Overview


Elevate Performance Through the Power of Sports Massage!

Are you a health, fitness, or wellness professional ready to add hands-on expertise to your toolkit? In a world where physical performance and recovery are more important than ever, sports massage can be your game-changer. Our immersive, hybrid course equips you with the theory, technique, and practical experience to deliver real results.

This course is perfect for you if you are....


  • A personal trainer, fitness coach, or sports coach looking to expand your services.
  • A health or wellness professional seeking to support injury prevention and recovery.
  • A physiotherapy or sports science student wanting hands-on, practical experience.
  • A massage therapist looking to upskill and specialize in sports massage.
  • An individual passionate about movement, recovery, and human performance who wants to build a career in sports wellness.

What's in Store for You?


  • Module 1: Introduction to Sports Massage
  • Module 2: Anatomy & Physiology for Massage
  • Module 3: Massage Techniques & Therapist Self-Care
  • Module 4: Client Assessment & Treatment Planning
  • Module 5: Disabilities and Special Needs
  • Module 6: Massage Tools, Equipment & Environment
  • Module 7: Communication, Inclusive Practice & Etiquette
  • Module 8: Legal, Ethical & Professional Practice
  • Module 9: Research Evidence-based Practice, and Critical Thinking
  • Module 10: Entrepreneurship

Assessments


Each module will have four multiple choice questions. Students will have unlimited attempts to answer these questions. A certificate of completion will be issued once all of the assessments have been completed.

Requirements


No previous experience and knowledge is required. However, if the learner is familiar with sports massage techniques they will benefit more from the course.

Authors


Dr. Catherine Draper
Robyn Burrows-Jack

Robyn is a qualified biokineticist, sports massage therapist, and proud mom to a beautiful little girl, with over nine years of experience in sports massage and rehabilitation and five years as a Biokineticist.

 
Dr. Catherine Draper
Rashaad Jakoet

Rashaad is the Director of the Sports Science Massage Centre (SSMC), based at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Cape Town.

 
Dr. Catherine Draper
Nicole De Bryn

Nicole is an enthusiastic Sports Massage Therapist with a strong foundation in movement and recovery. She holds a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of the Western Cape and a B(Med)Sc Hons in Biokinetics from the University of Cape Town.

 

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Last modified: Thursday, 6 November 2025, 12:16 PM