Gavin Cooper
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Lecturer - Sport and Fitness
Roles
- UHI Programme Leader for BSc Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Personal Academic Tutor for BSc Sports Therapy (Years 3-4)
- Module Leader: Manual Therapy 1
- Module Leader: Manual Therapy 2
- Lecturer – HNC/HND Sports Therapy and BSc Sports Therapy and Sport and Fitness
Qualifications
- Currently studying MSc Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine
- Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE)
- Advanced Diploma Remedial Therapy
- Diploma Remedial and Sports Therapy
- HND Sports Coaching Practice and Development
Industry Qualifications
- Sports Pitch-side First Aid
- Certified Kinesiotaping Practitioner/Instructor KT1-3 (CKTP)
- Medical Acupuncture (Cert MA)
- Certified Advanced Hyperton-x Practitioner
Professional Membership
- Scottish Massage Therapy Organisation (SMTO) Member and Perth Rep/Committee Member
- Sports Therapy Organisation (STO) Member
Contact
- +44 (0) 1738 877439
- gavin.cooper.perth@uhi.ac.uk
- Room 904, Academy of Sport and Wellbeing, UHI Perth, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2NX
Experience
- Sports Event Therapy Course Writer/Leader/Assessor - Scottish Massage Schools (SMS)
- Sports Therapy CPD workshop delivery and Sports Event Therapy cover/supervision for SMS and Athlete Angels
- Perth College UHI Sports Therapy Training Clinic Supervisor
- ASW Sports Therapy Clinic Mentor
- SQA External Verifier (EV)
- SQA Quality Support Team Member (Sports Therapy)
- SQA Unit Writer
- Internal verifier
- 16 years teaching HNC/HND Sports Therapy, Fitness Health and Exercise and Coaching
- 18 years as a practicing Manual Therapist
- 30 years working within the Sport and Fitness sector
Favourite Activities
- Endurance/gravel cycling
- Bikepacking
- Wild Camping
Favourite Athletes
- Mike Hall (Well renowned British endurance cyclist and founder of the prestigious annual Transcontinental Race that traverses Europe)
- Geraint Thomas (British Olympic track and road cyclist perhaps best known for his Tour de France win in 2018)
