Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage

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Price: £2,399 £1,439

Who is it for?

The qualification is open to all but is most suited to level 2 and level 3 fitness professionals who wish to advance their portfolio of skills.

What are the benefits?
- Unique course in that it includes Biomechanics Trainer™
- Offers you the knowledge, competency and proficiency to perform sports massage on a range of clients who have no underlying pathological conditions
- Allows you to use the ITS biomechanical screening protocol which will set you apart from other practitioners by demonstrating instant biomechanical changes to your clients
- Will open up additional employment opportunities
- Includes free Sports Massage Association membership
Course duration and delivery

The course is taught over a period of nine days, which is divided into face-to-face classroom workshops and online distance learning.

What will you learn?
- Level 2 Anatomy and physiology for exercise
- Level 2 Principles of exercise, fitness and health
- Level 3 Anatomy and physiology for sports massage
- Level 3 Applying sports massage techniques
- Level 3 Assessing clients and treatment planning
- Level 3 Assisting soft tissue repair
- Level 3 Professional practice in sports massage
- Level 3 Providing post-treatment care
- Includes Biomechanics Trainer™ workshop
Level and pre-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for the level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage
- Sports Massage
  Offers you the knowledge, competency and proficiency to perform sports massage on a range of clients who have no underlying pathological conditions. The course is taught over a period of nine days, which is divided into face-to-face classroom workshops and online distance learning. Click to view module detail
  - Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage (Soft Tissue Therapy)
    Anatomy and Physiology for exercise Level 2
    Delivered via online classroom
    30-40 study hours
    Assessment: multiple choice exam
    Principles of Exercise, Fitness and Health Level 2
    Delivered via home study from manual
    20-30 study hours
    Assessment: multiple choice exam
    Anatomy and Physiology for Sports Massage
    Delivered via home study from manual and online classroom
    10-20 study hours
    Assessment: multiple choice exam
    Assisting soft tissue repair
    Delivered via home study from manual and online classroom
    20-30 study hours
    Assessment: worksheet
    Professional Practice in sports massage
    Delivered via home study from manual
    30-40 study hours
    Assessment: worksheet
    Assessing clients and treatment planning
    Delivered via home study and one day classroom attendance
    30-40 study hours
    Assessment: observed client assessment
    Applying sports massage techniques
    Effluerage and Petrissage - Delivered via one day classroom attendance
    Trigger Points and MET’s - Delivered via one day classroom attendance
    Advanced Techniques - Delivered via one day classroom attendance
    Biomechanical Screening and treatment - Delivered via one day classroom attendance
    Assessment: practical assessment on day nine of course
    Post Treatment Care
    Delivered via one day classroom attendance
    Assessment: practical assessment on day nine of course and worksheet
- Biomechanics Trainer
  This two day workshop is not clinical in any way and concentrates on function. It is quite simply the foundation to all activities and exercise programmes from the relatively deconditioned to elite athletes. Click to view module detail
  - Biomechanics Trainer
    This two day workshop is not clinical in any way and concentrates on function. It is quite simply the foundation to all activities and exercise programmes from the relatively deconditioned to elite athletes.
    By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
    - Demonstrate screening for identifying muscle spasm
    - Demonstrate exercises to relieve muscle spasm
    - Develop a business integration plan
    - Specific anatomy training
What qualifications/certificates will I receive?

QCF Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage in association with ITS

Assessment
- Course work
- Portfolio of evidence
- Practical demonstration/assignment
- Multiple choice exam
REP's points

Achieving the Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage carries with it 20 REPs points

Achieving the Biomechanics Trainer™ carries with it 16 REPs points

Includes free Sports Massage Association membership