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Develop Practical Skills
In this home study sports massage course, you’ll learn how to help clients move better, recover faster, and feel stronger. Sports massage is more than techniques — it’s about understanding your clients’ bodies and supporting their goals. By the end of the course, you’ll have practical skills and know how to use them effectively in your sessions, giving you confidence in serving active clients and addressing their specific needs.
Techniques That Work
You’ll practice methods for pre-event preparation, post-event recovery, and ongoing maintenance that support mobility, reduce pain, and prevent injury. Many clients are active — from weekend warriors to professional athletes — and learning these techniques helps you meet their needs so they leave your table stronger, more flexible, and ready for daily life. Adding these services also positions you to attract new clients and expand your practice in the growing wellness and fitness market.
Understand the Reason Behind Each Technique
Instructor, Dr. James Mally, will guide you through:
- PNF stretches
- Reciprocal inhibition
- Trigger point and strain/counterstrain techniques
- Injury evaluation and treatment
- Cross fiber friction
- Common sports injuries
- Pre- and post-event massage techniques
You’ll not only learn how to perform each technique but also understand why it matters — so you can confidently explain the benefits to your clients, adjust treatments to their goals and lifestyles, and build trust and credibility as a skilled practitioner.
Practice at Your Own Pace
After watching the videos and reviewing the course manual, you can go through the program a second time, practicing the techniques as you follow along. The manual is designed to stand next to your massage table, making it easy to reference while working with a volunteer subject. This structured approach reinforces what you’ve learned, builds confidence in your skills, and prepares you to deliver real results in your sessions — helping clients feel, move, and recover at their best.
Benefits for You and Your Clients
Offering sports massage helps you:
- Serve more clients and retain them longer
- Provide sessions that make a real difference in how clients feel, move, and recover
- Position yourself as a knowledgeable, trusted therapist in the fitness and wellness community
- Expand the range of services you can confidently offer
A Complete Approach
Whether you’re adding a few new tools to your practice or learning a full set of sports massage techniques, this course gives you the knowledge, confidence, and insight to provide effective, results-driven sessions for active clients — helping them perform, recover, and feel their best.
Course Reviews
K. Redfern, LMT, NCTMB, AMTA
I thought that the course was exceptional. I love the DVD and the handout flipbook coursework. They are presented very clearly and are an excellent reference guide. I know that I will be using these techniques in my practice and I will be able to refer back to both the DVD and handouts whenever I have a client who presents with specific type injuries.
Margaret Eck, LMT
I enjoyed the course immensely -it was almost like being back at Finger Lakes School of Massage! Dr. Malley has a very thorough style that made the information easy to follow. I would definitely take another course from this organization. I will use the materials as a good reference in my practice.
Kirstie Fiedler, LMT, NCTMB
This Sports Massage course was very informative. I liked how both a DVD and a companion workbook was provided to present the course material. It proved very effective to be able to watch how it is down while still having a book as a reference to keep. Sports Massage will prove extremely important and effective in my massage therapy practice in a rural setting where I deal with athletes of all kinds. Thanks for a great course!
Megan Norton, LMT, LMP, NCTMB
I thought it was really helpful that the video played the entire chapter, then you could go back and replay the individuals segments. I thought Dr. Mally was easy to understand and clearly had great knowledge of these techniques. I really enjoyed these videos and looked forward to using the techniques in my practice.
Leslie Knee, LMT
This Sports Massage course is valuable to all clients, not just athletes. I have been practicing for over 12 years, and this was a great study in working with clients who need therapeutic work due to acute and chronic injuries. The DVD menu allows you to quickly go to any protocol and review techniques, while the stand up text is easy to refer to with a client on the table. The theories presented to back up each technique are clear, concise and easy to understand, written exactly how I would present this work to clients. I will refer to these materials again and again. The only negative is the muddy text on the written materials - some of the text underneath the demo pictures are very small in a hard to read font, which makes working and reading simulaneously difficult. But overall, a high quality program, and worth every minute and every penny!
Materials
- Video - 150 minutes
- Text - 106 pages
- Multiple-choice test
- Certificate upon completion
Display Certificates suitable for framing are available for $10 in addition to the certificate included with your tuition. Click here to order a Display Certificate.
Approvals
The Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Approved Provider 049478-00.
Credits also accepted by the AMTA, ABMP as well as most state boards.
For information regarding your specific state massage license requirements and approvals, visit our Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements page by clicking here.
