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Sport therapist

Sport and exercise trainers working in the medico-social field, sports therapists pass on their health and wellbeing expertise to people with reduced levels of mobility through the medium of sport.

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Fun fact

In 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann, an English neurologist, organised the very first International Wheelchair and Amputee Games at his hospital. Designed to boost physical activity among veterans of the Second World War, the competition was the forerunner to the Paralympic Games, which weren’t officially established until 1960.

Skills

Hard skills

  • Apply teaching strategies
  • Sociology
  • Curriculum standards
  • Ergonomics
  • Use office systems
  • Instructional design models
  • Exercise sports

Soft skills

  • Active problem identification
  • Self-management
  • Evaluation

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