Do you have the skills and confidence to land your DREAM job working in sport or with active kids?

Children are not mini adults and have their own unique pathologies and require very different approaches to treatment and rehabilitation from health professionals with expertise in youth athlete development. But where can you get that knowledge? Most undergraduate therapy courses do not include paediatric MSK modules to give you the experience you need to work with younger athletes and active kids.

"Active Kids Are Not Mini Adults"

Next face to face course date - July 2nd R4P Liverpool

This integrated course will take you step by step through how to diagnose childhood pathologies, understand the athlete's maturation status, learn how to comprehensively assess an athlete's potential for injury through screening tools, capacity testing, measuring workload and be able to safely return them back to sport.

You will complete the theory modules online at a place and pace that suits you and then attend a practical day with Angie Jackson to learn the assessment and exercise progression modules

Dates: 2022 - July 2nd - R4P Liverpool  - more dates to follow

If you would like to host a practical day or arrange bespoke training for your team please contact Angie [email protected]

If you prefer a fully online learning experience then please click here https://angelajacksonphysio.thinkific.com/courses/Activekidsonline


What will I learn?

This is the essential toolkit you need for working with active kids and youth athletes

  • Be confident in identifying the maturation status of the child so you can accurately diagnose childhood MSK pathology

  • Learn to assess the capacity of the younger active patient through MSK screening tools so you can create great treatment plans

  • Develop a greater understanding of youth athlete development

  • To be able to implement appropriate exercise programmes based on the findings of the assessment to create great outcomes

  • Be able to recognise stress fractures, signs of overtraining, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)and serious pathology in this unique population group

  • Learn how to assess when an athlete is ready & confident to return to sport/play

  • Learn the impact of poor nutrition, sleep, workload management and stress on injury rates and performance so you can educate the athlete team

Are you ready to learn how to land your DREAM job and help young athletes become the best they can be

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Why learn with Angela Jackson?

Ex-athlete : Physio with 35 years experience : Mum to 2 international athletes

Youth Athlete Consultant Angela Jackson

Angela Jackson is a Chartered Physiotherapist dedicated to transforming how young athletes are supported. With over 35 years of experience, she is on a mission to raise awareness that young athletes are not simply "mini adults" with unique anatomy and physiology which demands specialised approaches to injury prevention and rehabilitation. Her career has taken her from the UK to Canada supporting national teams, Premier League Football clubs, schools and thousands of injured children helping them get safely back to sport. She is the founder of Kids Back 2 Sport, a trusted information platform for parents, coaches, teachers and health professionals providing evidenced based guidance to support injured athletes. A passionate educator, Angela regularly shares her extensive knowledge and experience through workshops, conferences, and courses to raise the standard of care for younger athletes.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. Learning Outcomes

    1. Introduction

    2. Anatomy of the paediatric skeleton

    3. Paediatric pathology quiz

    4. Injuries to growth tissue

    5. Osteochondroses

    6. Test your learning

    7. Handout

    1. Differential Diagnosis

    2. Test your learning

    3. Handout

    1. Stress fractures

    2. Test your learning

    3. Handout

    1. Subjective Assessment of an athlete

    2. Subjective assessment handout

    3. Test your learning

    4. Pre Assessment Questionnaire

    1. Introduction to screening

    2. Screening - Posture and balance

    3. Athletic ready position

    4. Single leg athletic ready posture

    5. Closed eye balance

    6. Modified Y test

    7. SLDL

    8. SLDL + ball pick up

    9. Balance plus thoracic rotation control

About this course

  • £249.00
  • 88 lessons
  • 8 hours of video content

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