QUALIFY AS A TAPING AND STRAPPING INSTRUCTOR FROM £150
OriGym’s Taping and Strapping Course teaches fitness professionals the practical techniques used to support injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance in sport and fitness settings.
Designed to complement your existing qualifications, this CPD course helps you develop the knowledge and confidence to apply taping and strapping techniques safely and effectively with clients.
- Learn practical taping and strapping techniques used across sport and fitness environments
- Develop skills to support injury prevention, rehabilitation, and athletic performance
- Ideal for personal trainers, sports coaches, and fitness professionals looking to expand their services
- Study online at your own pace from £150
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Sports Taping & Strapping Course Overview
The Taping and Strapping CPD Course is designed to teach practical sports taping techniques used to support joints, manage minor injuries, and improve client confidence during training and rehabilitation.
You’ll learn how to safely tape and strap joints to support movement, enhance performance, and reduce injury risk.
The course also covers techniques to treat poor posture and manage joint issues, helping both amateur and professional athletes continue training and competing with improved stability and confidence.
Modules:
In OriGym’s Taping and Strapping CPD course, you will cover the following modules:
- Joint Support Taping and Strapping: covers an introduction to taping and strapping, the link between anatomy and physiology and how tape is applied, the standards required to practise, advising and agreeing strategies with clients, and the taping and strapping process.
- Foot Support Techniques: covers taping and strapping techniques including general foot support, plantar fasciitis support, and the turf toe strap.
Ankle Support Techniques: covers taping and strapping techniques including the figure-of-8 wrap, open basket weave, closed basket weave, and heel locks for the closed basket weave.
Knee Support Techniques: covers techniques including general knee support, patellar tendonitis taping, lateral collateral ligament support, and anterior cruciate taping. - Thumb, Finger and Wrist Support Techniques: covers taping and strapping techniques including thumb spica taping, the sprained finger buddy system, wrist taping, and inferior radioulnar joint taping.
- Elbow and Shoulder Support Techniques: covers techniques such as acromioclavicular joint strapping and taping, elbow hyperextension support, and tennis elbow taping.
Course Length: 12 hours average
Entry Requirements: Level 3 Sports Massage Certification or Level 3 Personal Training Qualification and students must be aged 16+ to enrol.
Cost: £150, or you can buy a bundle of 6 CPD courses for just £630.
Study Method: Our Taping and Strapping CPD course is conducted online via our E-learning platform. You will complete the course through a series of videos, online lectures, e-Books and interactive quizzes.
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Who Is This Course For?
This course is suitable if you are:
Our Flexible Learning Format
OriGym’s Taping and Strapping CPD is delivered entirely online via our e-learning platform. The course takes an average of 12 hours to complete, with all assessments submitted online and no in-person attendance required.
Study at your own pace from anywhere in the UK, with 7-day tutor support available via phone or live chat throughout.
Why Study With OriGym?
Sports taping and strapping is a practical skill that sets fitness professionals apart across sports clubs, gyms, and rehabilitation settings. OriGym gives you the qualification, the resources, and the support to add it to your practice with confidence.
Here are 6 reasons to choose OriGym for your Taping and Strapping CPD.
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Our Course Packages
The Taping and Strapping CPD is available as part of OriGym’s Sports Massage Bundle, which combines a Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy with four specialist CPD qualifications for £1,399. It is also available as part of the Advanced Fitness CPD Bundle, which includes six CPD courses for £630, saving you £268 on the individual course prices.
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How to Become a Sports Massage Therapist
OriGym’s Taping and Strapping CPD is a fast, flexible way to add a specialist skill to your sports massage practice. You’ll need a Level 3 Sports Massage qualification to enrol. If you’re yet to qualify, our how to become a sports massage therapist guide covers the full qualification pathway from entry level onwards.
OriGym’s Taping and Strapping CPD is a fast, flexible way to add a specialist skill to your sports massage practice. You’ll need a Level 3 Sports Massage qualification to enrol. If you’re yet to qualify, our how to become a sports massage therapist guide covers the full qualification pathway from entry level onwards.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Learners must be aged 16 or over and already qualified at Level 3 Sports Massage Therapy or Level 3 Personal Training. These prerequisites ensure you have the foundational knowledge needed to apply taping and strapping techniques safely and effectively in a professional setting.
For guidance on obtaining these qualifications, see our how to become a sports massage therapist guide.
The course takes an average of 12 hours to complete. It is fully self-paced so you can work through it alongside your existing commitments at a speed that suits you.
The course is assessed through a combination of online learning and practical application.
You’ll complete short assignments and multiple-choice quizzes via OriGym’s e-learning platform, before submitting a virtual practical assessment to demonstrate your taping and strapping techniques.
This approach allows you to show both your theoretical understanding and your ability to apply techniques correctly in a real-world, professional setting.
As one of the best providers of Taping and Strapping courses in the UK, OriGym offers FREE unlimited resits! This allows you to take your course as many times as you need!
This course covers fundamental and advanced techniques for Taping and Strapping, including:
- Joint Support: Taping & Strapping Introduction
- Foot Support Techniques
- Ankle Support Techniques
- Knee Support Techniques
- Thumb, Finger, and Wrist Support Techniques
- Elbow & Shoulder Support Techniques
This course is suitable for qualified personal trainers, sports massage therapists, and fitness professionals looking to expand their practical injury support skills. For more on career opportunities in sports massage and therapy, see our sports massage career opportunities guide.
Sports taping and strapping is used to provide joint support, improve stability, reduce strain during movement, and support recovery from minor injuries during training or rehabilitation.
Yes. On completing the course, you will have the knowledge and credentials to integrate taping and strapping into your sports massage treatments or PT sessions, adding a practical, visible skill that clients and employers value across sports, fitness, and rehabilitation settings.
