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.
Course dates to be issued SOON - Register your interest in a course by emailing Annie Watts on annie.watts@devonfa.com
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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