Level 3
Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy

Course Overview

The Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy qualification is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to be able to provide sports massage therapy to a range of clients who have dysfunctional tissue, without acute/post acute injuries or underlying pathological conditions.

We will teach you all of the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge you need to be able to setup your own clinic, work as a sports massage therapist with sports clubs or work from home.

You will cover the following units plus much more whilst studying with The Southend Personal Trainer Academy:

Anatomy & Physiology for Sports Massage
Principles of Health & Fitness
The Principles of Soft Tissue Dysfunction
Professional Practice In Sports Massage
Sports Massage Treatments

Our course has also been designed to be entirely student focused. This means your course timetable, study sessions and resources have been all been designed with you in mind.

We understand that every, single one of our students is different which is why our courses are 1-1 with a dedicated, expert tutor. You can attend as many 60 minute sessions per week as your schedule allows and your sessions are booked by you, using our online booking system.

If you need to cancel or reschedule your session you can do it from your phone using the confirmation email for each appointment.

Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy

Sector: Health and Fitness

Duration: 3-12 months

Final Award: Level 3 Diploma

Entry Requirements: A basic knowledge of anatomy & physiology is highly recommended but not essential, our course does require physical exertion and full participation as a sports massage therapist is essential throughout.

There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) and maths involved, so you should have basic skills in communication and maths at level 2 (as a minimum).

Based: At home and 1-1 tutorials

Price: From £2,500
(Payments in installments available)

Course Structure

You will have to complete the mandatory five units which include:

Anatomy & Physiology for Sports Massage
Principles of Health & Fitness
Understand the principles of soft tissue dysfunction
Professional Practice in Sports Massage
Sports Massage Treatments

The course will be delivered 1-1 with an expert tutor either face to face at our facility or via Skype if you choose to study from home.

Each of your 1-1 tutor sessions can be booked using our online booking system, each booking is 60 minutes and you can book as many sessions per week as suits your schedule. If you need to cancel or reschedule your session you can do it from your phone using the confirmation email for each appointment.

When you sign up with Southend Personal Trainer Academy, we don’t believe in giving you a set number of sessions with our tutor, we understand every student is different and requires a different amount of 1-1 sessions to feel fully competent and comfortable in their new career. Some of our learners have completed in one month and others in two years. With us you have as long as you need for you to complete your qualification.

You will also be expected to complete revision tasks in your own time such as reading your hard copy manual, listening to audiobooks or podcasts and watching videos covering some of the sections of the course.

Assessments

Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy Assessments

Entry Requirements

A basic knowledge of anatomy & physiology is highly recommended but not essential, our course does require physical exertion and full participation as a sports massage therapist is essential throughout.

There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) and maths involved, so you should have basic skills in communication and maths at level 2 (as a minimum).

Resources

As a student of Southend Personal Trainer Academy you will gain access to the following resources to help you through your course and beyond:

Lifetime access to our student and graduate Facebook group
Lifetime access to our Student Resource Pack on Dropbox which contains a huge amount of learning material, powerpoints, spreadsheets, templates and much more.
Unlimited email support from your tutor
Unlimited 1-1 sessions with your tutor throughout your course
Access to Active IQs comprehensive e-learning platform