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SPORT MED BC SportsAid and Taping Courses

Working with a team or planning on working with a team? These are the courses for you! You'll learn emergency skills, injury management, and many different taping techniques. We are currently offering Athletic Taping Levels 1 and 2 and Sport First Aid courses in Nanaimo this coming fall and winter. If you are interested, please contact us for more information or call SportMedBC at (604) 473 4850 to register. If your organization would like a course at a different date, please contact SportMedBC to submit your request.

Sports First Aid - Dates TBA.

This eight-hour workshop serves as an introduction to injury prevention and on-site management of sports related injuries. Topics covered include recognition and control of potentially hazardous situations, injury assessment and the handling of life-threatening situations, management of common injuries, referral patterns and the development of a sports first-aid kit. A certificate of completion is issued.
Cost - $ 65 plus GST

Athletic Taping 1 - January 11, 2003.
Athletic Taping 2 - January 11 & 12, 2003.

Level 1: This eight-hour workshop is designed as an introduction to taping. Lecture, demonstration and practical sessions primarily focus on preventive and supportive techniques for the ankle. Those wishing to learn a variety of other techniques should progress to Level 2.
Level 2: The taping techniques covered in this 16-hour course include regional techniques for the ankle (as covered in Level 1), foot, elbow, wrist, thumb and finger. Lecture, demonstration and practical sessions deal with procedures for injury prevention, minimizing the chance of further damage when injury occurs and for aiding the healing process.
Cost - $ 65 plus GST for Level 1 and plus GST for Levels 1 and 2

Courses will be held at Malaspina University College in Nanaimo and taught by Noreen and Steve from Elite Performance.

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UPCOMING SEMINARS

* We offer ongoing seminars to coaches, parents, teachers or anyone interested in learning about how to deal with some of the most common injuries.

* We believe that the key to a strong back is balance! We want to offer our expertise to the public on how to maintain a healthy back!

* Nutrition! A lot of coaches and players are concerned with what they need to eat days before a competition or just prior to a competition. We would like to help you find a program that will fit your needs and maximize your energy stores depending on your sport