Movement Expert Tutor
Whether you are starting a new career or looking to expand your existing opportunities as a fitness professional, becoming a qualified Sports Massage Therapist is a great avenue for employment in both freelance and paid roles. Once viewed a service for athletes and sportspeople, nowadays you’ll find many specialist populations benefit from sports massage therapy and seek this treatment.
This course will teach you the techniques necessary to assess clients for a variety of soft-tissue issues, treat all manner of muscular sports injuries and offer post-treatment advice for continued pain-free function. With no entry requirements, this course is a great place to start in the world of fitness if you are a newcomer. For those who are already qualified in a fitness field, you will also benefit from reaching a wider clientele. Whatever applies to you, you will be provided will all the support and guidance you need to master Sports Massage.
This course is aimed anyone looking to offer sports massage therapy. You may be a fitness professional or a Personal Trainer looking to broaden your skill-set and enhance your career.
There are no entry requirements to study for this qualification.
Sports Massage Therapy is becoming increasingly used to help treat injuries as well as a tool for prevention for a wide range of specialist populations. This qualification provides a lucrative service for a Personal Trainer to have in their repertoire, especially if they are looking to expand their offering as a fitness professional into the remit of rehabilitation and treatment.
Assessment methods
Planning and evaluating massage
Anatomy & Physiology to include the Endocrine and Lymphatic systems
Sports Massage techniques to include palpation, frictions, effleurage and tapotement
Mobilisation techniques
Post-care advice
Health & Safety
You will undertake a consultation with a ‘client’ (usually a fellow learner on the course) and will perform a massage based on your findings in the consultation, demonstrating the various massage techniques learned on the course. You will also complete worksheets, to show your underpinning knowledge of the treatment of injuries and the use of the different massage techniques.
This course takes place at our training centre in Blunsdon Fitness. Conveniently located just off the A419, with great links to the M4 and M5, you will join a group of no more than 6 to ensure you receive close feedback throughout your training.
Once you are qualified with your Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy, you’ll be able to launch your own business and work with new clients, or you could secure employment as a qualified professional massage therapist.
While our courses contain practical information to prepare you for the industry, once you complete your studies with us you also become part of the T2 Community. That means you receive ongoing support to help you succeed in your new career. Whether its career advice, CV advice or helping your network and prepare for interviews, we do everything we can to help you launch your new career.
Consider using in conjunction with your Personal Training qualification to offer a well-rounded package of services to your client
Be a resource to medical practitioners for referral of clients returning to exercise
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Our resident movement and treatment expert, Paul has been with T2 since 2012. He was a full time PT and class instructor for his first 7 years in the fitness industry. He now spends most of his time teaching and presenting across the UK and abroad. His areas of expertise are movement assessment, anatomy and training for optimal movement quality.
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We work with ELCAS to offer courses through the MOD’s enhanced learning credits scheme.
*MOD ELCAS available on selected PT courses only. Please enquire for more information.
We’ve trained over 2000 fitness professionals since 2011, and we continue to provide career support and Continued Professional Development (CPD) course options.
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