Mr BOSSON Anthony

Lecturer

Anthony joined THEi Faculty of Management and Hospitality in January 2015. Before joining THEi Anthony was a lecturer of BSc. Sports Therapy at the University College Birmingham (UCB), United Kingdom, and has taught several academic modules relating to Sports Therapy in association with The Society of Sports Therapists (SST).

Anthony also worked for Aston Villa Football Club in the English Premier League where as a Graduate Sports Therapist he was responsible for musculoskeletal examination, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and provision of pitch-side medical support. From this he believes that an active learning environment closely contextualized to the role and demands of a Sports Therapist promotes student motivation and aspirations.

QUALIFICATIONS

2006	Certificate in Post-Compulsory Education (Cert.Ed.), Staffordshire University
2006	VTCT Level 3 Sports Massage Therapy, Sports Massage Association
2008	Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) University of Cambridge
2009	Diploma in Treatment & Management of Injury, The Football Association
2010	BSc. (Hons) Sports Therapy, University of Birmingham.
2011	SMA Level 4 Advanced Sports Massage Therapy (Tutor)
2011	Kinesiology Sports Taping (Musculoskeletal)
2012	IOC Sports Medicine Academic Programme
2012	City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
2013	Practitioner in Sports Kinesiology Taping (KT3)
2013	Advanced Resuscitation and Emergency Aid, The Football Association
2013	City & Guilds Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance
2014	Post Graduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education, Staffordshire University
2019	Level 5 Advanced Trauma Medical Management, The Football Association
2020	FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine, Fédération Internationale de Football Association

EMPLOYMENT

2002-2004	Aquatic Sports Development Coach, Queensland Water Polo Inc., Australia
2004-2007	Lecturer of Health and Social Care, Stoke-on-Trent College
2007-2013	Lecturer & Programme Leader of Sports Therapy, Newcastle College
2010-2014	Graduate Sports Therapist, Aston Villa Football Club
2013-2014	Lecturer of Sports Therapy, University of Birmingham
2015-Present	Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Hospitality, THEi
2016-Present	Specialism Leader (Sports Therapy)

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES

2005-2007, Sports Massage Therapist, Port Vale Football Club
2007-2009, Sports Massage Therapist, British Athletics (Long & Triple Jump Squads)
2008-2009, Sports Massage Therapist, British Swimming
2012-2012, Sports Massage Therapist, 2012 Olympic Games, London

2018-current, Sports Therapist, Cricket Hong Kong (National first-team)
2019-current, Sports Therapist, Hong Kong Football Association (National first-team)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sports Medicine
Sports Injury Pathology
Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation
Sports Massage