[shay5950]

hi im a 4th yr from australia,
been reading it & i don't kno what it is like over there,
i am from australia so may be different, but every team wants students here as they can pay us alot less & then only emply 1 trained physio & a number of students. The current team i work for has 2 physio's & 4 students providing sports coverage in the premier league rugby over here in australia for their 8 teams.
I have managed to find paid work with teams since the beginning of my course, in many different sports to get variety of experience. Once u get your first sports coverage it will be easy as you will make connections & got experience ect.. From this i have then developed to the beginning of this year being offered work by 7 different clubs in different sports but of course i could only take on one club.
has your seasons started?? the thing is that u need to just ring up the club managers about 3-4months before the season starts when they are working out the support staff, that way they can have you for the whole pre-season(which in australia is about 3 months) and then the season. that could be your problem it may be too late??, they may already have found people to work for them?
also u should have advanced sports first aid or sports trainer certificates, do u have them? otherwise it is kind of illegal in australia, don't kno about over there though. i also have a advanced level 2 sports taping certificate as well. That way they can employ u as a trainer or strapper for them, as u can provide tapping & first aid efficiently.
Otherwise im very shocked that no teams want volunteers, most physio's would love the help especially just pre-games when you have 20 players to massages & tape in 30minutes or so.
Anyway if you want any advice about how i managed to get sports coverage, just ask!
Good luck,
& i was considering myself heading over there in the future to work for some teams once i finish, so let me know how u go!