1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in First Aid for Sport (FAFS/2)

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 Course Information:

• Minimum Age: 16
• Course Duration: 13.5 hours
• Course Prerequisites: Current recognized FA Emergency First Aid certificate, First Aid award or equivalent.
• Who is it for: A foundation course covering the basic first aid management of injuries and illnesses commonly experienced in sport. It is aimed at personnel acting as manager, trainer, therapist or first aider for amateur and youth football and sports clubs, and for teachers responsible for school teams.
• Course aims and objectives: To provide candidates with knowledge and understanding of first aid to enable them to provide appropriate care and manage illness and injuries sustained in sport. To enable candidates to provide quality and effective first aid care on the field and to be able to recognize and differentiate major from minor injury.

Course Content: This course will cover the following subjects:    

• General principles of First Aid
• First Aid priorities
• Contents of the First Aid bag
• Infection control and barriers
• General anatomy and surface identification
• Signs of injury
• Degrees of injury
• 'On field' injury assessment
• Signs, symptoms and First Aid treatment of various illnesses
• Signs, symptoms and First Aid treatment of various injuries

Practical Involvement: The course contains content of a practical nature, given this students should be in good general health and of a fitness level to participate fully in all practical elements of the course. Students must appreciate that the course contains practical components where they will work with other course members (models) for palpation and anatomical identification.

Assessment:
        1. Candidates are required to have received the appropriate training in the protection of children from abuse. Those involved in the sport of Association Football in England will be required to have attended The FA Safeguarding Children workshop.
        2. 3 practical scenarios demonstrating knowledge & understanding across the range of the practical syllabus.
        3. A final, independently assessed, 30 minute short answer written paper.

Re-assessment: Candidates who are unsuccessful in their initial assessment can be re-assessed within the 6 month period from their registration on the course.

Refresher: N/A

Suggested additional learning opportunities:

• 1st4aport Level 2 Certificate in the Treatment and Management of Injury in Sport

Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.