Sports Massage Basics (4 CEU)

We will cover three types of sports massage during this course: Pre-event, post-event, and maintenance. At theend, you will be confident in your proficiency in the utilization of these techniques.

Practice on your family, your friends, or even clients that you know and who have consented to try new techniques.

Practice on each section of the body 3 or more times and master that before moving on to the next area of the body.

Let’s dive deeper into each technique of sports massage and then practice it hands on.

This section will put all the Sports Massage Techniques and sessions together to create a full picture. Be prepared to practice with your partner.

Injuries inevitably happen due to the demand on the athlete's body. In many cases injuries can't heal properly, therefore any lapse in training could be career ending.

Depending on the injury, you may not be able to do much. The athlete should consult a medical doctor if the injury complaint is outside of your scope of practice.

You may not diagnose nor prescribe anything to your client. It’s better to be on the safe side and

make sure it’s okay to continue treatment instead of risking a lawsuit. Even though it isn’t common for a client to sue a massage therapist, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

There are so many sports out there, it gets harder and harder to keep up.

I was amazed to find out recently that the Olympics added badminton as one of their official sports.

(Maybe they’ve always had it, and I just didn’t notice.)

Now don’t get me wrong, an activity such as badminton is a sport, just not a sport that masses of people are knowledgeable about. The point I’m trying to make is, understanding a huge variety of sports is not an easy task. My advice is - keep up with the basics.

For example, badminton is similar to volleyball and tennis. Both of those sports are very popular and a must-know sport. So, gaining knowledge about these specific sports will help to make you aware of points of interest on the body for athletes participating in badminton as well. (4) When I say you need to know the sports, I mean you need to understand the kinesiology of movements the athletes must perform and how they use their bodies to prepare for the events prior to and after so you know how to best treat them. (6)