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Sports Massage
About the Sports Massage Certificate
With sports participation rates at an all-time high in the UK, and more people engaging in physical activity, there’s a growing need for injury prevention and rehabilitation services. Sports massage therapists play a crucial role in keeping individuals and athletes performing at their best and recovering from injuries. As the benefits of sports massage become increasingly realised, it’s a great time to make a move into this in-demand career.
If you want to become a sports massage therapist, then our sports massage home learning course is the perfect way to get started. The material is spread across 10 online modules, each covering a different area of sports massage. Throughout these modules, you’ll explore everything from basic massage techniques to the best methods of treating specific body parts and sports injury massage.
Who Should Study This Course?
This course is aimed at individuals with an interest in training to become sports massage therapists. It can be studied alongside your current career, and if you’re an already qualified massage therapist, the course material has also been designed to help you channel your previous massage experience into a sports setting.
What Happens After The Course?
Please note that this is a knowledge-based course, so it will not qualify you as a sports massage therapist. It is intended as the ideal introduction to this area of massage, so you can make an educated decision as to whether this career path is the right one for you.
To work as a sports massage therapist, you will need to complete a qualification that includes practical training to hone your skills and have your assessments signed off by an expert in this field. This enables you to secure the insurance you need to work professionally. These qualifications are typically either a sports massage degree at university or a Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage.
Your Career Next Steps
By the end of this course, you will have a broad understanding of sports massage theory. If you enjoyed studying, you may decide to progress to university-level education or complete a Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage. Many of our students choose to study sports science or physiotherapy at university and go on to gain professional accreditation.
If you want to find work right away, your newly acquired knowledge and enthusiasm for this career path could help you secure entry-level roles in environments related to sports massage. This could be working as a gym or leisure centre receptionist, or customer service roles in a sports therapy clinic, all of which would provide you with valuable experience.
If you already have a job as a masseuse, the skills you gain in this course can help to develop your career by broadening your service offering.
Qualification: Sports Massage
On successful completion of your course, you will receive a Stonebridge Associated Colleges Certificate of Completion.
Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.
*You will have access to the course for 24 months.
Module 1: Introduction - Basic Massage Techniques
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe Petrissage briefly
- Define your understanding of Tapotement including Hacking
- Summarise your interpretation of fibrositis
- Identify superficial kneading massage and explain why the body should be covered for a period after massage treatment
Module 2: Specific Movement for Massage
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Discuss what Cross Fibre massage is mainly effective on
- Describe how you would interpret Compression massage
- Summarise muscle stripping and its benefits
- Analyse mechanical massage showing the important advantages
Module 3: Contra-Indications to Massage
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- List the contra-indications to sports massage
- Discuss six instances when you would refer an injury for medical opinion and explain why
- Summarise why is it important to warm up before exercise and outline two effects warm up has on the body
- Define the benefits of ice treatment
Module 4: Sports Injury Massage
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe the six rules for pre-sport massage
- Explain the benefits of post sport massage and give four of the rules
- Analyse what massage treatment you would use on a patient with Plantar Fasciitis
- Discuss what treatment would be beneficial to a sufferer of Tendonitis
Module 5: Massage of the Knee
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Define symptoms and treatment of the following conditions:
- Medial Ligament Strain
- Cartilage Problems
- Patella Tendonitis
- Iliotibial Tract Pain
- Evaluate Osgood Schlatters condition in brief
Module 6: Massage of the Leg
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Analyse the procedure used when giving massage to the entire leg
- Identify the anterior and posterior muscles of the lower leg
- Summarise the hamstring muscles, where they are found, their functions and how you would treat them in case of an injury, with massage
Module 7: Massage of the Arm, Elbow and Wrist
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe the biceps muscle and show how they are inserted into the radius and ulna
- Summarise Carpal Tunnel Syndrome describing what it is and how it can be treated
- Judge how injuries can occur to the Triceps muscles giving recommended treatment
Module 8: Massage of the Neck and Shoulders
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Discuss procedures you would follow before starting any work around the neck area
- Analyse the two main muscles of the neck
- Explain the function of the Scalenus Muscle and indicate where it is found
Module 9: Massage of the Back and Buttocks Area
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe which other part of the body should be treated alongside lower back problems and give reasons
- List the five conditions to referral including instances other than muscular problems
- Analyse poor posture and give three treatments for deeper chronic injuries to a muscle
- Discuss Trigger Points
Module 10: Massage of the Chest and Abdomen
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Discuss how the pectoral muscles are treated by the massage therapist
- Introduce the diaphragm and its importance in respiration
- Identify how you as a massage therapist would work on the diaphragm of a client
- Define how you would advertise your business
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
- The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
OUR PASS RATE
Fitness
94.7%
(National Average 75.1%)
Sports Massage
About the Sports Massage Certificate
With sports participation rates at an all-time high in the UK, and more people engaging in physical activity, there’s a growing need for injury prevention and rehabilitation services. Sports massage therapists play a crucial role in keeping individuals and athletes performing at their best and recovering from injuries. As the benefits of sports massage become increasingly realised, it’s a great time to make a move into this in-demand career.
