Additional courses for sports physio

[yowsy123]

Hi Adi,

Bit late in the reply sorry. I graduated a year ago and was pretty much in your shoes while studying. You sound like your doing all the right things, most importantly getting yourself involved with a club. It is however essential for you to have a sports first aid course, its simple and basic but you have to do one purely for the certificate if you dont take anything from the course to work for a club (iv been with a few while studying and work for 2 since graduating and even at a reasonably high level no-one has checked but in Scotland at least, it is needed).

Here is the link to the one I did at Hampden, or you could try to find the equivalent in England. They are also very helpful if you contact them and ask.
Sports Medicine Centre : course info

Take into account its not all about courses for CPD, I spent loads doing a fair few courses at uni but its equally about the other bits and more about the experience when looking for jobs. If you want another for sport consider a kinesio taping course, its all the rage just now in football. Best advice I could give would be to keep in shadowing the experienced physio for a bit then look for a club (be active, go to them, ask around and dont wait to hear someone needs a physio) where you can work on your own taking the lead, of course you are a "first-aider" not a physio but the experience shoots up. Dont worry if they are a low level, try to get expenses if you can but its all fuel to improve yourself and progress once you graduate.

Hope that helps, anythings else just ask.

Ross

PS the taping course I did at uni was easily one of the best courses I did but again it was in Scotland so not sure if your be interested?

[Adi1982]

Hi Ross

Cheers for the reply, that has definitely helped me out. I will continue as you say shadowing this physio and I have a few mates who play at a reasonable level so will look to get in with their club after I have shadowed some more.

What is the name of the taping course you did/or the company who ran it? I will try find one thats in England, but it's hard which one to go with as there are sooo many advertised, so any clues on that would be great.

Thanx again for your advice

Adi