ONTARIO CSMTA presents:
Advanced Sport Massage Course



Date: June 6th & 7th, 2020
Location: Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy
250 Davisville Ave, Toronto, ON M4S 1H2
Time: Registration - 8:00am Course - 8:30am - 5:30pm both days
Instructor: Kristy Wiltshire, BSc Kin, RMT, SMT (C)
Contact: OntarioChapter@CSMTA.ca
For: RMT's, SMT's, AT's, PT's, Kin
Cost: Cost prior to May 15th, 2020
Members: $400.00
Non-Members: $450.00
Students:$350.00
Cost after May 15th, 2020
Members: $450.00
Non-Members: $475.00
Students: $375.00
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Course Info:
OVERRALL PURPOSE OF COURSE
This course is ideal for Massage Therapists, Physiotherapists, Athletic Therapists and Sport Chiropractors who would like to improve their knowledge and skills of working with athletes in any environment. It will provide participants with Sport Massage theory and practical techniques that can be utilized at sporting events, with athletic teams, or in their own clinic setting. The knowledge and practical experience that participants will gain would be of great benefit for anyone working with athletes at any level including those who will be working with athletes at any Major Games or Olympic Games.
COURSE CONTENT
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Pre-event massage - theory and techniques
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Post-event massage - theory and techniques
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Inter-event massage - theory and techniques
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Event Coverage Protocol
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Anatomical and Physiological considerations
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Psychological Considerations
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Sport Specific Approaches
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Special Circumstances and Applications of Sport Massage techniques in a variety of situations
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Role of a Sport Massage Therapist
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Sport Massage in Canada
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The participants will gain:
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An appreciation for the value of Sport Massage and its similarities or differences to classical massage
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A competency in several basic massage techniques:
Compressions, cross-fibre massage, jostling, effleurage and petrissage,
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A competency in the theory and techniques of pre-event, post-event and inter-event Sport Massage
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An effective protocol when covering an athletic event
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A quick and concise method of gathering useful information to make the Sport Massage session more efficient
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An understanding of the specific indications and contraindications for a variety of Sport Massage circumstances
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An understanding of the physiological and psychological effects of Sport Massage
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The ability to provide the athletes of the sports with an excellent quality of massage
INCLUDED
Instruction manual and certificate, massage tables and snacks and beverages.
BRING
Linens, cream/oil, shorts and t-shirts/sport tops. You will be responsible for your own lunch each day.

