Upcoming Events

Sideline Help & Basic Taping Workshop 6pm-9pm

The Sideline Help & Basic Taping Course is an introduction to sports injury prevention and management. This course takes a first aid course and makes it sport specific.

Topics covered include:

Sideline Help Course:

• Injury Prevention
• On Field Assessment of the Injured Athlete
• Injury Management including Concussion
• Management of Medical Conditions
• Wound Management and the blood rule

Basic Taping:

• Taping of the ankle, thumb and fingers

You can choose to attend just the Sideline Help presentation or the Basic Taping workshop or both workshops. Please select the appropriate option from the registration options. 

Sideline Help & Basic Taping ($30 members, $40 non members): 6pm-9pm

Sideline Help course ($20 members, $30 non members): 6pm-7:30pm

Basic Taping course($20 members, $30 non members): 7:30pm-9pm

Please note that numbers attending this forum are restricted to comply with physical distancing regulations. We would ask that if you wish to attend you register below.

2021 FAST Education Series

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The FAST Education Series will replace the Annual Conference in 2021. The FAST Conference provides Sports Trainers with the opportunity to attend lectures and workshops to further their skills and knowledge in relation to their Sports Trainer work.

Workshops are presented by Medical and Allied Health Professionals working in the Sports Medicine field. Registration for the event will give attendees access to 7 online workshops across the year, running from March through until October.

If you are unable to attend the live webcast of the session, by registering you will gain access to the recording to view at your convenience. 

Workshops include:
Concussion Management – 28th April

Injury Prevention –25th May

Adolescent Athlete –28th June

Lower Limb Taping Techniques -21st July

Fuelling the Athlete Body for Recovery –24th August

Hamstring Injuries –29th September

Shoulder Injuries –25th October 

If you are a club that would like to register individuals for the FAST Education Series, then please complete the Club Registration Form along with proof of payment and email it to sportstrainers@sasma.com.au

Please take note of the following Registration Instructions:
1) If you are a member of SASMA (SASMA Accredited Sports Trainer) Log in to get Member Prices, or enter your name and email address as registered with SASMA. 

2) Choose your registration type - all 7 workshops or 1 single workshop. 

3) On the next screen you enter your payment details in the form of a credit card payment.

Date:  Saturday 23rd October & Sunday 24th October, 2021

Time:  9am-4pm (23rd October), 9am-3:45pm (24th October)

Venue:  SA Sports Medicine Association, Kidman Park

Cost: $375

To complete a Level 2 Sports Trainers Accreditation Trainers must:

• Must attend each day of the course
• Have completed 12 months or 50 hours working as an Accredited Level 1 Sports Trainer (to be completed by the first day of the course)
• Be a current Accredited Sports Trainer with SASMA or SMA
• Have a current Provide First Aid & CPR Certificate (with a minimum of 3 months validity)
• Play By the Rules Online Training Certificates** (to be completed by the first day of the course)
• Asthma First Aid for Sport Certificate (online course through Asthma Australia: https://asthmaonline.org.au/product/asthma-first-aid-for-sports-clubs/)

Please note you will need to "Login" to register for this event as it is only available to those with a current Level 1 Sports Trainers Accreditation.

If you do not have a Username and Password you will need to register for the SASMA website (using your Accreditation Number on your Level 1 Sports Trainers Certificate).

If you have any issues with this please do not hesitate contact the SASMA Office on 08 8234 6369 or admin@sasma.com.au.

The ability to run this course is based on current recommendations from SA Health. Should these recommendations change, then SASMA has the right to make changes to course structure, timings, venue and dates. 

* face to face numbers limited, also dependant on current COVID-19 guidelines.