What Makes This Course Unique

  • Taught by an Industry Leader

    I've spent more than a decade travelling and treating some of Canada's most successful Olympians. From clinic to trackside, learn what it takes to work with high level athletes.

  • Ask Better Questions

    Having a better understanding of the demands of sport allow you to ask better questions toyour clients, leading to more efficient treatments and better outcomes.

  • Real Life Application

    This course was designed to be as relevant as possible to therapists in their real life work. If you treat world champions or weekend warriors, information from this course will be instantly applicable.

Topics Covered in this Course

This course covers a wide array of topics related to high-performance sport massage including:

  • Learn why athletes are a unique sub-population with specific factors that must be considered

  • Increase your assessment speed and efficiency with "Assessment Chains"

  • Introduction to pre, mid, and post competition treatment planning

  • Learn how to identify contraindications to training or competing with athletes

  • Understand how to create your own "Integrated Support Team"

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Testimonials

Courtney L

Massage Therapist, Team Canada Womens Hockey, Long Track Speed Skating

Prior to taking Intro to Sport Massage I had already been travelling with teams for several years, but the course really changed the way I approached treatment with the athletes. The evidence-based program really helped me to make adjustments to create better results, especially when it comes to treating athletes at various stages of their training cycle. Joe has expansive knowledge and experience to share and I found the material to be extremely valuable both in the clinic and on the road. Whether you are looking to start working with sports or have been working with athletes for years, Intro to Sport Massage will provide you with the tools to feel confident in your approach.

I Loved Intro to Sport Massage!

Ashley K

Joe’s course, and his style of teaching, gave me immediate new skills and techniques that I was able to incorporate into my massage sessions with confidence. The knowledge and experience that Joe is able to offer as a teacher is phenomenal. If you’re at all interested in working with athletes, or applying a more dynamic approach for your active clients, I would absolutely recommend taking this course.

Leanne H.

Travelling massage therapist for Ice Climbing World Cups

Joe has over a decade of hands on experience with world class athletes and has the knowledge as a previous high level wrestler him self. He brings all that knowledge and them some to his Sport Massage Course. Joe is a brilliant therapist and he really helps you understand and treat athletes according to their stage of competition. He put together an amazing pre and post race or competition protocols, as well as tools you can use for athletes. I would highly recommend this class to anyone who is looking to work with athletes or even the active community.

Great course!

Lindsay C.

I highly recommend Joe’s Intro to Sport Massage. As a more recent RMT grad I was able to start applying new assessment and treatment techniques into my practice right away. Joe is a great teacher with so much experience and knowledge from the field to share.

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Start your journey into sport massage and deepen your understanding of how to help athletes

Pricing options

Pay a one time flat rate, or spread out payments over several months; find the solution that works best for you.

Meet Your Instructor

Joseph Bentley

Joe Bentley has been a massage therapist providing services to some of Canada's top amateur athletes since 2010. A multiple time Canadian national wrestling champion in both Freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling, he has worked with NHL athletes, Olympic and World Champions, and world record holders. His ability to present complex topics in simple, easy to understand ways is used both in treatments and during presentations in this course.

Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • Welcome to the Course

    • Key Concepts

    • Key Concepts Quiz

  2. 2
    • Assessments Part 1

    • Traction Explanation

    • Assessments Part 2

    • Assessment Scenarios

    • Upper Body Assessment Chain

    • Upper Body Assessment Chain Break Down

    • Lower Body Assessment Chain

    • Lower body Assessment Chain Description

    • Assessment Quiz

  3. 3
    • Treatments

    • Shake

    • Upper Body Shake Demonstration

    • Lower Body Shake Demonstration

    • Flush

    • Upper Body Flush Demonstration

    • Lower Body Flush Demonstration

    • Assessment Quiz

  4. 4
    • Injuries and Contraindications

    • Injury Quiz

  5. 5
    • Concussions

    • Additional Concussion Resources

    • CRT and SCAT5

    • Concussion Quiz

  6. 6
    • Working in an IST

  7. 7
    • Introduction

    • Developing better observational skills in Sport

    • CATT online

    • MOOC on Concussion

    • Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport

    • Concensus statement on concussion in sport

    • GlobalDRO

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