ADVANCED SPORT MASSAGE COURSE
OVERALL 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.
COURSE CONTENT
· Pre-event massage - theory and techniques
· Post-event massage - theory and techniques
· Inter-event massage - theory and techniques
· Event Coverage Protocol
· Anatomical and Physiological considerations
· Psychological Considerations
· Sport Specific Approaches
· Special Circumstances and Applications of Sport Massage techniques in a variety of situations
· Role of a Sport Massage Therapist
· Sport Massage in Canada
OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE
The Participants will gain:
· An appreciation for the value of Sport Massage and its similarities or differences to classical
massage
· An introduction to techniques used by many Certified Sport Massage Therapists who have
represented Canada at Major Games and World Championships.
· A competency in the theory and techniques of pre-event, post-event and inter-event Sport
Massage
· An effective protocol when covering an athletic event
· A quick and concise method of gathering useful information to make the Sport Massage
session more efficient
· An understanding of the specific indications and contraindications for a variety of Sport
Massage circumstances
· An understanding of the physiological and psychological effects of Sport Massage
· The ability to provide the athletes of the sports with an excellent quality of massage
INSTRUCTORS
Kim Mark-Goldsworthy, BPhEd, RMT, SMT(C) Certified Sport Massage Therapist
Kim has been in continuous practice in Victoria since 1995 as a Massage
Therapist in the Sport Massage field, has been an active member with the
CSMTA on the Provincial and National Executive Board of Directors and
various committees, and has worked with a number of national and
professional athletes and teams.
Kim is presently the RMT with the Men’s National Rugby Sevens team and the
Victoria Royals (WHL) hockey team. She has been a member of the host medical teams for a variety of World
Championships and Major Games. Kim has also been a member of the Canadian Medical Team at the 2007
Pan Am Games (Brazil), 2007 World Junior Championships in Athletics (Poland), 2008 FISU Summer
Universiade (Russia), and the 2012 Summer Olympics (London). She was the RMT with the Men’s National
Rugby 15s team at The Rugby World Cup 2015 (England).
Brandy Osborne, RMT, SMT(C) Certified Sport Massage Therapist
Brandy has 8 years of experience as a Sport Massage Therapist. She has
worked with numerous national and professional athletes. Some of her
experiences include: Sport Therapy Co-Chair for the 2010 Western Canadian
Summer Games; Trainer, SMT (C) and First Responder for the Kamloops
Storm Junior B Hockey team and the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack
Men’s Hockey and soccer teams; Medical Practitioner Lead at the Pan Am
Games in 2015, among many other events. She has been a member of the
CSMTA since 2008, and has been a part of the BC Chapter Executive since then holding positions such as BC
Representative, BC Secretary, and BC President.
She is presently the Sport Massage Therapist (C) with Hockey Canada (since 2013), President of the BC
CSMTA, Owner and Operator of her own clinic and is an instructor in Kelowna at the Vancouver Career
College RMT program
OVERALL 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.
COURSE CONTENT
· Pre-event massage - theory and techniques
· Post-event massage - theory and techniques
· Inter-event massage - theory and techniques
· Event Coverage Protocol
· Anatomical and Physiological considerations
· Psychological Considerations
· Sport Specific Approaches
· Special Circumstances and Applications of Sport Massage techniques in a variety of situations
· Role of a Sport Massage Therapist
· Sport Massage in Canada
OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE
The Participants will gain:
· An appreciation for the value of Sport Massage and its similarities or differences to classical
massage
· An introduction to techniques used by many Certified Sport Massage Therapists who have
represented Canada at Major Games and World Championships.
· A competency in the theory and techniques of pre-event, post-event and inter-event Sport
Massage
· An effective protocol when covering an athletic event
· A quick and concise method of gathering useful information to make the Sport Massage
session more efficient
· An understanding of the specific indications and contraindications for a variety of Sport
Massage circumstances
· An understanding of the physiological and psychological effects of Sport Massage
· The ability to provide the athletes of the sports with an excellent quality of massage
INSTRUCTORS
Kim Mark-Goldsworthy, BPhEd, RMT, SMT(C) Certified Sport Massage Therapist
Kim has been in continuous practice in Victoria since 1995 as a Massage
Therapist in the Sport Massage field, has been an active member with the
CSMTA on the Provincial and National Executive Board of Directors and
various committees, and has worked with a number of national and
professional athletes and teams.
Kim is presently the RMT with the Men’s National Rugby Sevens team and the
Victoria Royals (WHL) hockey team. She has been a member of the host medical teams for a variety of World
Championships and Major Games. Kim has also been a member of the Canadian Medical Team at the 2007
Pan Am Games (Brazil), 2007 World Junior Championships in Athletics (Poland), 2008 FISU Summer
Universiade (Russia), and the 2012 Summer Olympics (London). She was the RMT with the Men’s National
Rugby 15s team at The Rugby World Cup 2015 (England).
Brandy Osborne, RMT, SMT(C) Certified Sport Massage Therapist
Brandy has 8 years of experience as a Sport Massage Therapist. She has
worked with numerous national and professional athletes. Some of her
experiences include: Sport Therapy Co-Chair for the 2010 Western Canadian
Summer Games; Trainer, SMT (C) and First Responder for the Kamloops
Storm Junior B Hockey team and the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack
Men’s Hockey and soccer teams; Medical Practitioner Lead at the Pan Am
Games in 2015, among many other events. She has been a member of the
CSMTA since 2008, and has been a part of the BC Chapter Executive since then holding positions such as BC
Representative, BC Secretary, and BC President.
She is presently the Sport Massage Therapist (C) with Hockey Canada (since 2013), President of the BC
CSMTA, Owner and Operator of her own clinic and is an instructor in Kelowna at the Vancouver Career
College RMT program