Sports Massage Therapy Level 3

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Course Description

Sports Massage Therapy Level 3 provides the skills and knowledge required for a career as either an employed or self-employed sports massage therapist.

The information covered in this course will allow the learner to plan, provide and evaluate sports massage treatments for a wide range of conditions for both sporting and non-sporting clients.

Career Progression & Entry Requirements

Learners should be over 16 and be fit enough to perform sports massage. 

Sports Massage Therapy Level 3 can allow the learner to gain employment and obtain insurance to work as an employed or self-employed sports massage therapist within sports massage therapy/ osteopathic clinics, and sporting/fitness venues.

Sports Massage Therapy Level 3 also makes the learner eligible to register with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) as a massage therapist.

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Course Content

This comprehensive course aims to equip the learner with the knowledge and understanding to plan, provide and evaluate sports massage treatments for pre-, post-, and inter-event maintenance and restorative purposes.

It covers training in:

  • Anatomy and physiology for sports massage
  • Principles of health and fitness
  • Understand the principles of soft tissue dysfunction
  • Professional practice in sports massage
  • Sports massage treatments

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Course Details

Programme Duration: *370hrs

Funding: All of our Active Futures courses can be funded commercially, or through government funding. Please enquire to find out more.