Football Volunteers Offered Free Injury Course Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 5:16 AM

The West Australian Football Commission has partnered with Sports Medicine Australia in offering a free course to any  sports trainers who aren’t accredited to learn about treatment and prevention of injuries. 

The Level 1 Sports Trainer Courses are open to all football volunteers who assist clubs with injuries and will be a valuable education tool heading into a new season. 

Sports Medicine Australia is a peak national multidisciplinary member organisation which provides leadership in the areas of sports exercise and medicine, sports injury, physical activity, sports exercise and science, along with the healthy performance and participation of Australians in physical activity and sport. 

SMA is widely regarded internationally as a leading multidisciplinary sports medicine body. 

The sessions begin this month and continue until May at 24 locations across the state including: 

Broome, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Fitzroy Crossing, Port Hedland, Newman, Tom Price, Karratha, Carnarvon, Geraldton, Dongara, Northam, Narrogin, Merredin, Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Ongerup, Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Manjimup, Mandurah, Ellenbrook, and Tuart Hill. 

To register, use the link/QR codes attached to the promotions or contact WAFC Regional Staff for more information regarding sessions in your local area. 

The West Australian Football Commission urges volunteers to take up the offer. 

Click on the location to get all of the details and register via the QR code provided: