sports Trainer course is designed to introduce participants to 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. The successful completion of the Level 1 Sports Trainer course provides an opportunity for participants to become an SMA Accredited Sports Trainer. This is the standard requirement to perform the duties of a Sports Trainer in most major Australian sporting codes.