The Level 2 Certificate in the Treatment and Management of Injury in Sport is a qualification aimed at people acting as Manager, Coach, Trainer of Therapist in amateur and youth football clubs and for teachers with responsibility for school teams.
Register your interest in a future course by emailing Annie Watts on annie.watts@devonfa.com
The Football Association's Medical Division strongly recommends that every team should have a person in attendance on match days who has received training to at least this Level 2 Certificate.
This course consists of:
22 hours tutorial
30 hours home study
2 hours for assessment
The content will be 3 Units:
Unit 1
- Basic Anatomy
- Kinesiology
- Codes of Ethics for Therapy.
Unit 2
- Pathology
- Recognition of Injuries.
Unit 3
- Introduction to Basic Treatment and Management of Injuries and Injury Prevention.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
• Use basic anatomical terminology
• Describe the general structure and function of the relevant body tissues
• Identify surface anatomy points on the lower limbs
• Describe the general anatomy of the knee and ankle joints
• Describe the effects, reaction and repair following acute injury
• Describe the signs and symptoms of common injuries and methods used in testing and recognition/differentiation of injuries
• Describe the classifiction, types and levels of injuries
• Describe the causes, mechanics, signs and symptoms of common injuries to the groin, knee and ankle regions
• Explain the importance of advice and actions to prevent or reduce injury
• Demonstrate practical techniques to prevent injuries via exercises to prepare players for play
• Describe basic injury management advice that would be offered to injured players
• Demonstrate basic treatment skills to include the application of compression and support bandages