Sports Massage

Sports massage therapy forms an important part of an athlete’s pre, post and inter-event training strategies. This course covers the basics of general massage techniques and delves into the science behind sports massage therapy. You will learn, among other things, the contraindications of massage, stretching techniques and the fundamentals of trigger point therapy, enabling you to offer pre, post and inter-event sports massage to athletes of all levels. Learn about anatomy, massage techniques and skills and help your clients, from all walks of life, to improve their general well-being, as well as help athletes to perform at their best. This course is offered as an online course or a contact course option. Choose the mode that suits you best!

The contact course includes:

• Online assignment submission
• Learner guide
• Hard copy manuals – Sports Massage therapy
• Additional online resources videos
• Online Tutor support

The online course includes:

• Online assignment submission
• Offered via zoom weekly lectures
• Additional online video resources
• Online assignment submission
• E-Manuals  – Sports Massage Therapy (Hard copy manuals available for purchase at an additional fee)
• Online Tutor support

This course is completed via contact/online (zoom) workshops and submitting all assignments using the HFPA Online Learning Platform.