First Aid for Tennis Coaches


Skills 4 Sport First Aid at Work Course
Description
Skills4Sport Limited provides dynamic first aid training. The HSE Emergency First Aid at Work course provides all the relevant areas required as a tennis coach to achieve licence points. Alex Dunn Course tutor, is an LTA qualified coach and has tailored this course purely for tennis coaches and therefore all scenarious are tennis based.


Skills 4 Sport First Aid Skills 4 Sport First Aid
Skills 4 Sport First Aid Skills 4 Sport First Aid

Duration
A minimum of 6 hours consisting of theoretical and practical activities.

Certification
Assessment is ongoing by the instructor, and a 3-year qualification will be issued to those who meet the criteria. In addition, the HSE strongly recommend that all students undergo an annual refresher programme of about 3 hours, although it is not mandatory.

Numbers
A maximum of 12 students are allowed and must be aged a minimum of 16 years or above. Bigger groups can be catered for, but the ratio must not exceed 12 students per instructor.

Syllabus
A range of subjects is covered including:

  • Responsibilities and reporting
  • Resuscitation
  • Angina
  • Assessment of the situation
  • Heart attacks
  • Choking
  • Basic hygiene in First Aid
  • Bleeding control
  • Shock
  • Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
  • Minor injuries
  • Seizures

Please call us on 01604 499751 or email to discuss your requirements.