🩹 Sports Taping & Strapping 1-day accredited training course - BIDEFORD VENUE

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Course overview


The Sports Taping & Strapping – 1-Day Accredited Course equips you with the practical skills and knowledge to safely apply professional taping and strapping techniques for injury prevention, support, and rehabilitation.

You’ll learn how to stabilise joints, reduce strain, and enhance recovery using both rigid (zinc oxide) and elastic (kinesiology) taping methods.

Perfect for therapists, coaches, and instructors who want to expand their expertise in sports injury management and performance care.

This is a highly practical course — ideal for those who want to gain confidence applying tape in real-world situations.

Who is this course for?

✔ Sports massage and fitness professionals wanting to expand into injury support

✔ Martial arts instructors, PTs, or coaches who want to assist athletes safely

✔ Therapists looking to offer pre- and post-event care or recovery support

✔ Ideal for sports, clinic, or event-based environments

What You Will Learn

📌 Principles and benefits of sports taping and strapping

📌 How to select the right type of tape for each application

📌 Indications, contraindications, and hygiene best practices

📌 Taping techniques for:

Ankles (inversion/eversion support)

Knees (ligament and patella tracking support)

Shoulders (rotator cuff and deltoid support)

Wrists, thumbs, and elbows

📌 Post-application checks and aftercare advice

📌 How to integrate taping and strapping into your existing treatments

COURSE BENEFITS

✨ Learn professional taping and strapping techniques in just one day

✨ Support clients’ recovery and performance with confidence

✨ Add a valuable, high-demand skill to your practice

✨ Work more effectively at sporting events, clubs, or gyms

✨ Accredited and insurable – recognised for CPD and professional practice HOW THIS COURSE WILL BENEFIT YOU


🚫 Unsure how to support clients with joint instability or injury prevention?

→ Learn tried-and-tested techniques used by sports therapists and trainers.

🚫 Want to work with athletes or active clients more effectively?

→ Gain hands-on taping skills trusted across the sports and fitness industry.

🚫 Looking to add a specialist, in-demand service?

→ Stand out by offering sports taping and strapping as part of your treatments or coaching. Why Should You Book This Course?

💖 You’ll gain professional, insurable skills in taping and strapping

💖 You’ll attract more clients from the sports, fitness, and martial arts communities

💖 You’ll expand your treatment offerings and boost your credibility

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

💬 “Do I need any previous qualifications?”

✅ No formal qualification is required — experience or interest in sports, fitness, or martial arts is an advantage.

💬 “Will I be insured to offer taping after this course?”

✅ Yes – the course is fully accredited and insurable for professional use, however, as will ALL our bookings, we recommend you check with your insurer BEFORE enrolling as we cannot refund once you have booked.

💬 “Is this a practical course?”

✅ 100%! You’ll spend most of the day learning and practising real taping applications.


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How This Course Works

📖 1-day in-person accredited training

📚 Includes theory, practical application, and full course manual

📜 Certificate issued on completion – fully accredited and insurable


Course Fee:

£197

(Pay in full or pay deposit)

Pay Deposit today

£98.50

Balance due:

£98.50
(Automatically paid one month later)

Course dates & venues

This course is available at the following venues


Bideford, Devon (2 days):

Feb '26 - Tues 17th


DATES ARE NON TRANSFERABLE TO ANY OTHER DATE OR VENUE

Course information

Pre-requisite / Entry level:
None
Course format:
1 day practical + online learning modules + case studies
(3 treatments)
Attendance:
1 day practical
Accrediting body:
IPHM - International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine
Career potential:
💼 Offer sports taping and strapping as a paid specialist service
🏋️‍♀️ Work with sports teams, martial arts clubs, gyms, and rehabilitation settings
🩹 Support injury prevention, recovery, and joint stability for athletes and active clients
🤝 Collaborate with coaches, physiotherapists, or event organisers as part of a performance support team
🎓 Progress into advanced sports therapy or injury management training
Additional costs:
You will need to purchase your own tape and wraps, we will provide a full list in the kit module

Insurance

Please check your insurance companies requirements before enrolling on this course? (It is the students responsibility to check coverage with their insurers BEFORE enrolling on this course)
We recommend you hold student insurance while studying this course to cover you while practicing &/or when carrying out case studies (where applicable).
  • If you already have therapist insurance - You should be able to add this therapy onto your current insurance
    If you do not have therapist insurance - You can take out student insurance while practicing, and top this up to therapist insurance when qualified. You can take out student insurance for around £25 which will cover you for up to 12 months. For more information and aa list of recommended insurers - CLICK HERE

Course Lessons

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Karen Ashton

Your instructor
Karen Ashton, founder of Holistic Therapies Training Academy and also known as 'The Aromatherapy Geek,' combines her business acumen and passion for holistic wellness to create a thriving training academy. With a background in business ownership, office management, and accounting, Karen meticulously crafts courses that meet industry standards for online, accredited, and VTCT programs. Originally established in Swindon, Wiltshire, the academy flourished after Karen moved to Bideford, Devon, in 2011 for a better work-life balance. Today, she mentors aspiring therapists, helping them achieve professional success while balancing their personal lives. Karen is also an author, vlogger, and course writer, currently working on her second publication, and continues to inspire others.
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