Taping for Sport
Date/Time:
Date(s) - 17/07/2021 - 18/07/2021
All Day
Location
BeActive Clinic
Category(ies) No Categories
Kinesiology & Pre-competition Taping
This course is divided into two parts comprising 1 day for kinesio-taping and 1 day for pre-competition taping. The training is highly practical whilst also examining the research and principles of taping safely. Much of your time on this course will be spent honing your skills in each of the areas. For therapists working at sports clubs and in a clinical setting, this is an essential skill for your players and clients.
This course forms a compulsory Module towards our Higher Diploma in Sports Therapy, or may be taken as CPD
Includes FREE Starter Taping Kit
This course forms a compulsory Module towards our Level 5 Sports Massage Award, or may be taken as CPD.
Pre-competition Taping
The principles of taping safely whilst providing adequate support to joints, enabling athletes to return to sport sooner is a valuable skill for your players. We scrutinise the latest materials and research, plus provide you with an abundance of practical training so that you can enhance your expertise and tape joints both ethically and professionally.
Kinesiology Taping
First developed by Japanese chiropractor and acupuncturist Dr Kenzo Kase in 1979, this form of rehabiltative taping has become much more popular over the last decade. It may be applied to athletes to help prevent injury, add stability to a specific area and improve performance.
Entry Requirements
This course is ideal for coaches, trainers, nurses, sports massage practitioners and sports therapists. Although there are no entry requirements, some knowledge of joint function and anatomy will be beneficial and a pre-study pack will be provided to help.
Course Fees
The fee is £317 including V.A.T. at the current rate, and you may claim 16 credits for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
You may attend this course as part of our Higher Diploma, or for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). If you are attending the course as CPD (16 credits), you will be required to pay the full course fee when applying.
There are 7 modules combining to form our Sports Therapy Award, plus a Clinical Assessment – for details and all course fees, please see our Sports Therapy Award.