Tara Murray
Western United coaches and staff will receive vital first aid training as a part of a new sponsorship agreement with local provider Results First Aid Training
The Truganina-based company and United have signed a 12 month partnership, which will help the club provide a safer environment for those on and off the field.
Members of Western United’s executive team have already attended a first aid training session, with up to 100 people to receive the training over the next 12 months.
Results First Aid Training chief executive Jude Barnes said the company was excited to work with Western United.
“Sporting clubs like WUFC are often the hub around which great communities are built, providing much-needed social and sporting activities for everyone,” she said.
“We love sport because it contributes so much to keeping people fit and healthy. But it does involve injuries.
“That’s why it’s so important for the WUFC to have people at all levels of the club trained in first aid to be able to support medical staff on the field and be ready to assist off the field as well.
“The best first aid training in CPR … is often a life-saver, as we saw recently with that poor soccer player in Europe who collapsed on the field and whose life was saved by quick application of CPR.”
