Sports Massage Therapy Certificate Course (VTCT Level 4)

L4 Sports course cost:£635 + registration fees & VAT

Special Offer for L4 March course £40 discount for eligible candidates due to places now available

3 day Pre-Requisite course cost:£275 + VAT

L4 REGISTRATION FEES: Already VTCT registered £102 or Non VTCT registered £118 : These fees also includes student membership to the SMA. assessment and fees explained

This L4 Sports Massage course is mapped to national occupational standards and is endorsed by The Sports Massage Association (SMA), allowing successful candidates to become Level 4 SMA members. The registration fee below also includes the SMA student membership fee.

Please note, all prices are subject to VAT.  Balances may be paid via interest free monthly payments

What is Sports Massage?

Sports Massage includes pre-event, post-event, maintenance and rehabilitation techniques that promote greater athletic endurance and performance, reduced chances of injury and faster healing.  This type of massage is effective for people with injuries, chronic pain or restricted range of motion. It is also a good preventative against injury.

Sports Massage uses a variety of advanced techniques including classic massage strokes, cross-fibre friction, soft tissue release, muscle energy technique, neuro muscular technique and soft tissue mobilization. The massage works deep to eliminate toxins embedded in muscle fibres, remove adhesions, and minimize scar tissue build up. Muscle lengthening techniques help to restore a range of motion and overall flexibility and this massage also leads to improved circulation which aids better cell nutrition, greater elasticity of muscle fibre, and reduced recovery time.

The overall aim of this course is to enrich knowledge & understanding of advanced anatomical, physiological and pathological principles relevant to sports massage and enhance knowledge & understanding of muscular- skeletal injuries and conditions. This course will provide candidates with advanced palpation skills and those needed to analyse posture and range of movement. It will also provide a range of advanced skills and massage techniques to prevent and manage injuries and prepare for and apply a range of sports massage techniques to deliver massage in a range of environments. Candidates will learn to critically evaluate massage strategies and methods to inform on future treatments.

Who will benefit from this course?

It is suitable for:

• those who work with professional or amateur athletes or chronic pain clients independently,
• osteopaths, physiotherapists, sports therapists, sports massage practitioners,
• those who work in sport and active leisure industry,
• massage therapists who wish to learn skills for treating clients with injuries or restricted range of motion. The skills learned can therefore be combined with existing therapies to widen scope of treatment and also treating new types of clients.
  
  

2012 Course dates

NB: EVENING SPORTS COURSE If we get sufficient interest we will add an evening course (20 week, 3 hrs per week) over the summer, so if you are not able to do any of our scheduled courses and wish to express interest in an evening course please call us ASAP on 0844 335 6664.

Each course below also includes the 3 day Pre-Requisite course, should you require this, see entry requirements below. Obviously if you have relevant previous massage qualifications you will NOT be required to do the Pre-Requisite 3 days.

The L4 Sports course is attained in approx. 6-7 months. Duration: 10 days or 20 evenings plus session in sports facility/sports event during course.

Daytime 10.30am - 5pm

If you experience any problems with the online booking form, please download a printed booking form

Course content

This course will provide you with the skills to obtain sufficient information from their clients and identify possible dangers and contraindications to sports massage, gain the knowledge and skills to be able to prepare for and applying a range of sports massage techniques and the skills to be able to deliver massage in a range of contexts e.g. injury treatment, conditioning, pre-competition, during competition, post-competition, post-travel.

Content includes:

Entry qualifications

Please note that ALL candidates in advance of the course commencing, will, on booking be requested to complete an A&P assignment paper, which includes essential A&P knowledge for the Level 4 course entry (Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology). If you are able to evidence that you have covered all or some of this content previously you will be able to receive recognised prior learning (RPL), however, you will be requested to provide your evidence.  Entry requirements for the Level 4 are as follows:

• if you do not have a previous massage experience, you will be required to do the Pre-requisite to Sports Massage which is built in as the 1st 3 days of the L4 dates above and complete the A&P assignment, or complete the VTCT Diploma  in Body Massage
• be a holder of a minumum Level 3 massage qualification, or equivalent qualification and the complete A&P assignment above, or
• a relevant medical or health & fitness/exercise qualification and complete the A&P assignment above, AND
• there is a pre-requisite of a minimum 6 hours recognised qualification in Emergency or First Aid however, if you do not already hold such a qualification we run the Level 2 Award in 1st Aid.

How will I be assessed?

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