First Aid for Sport, Fitness and Exercise

If you have a duty of care for the general public, as a sports coach, personal trainer, leisure centre or gym instructor or at a charity event, this course will meet your requirements. Most coaching awards now demand a minimum up to date first aid qualification as part of their validity.

Our Sports First Aid course is run over two days, Unit 1 and Unit 2 on days one and two respectively.

For those who already hold an Emergency First Aid qualification they can attend Unit 2 of the course alone. 

First Aid for Sport is the application of essential first aid principles to casualties in the sporting environment, including, athletic events, team sports, disability sports, water sports and adventure sports. Additionally the course focuses upon the unique sport related decisions the first aider has to make such as return to play and stopping the activity whilst dealing with an incident. Most coaching awards now demand a minimum up to date first aid qualification as part of their validity.

Individual and group first aid courses designed specifically for: 
- Pitch Side First Aiders
- Club Members
- Sideline Spectators
- Physiotherapists
- Sports Therapists
- Massage Therapists

Course - Unit 1 - Sport Emergency Action (7hrs)
A systematic life-saving sports first aid course covering the essential knowledge, skills and decisions for all first aiders in this sector, especially addressing the influence of sports activity and specialist equipment, such as gum shields, upon casualty care.
Course content:
Safe best practice
Vital signs
A systematic approach to incident management
Monitoring conscious casualties
Unconsciousness, causes and treatment
External bleeding, internal bleeding and shock
Resuscitation procedures including choking
Awareness of current regulations

Course - Unit 2 - Sport Emergency Incident Management (7hrs)  (Unit 2 day is also available as a One Day Pitchside Sports Course).  
Unit 2 builds on the emergency life saving first aid skills developed in unit 1 and extends them to include assessing and treating common sporting injuries, managing cease to play decisions and incident management.
Course content:
Cease to play decisions
Recognition of concussion
Head, neck and spine impact injuries
Soft tissue injury - when to and when not to use ice
Sports specific practical scenario training
Incident Management

Please call us on 0844 3571426 to organise a course for your club coaching staff or students.

Team managers working with all ages of people in all activities take this award as a minimum standard of duty of care. The course is also very popular with trainee and assistant instructors starting out on their career in sports. First Aid for Sport is the application of essential first aid principles to casualties in the sporting environment including; athletic events, team sports, disability sports, water sports and adventure sports, giving emphasis and bias to the statistically common sporting injuries. 

Fulfil your duty of care, statutory, authority and school obligations as a sports teacher, school journey leader, minibus driver and club instructor with this recognised award. 

Our accredited Level 2 First Aid for Sport qualification is currently eligible for LSC funding. Your establishment may well be able to draw down funding for an ITC Provider to deliver this course to your Sixth Form or adult sports team assistants.

Most coaching awards now demand a minimum up to date first aid qualification as part of their validity.

Funding for Ministry of Defence staff
This course is accessible for funding for Ministry of Defence Personnel (Army, Air Force and Navy personnel) through the Standard Learning Credits (SLC) Scheme. Click here for more information