Level 1 Sports trainers Course

Course 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. 

The course covers the following units: 

• Sports Trainer in Action 
• Basic Musculoskeletal Anatomy 
• Preventing Sports Injuries 
• Nutrition and Hydration in Sport 
• Drugs in Sport 
• Management of the Injured Athlete 
• Common Medical Conditions 
• Concussion 
• Sports Taping (ankle, thumb and finger) 
• Transporting the Injured Athlete 
• Common Sporting Illness and Injuries 

Course Prerequisites 

• HLTAID003 or HLTAID011 Provide First Aid (completed within 3 years)
• HLTAID009 Provide CPR (completed within 12 months)
• Successful completion of the Level 1 Sports Trainer online learning. Please refer to Delivery Mode/Duration for more information on the online learning.

Please note: evidence of the above prerequisites must be provided to SMA prior to attendance at a course. Students who do not provide sufficient evidence of the required prerequisites will have their enrolment deemed incomplete. Students who do not complete the enrolment process within 15 business days of the course start date, will be unenrolled.