If you want to become a sports massage therapist, then our sports massage home learning course is the perfect way to get started. The material is spread across 10 online modules, each covering a different area of sports massage. Throughout these modules, you’ll explore everything from basic massage techniques to the best methods of treating specific body parts and sports injury massage.
Who Should Study This Course?
This course is aimed at individuals with an interest in training to become sports massage therapists. It can be studied alongside your current career, and if you’re an already qualified massage therapist, the course material has also been designed to help you channel your previous massage experience into a sports setting.
What Happens After The Course?
Please note that this is a knowledge-based course, so it will not qualify you as a sports massage therapist. It is intended as the ideal introduction to this area of massage, so you can make an educated decision as to whether this career path is the right one for you.
To work as a sports massage therapist, you will need to complete a qualification that includes practical training to hone your skills and have your assessments signed off by an expert in this field. This enables you to secure the insurance you need to work professionally. These qualifications are typically either a sports massage degree at university or a Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage.
Your Career Next Steps
By the end of this course, you will have a broad understanding of sports massage theory. If you enjoyed studying, you may decide to progress to university-level education or complete a Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage. Many of our students choose to study sports science or physiotherapy at university and go on to gain professional accreditation.
If you want to find work right away, your newly acquired knowledge and enthusiasm for this career path could help you secure entry-level roles in environments related to sports massage. This could be working as a gym or leisure centre receptionist, or customer service roles in a sports therapy clinic, all of which would provide you with valuable experience.
If you already have a job as a masseuse, the skills you gain in this course can help to develop your career by broadening your service offering.
Fitness
OUR PASS RATE
(National Average 75.1%)
94.7%
On completion of your course, you will receive two certificates:
Certificate 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Sports Massage Diploma
Sports Massage Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.
Certificate 2 is issued by Quality Licence Scheme: Level 3 Sports Massage Certificate of Achievement
At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Stonebridge Associated Colleges has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Professional Membership
On completion of this course you will be eligible to join the following Professional Associations(s):
On successful completion of your course your qualification is awarded. You will receive an attractively presented Diploma or Certificate issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, this will also allow you to use the letters SAC. Dip. or SAC. Cert. after your name.
Stonebridge Associated Colleges is one of the leading (and biggest) distance education colleges in the U.K and internationally. We have many thousands of students studying with us at any one time from locations all over the world. Our diplomas will always count towards your future, and will improve your prospects of future employment or higher level study etc. by proving that you have studied to a certain level, that you have proficiency in your chosen subjects and that you are interested in your field of choice. Education is always an investment in your future and you will find this to be the case with our qualifications in your jurisdiction.
Module 1: Introduction - Basic Massage Techniques
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe Petrissage briefly
- Define your understanding of Tapotement including Hacking
- Summarise your interpretation of fibrositis
- Identify superficial kneading massage and explain why the body should be covered for a period after massage treatment
Module 2: Specific Movement for Massage
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Discuss what Cross Fibre massage is mainly effective on
- Describe how you would interpret Compression massage
- Summarise muscle stripping and its benefits
- Analyse mechanical massage showing the important advantages
Module 3: Contra-Indications to Massage
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- List the contra-indications to sports massage
- Discuss six instances when you would refer an injury for medical opinion and explain why
- Summarise why is it important to warm up before exercise and outline two effects warm up has on the body
- Define the benefits of ice treatment
Module 4: Sports Injury Massage
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe the six rules for pre-sport massage
- Explain the benefits of post sport massage and give four of the rules
- Analyse what massage treatment you would use on a patient with Plantar Fasciitis
- Discuss what treatment would be beneficial to a sufferer of Tendonitis
Module 5: Massage of the Knee
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Define symptoms and treatment of the following conditions:
- Medial Ligament Strain
- Cartilage Problems
- Patella Tendonitis
- Iliotibial Tract Pain
- Evaluate Osgood Schlatters condition in brief
Module 6: Massage of the Leg
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Analyse the procedure used when giving massage to the entire leg
- Identify the anterior and posterior muscles of the lower leg
- Summarise the hamstring muscles, where they are found, their functions and how you would treat them in case of an injury, with massage
Module 7: Massage of the Arm, Elbow and Wrist
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe the biceps muscle and show how they are inserted into the radius and ulna
- Summarise Carpal Tunnel Syndrome describing what it is and how it can be treated
- Judge how injuries can occur to the Triceps muscles giving recommended treatment
Module 8: Massage of the Neck and Shoulders
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Discuss procedures you would follow before starting any work around the neck area
- Analyse the two main muscles of the neck
- Explain the function of the Scalenus Muscle and indicate where it is found
Module 9: Massage of the Back and Buttocks Area
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Describe which other part of the body should be treated alongside lower back problems and give reasons
- List the five conditions to referral including instances other than muscular problems
- Analyse poor posture and give three treatments for deeper chronic injuries to a muscle
- Discuss Trigger Points
Module 10: Massage of the Chest and Abdomen
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Discuss how the pectoral muscles are treated by the massage therapist
- Introduce the diaphragm and its importance in respiration
- Identify how you as a massage therapist would work on the diaphragm of a client
- Define how you would advertise your business
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
- The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
Course fee
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