Sports Therapist

Course Code: DED9322
School: Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK

Description

Owners and Managers of fitness facilities and gymnasia are fighting hard to both retain existing customer figures and increase membership numbers whilst maintaining staffing levels.

In the ever-expanding health & fitness industry it will be the better-qualified, more dedicated instructors and therapists, armed with a variety of skills and knowledge who will succeed and enable their employers to reach their targets.

The work of a sports therapist will involve a variety of activities such as massage, use of fitness testing equipment and weights and giving advice on a number of topics with the aim being to maintain or elevate fitness levels of clients and to rehabilitate minor sporting injuries.

This course covers topics that include:

• Postural assessment
• Sports massage
• Health & fitness evaluation
• Identification of sports injuries
• Anatomy & kinesiology
• Use of weights and resistance machines
• Exercise physiology
• Rehabilitation programs
• Individual and group exercise
• Remedial exercises
• Sports nutrition
• Hydrotherapy
• First aid
• Electrotherapy
• Physical fitness
• Sport-related fitness
• Motor fitness
• Remedial fitness
• Business management
• Sports psychology

Outcomes

On completion of your course, you will receive two qualifications:

Sports Therapist Diploma

Sports Therapist Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.

NCFE Level 3 Sports Therapist Award

This Course leads to an NCFE Level 3 Award Certificate for successful learners. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3). In accrediting the program at level 3, NCFE attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 3 national qualification.

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning program has been scrutinized and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

Assessment

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

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