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Heat affected athlete assisted by Sports Trainers
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ABOUT US
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[ History ]
[ Vision and Mission Statement ]
[ Become part of our "Support Team"
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[ Into the Future ]
History
The Australian Sports Trainers Association was established in Victoria in
the early 1980s. The National body was established in 1984 as a Company Limited
by Guarantee. In the same year ASTA Victoria became a statutory entity when it
was registered as an incorporated association under the Victorian Associations
Act. The Australian Sports Trainers Association (ASTA) Victoria Incorporated [AVI]
thereby became responsible under its charter for the total oversight of its own affairs.
AVI's progressive stance, particularly in recent years, has seen it recognised in Victoria
(as well as outside the state) as the voice of the "grassroots" Sports Trainer.
AVI has, for many years, been able offer to its members the opportunity to practice
their skills in the field through its "Coverage of Sporting Events" program. Many AVI
Sports Trainers have had the opportunity to cover a diverse range of sporting activity
including hockey, swimming, diving, athletics, football (Australian Football, Rugby
League and Union), soccer, cricket, lacrosse netball, basketball, baseball and softball.
As more and more sporting organisations experience the skill and expertise of its Sports
Trainers, AVI is becoming involved with a wider range of sports.
In the educational sphere, ASTA Victoria pioneered the trialling and introduction of the first
Level 1 Sports Trainer to be given National accreditation by the Australian National Training Authority.
AVI sees that its conduct of Sports Trainer courses and reaccreditations is imperative to maintain its
historic role as the voice of the grassroots Trainer. Members are given the opportunity to update their
skills on a regular basis, and a continuing education program is offered to all members each year. Specialist
speakers, leaders in their fields, deliver this most important continuing education program
Vision and Mission Statement
The Australian Sports Trainers Association Victoria Incorporated is a progressive not-for-profit
organisation dedicated to providing safety in sport, as well as top quality initial care of sports injuries.
It also seeks to aid in appropriate conditioning for sporting activity, as well as assisting in the rehabilitation
of sporting injuries.
Since its origins ASTA Victoria Incorporated has seen as crucial to its mission that all Sports Trainers have
competent current skills and sound background knowledge in those areas of Sports Medicine that are properly their
domain. It has endorsed a number of nationally accredited education courses that fulfil those aims. It is at the
very grassroots community level that ASTA Victoria has gained credibility as a leading organisation in the provision
of safer sporting outcomes for junior and senior participants.
AVI has also advocated that Sports Trainers should have a voice in those issues that impinge on their operation in the field of
Australian sport. AVI believes that appropriate educational offerings will enhance the status of Sports Trainers as individuals
and as well as true professionals. It has lent its support to the establishment of the first course accredited through the Australian
TAFE system which includes the title Sports Trainer. That course is the Certificate in Sports Trainer/Athletic Therapist Level 1.
It has been offered through the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE. In addition, the Australian Rugby League First Aid Officers'/Sports
Trainers' Course, Level 1 has been endorsed through ASTA Victoria. That course was the first Sports Trainer course to gain accreditation
through the Australian National Training Authority. Many Victorian Sports Trainers have gained their accreditation through AVI and the
ARL Level 1 course. These numbers continue to grow, as does the good camaraderie amongst the course graduates.
AVI is committed to supporting the National training frameworks to ensure career pathways are developed for the Sports Trainer. It
is in the process of developing continuing educational and appropriate professional development opportunities for its Sports Trainer
members.
At this time ASTA Victoria Incorporated is experiencing discernible major growth. It is now recognised within Victoria, and, in a
number of areas in the National sphere, as one of the important players in the sporting scene. Strategic planning, teamwork, and an
informed, disciplined and loyal membership has ensured that AVI has consolidated its position, and will grow increasingly stronger
within Victorian and Australian sport beginning from the grassroots level and continuing through to the elite levels.
Join Us
Anyone with an interest in the Australian Sports Trainer and/or in being informed about AVI and sports medicine related topics is most
welcome to join us within our AVI Support team. You can become part of the AVI Support Team by going to our Supporters page, filling in the
application form, and remitting the Support Team annual fee. The following benefits accrue to all who join the "AVI Support Team":
- Quarterly issues of the AVI journal "Focus", and regular news updates in our newsletter "Sports Trainer Shorts"
- The opportunity to attend all General Meetings throughout the year, with their guest speakers equally relevant to the Sports Trainer, the Sportsperson and interested sporting public.
- Special offers and giveaways from time to time from Victorian sponsors and corporate supporters
Sporting Organisations, Clubs, and Companies with a sporting connection, and any other groups who wish to discuss the benefits of forging an alliance with AVI may contact us at any time.
Into the Future
We invite you along to join us in this exciting journey! It continues with its delightful as well as its annoying twists and turns.
Your feedback is most welcome. Go to our Contact page if you have any questions you would like answered or comments you wish to make.
Come back often to visit our site (it will be updated on a regular basis), and learn more about the fascinating and developing world of the Australian Sports Trainer.
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