Be a Sport Safety Champion
About this course
Course objectives
As Sport Singapore strives to further the promotion of sports excellence and greater participation in sports, it also recognises that safety must be a fundamental component of the sporting culture. It endorses a shared belief that every individual should have the opportunity to play sports and do so responsibly in safe environments to prevent and reduce sports-related accidents. This course will equip learners with knowledge and skills to recognise common sport injuries and how to prevent injuries while exercising.
Course description
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:
1. Recognise the common sport injuries and factors leading to it.
2. Identify types of reactive and preventive measures.
3. Ability to implement preventive measures and reduce the occurrence of injuries
Trainer Profile
Delphine Fong
Delphine has pioneered the development of a Code of Practice (COP) for Safety in Aquatic Facilities: TR 71 with support from the Enterprise Singapore and Standards Development Organization. She is also the Convenor for the working committee for the COP for Sports Safety and Co-convenor for the Open Water Sports Safety Working Committee. The COP for Sports Safety; Singapore Standard 681:2022 will be launched on 15 March 2022. For her fervent efforts, Delphine was selected as a recipient of the Enterprise Singapore and Singapore Standards Council Commendation Award for her pivotal role and contribution in the implementation, development and promotion of the Singapore Standardization Programme.