Sports Massage (Level 3) Course

Course review:

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a qualification in Sports Massage. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Sports Massage is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 3 Sports Massage course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

Many body masseurs are now applying their skills and techniques into the sporting arena with great success. This type of treatment is finding a niche market in the health and fitness facilities, and many therapists are offering this service both as part of their employment and on a freelance basis.

This sports massage course is designed to enable therapists to have a greater understanding and appreciation of the specific needs of sports participants in the preparation for and recovery from activity. The course will also investigate the value of sports massage in the early detection and the prevention of sports injuries in addition to being a valuable tool in the rehabilitation of such conditions.

Course Key Topics The Level 3 Sports Massage course is divided into ten comprehensive modules.

Module 1: Introduction – Basic Massage Techniques
Module 2: Specific Movement for Massage
Module 3: Contra-Indications to Massage
Module 4: Sports Injury Massage
Module 5: Massage of the Knee
Module 6: Massage of the Leg
Module 7: Massage of the Arm, Elbow and Wrist
Module 8: Massage of the Neck and Shoulders
Module 9: Massage of the Back and Buttock Area
Module 10: Massage of the Chest and Abdomen

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your Sports Massage course. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

The Sports Massage course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

We send the full course out, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Course Duration

We recommend you spend approximately 140 hours of your time studying for the Sports Massagecourse. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 3 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 6 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Course Qualifications
This is a dual certification course. You will receive a certificate from both the College and also the National Awarding body NCFE. Fees for both are included in the course fee.

Qualification One: Sports Massage Diploma
Sports Massage Diploma issued by the UK Learning College, entitling you to use the letters UKLC Dip after your name.

Qualification Two: Sports Massage Level 3 NCFE Award
This course leads to a Level 3 for successful learners. This means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In accrediting the programme at level 3, NCFE attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 3 national qualification.