Dates: May 2-3, 2025
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Instructor: Antonio Mangilit

Sports massage therapy is a targeted type of massage designed to improve athletic performance, prevent injuries, and support the recovery process for athletes. It incorporates various techniques to prepare the body for physical activity, relieve muscle tension and soreness, and encourage healing and flexibility.

What You’ll Learn in This Seminar:
Get ready for an engaging and informative session where you’ll uncover the secrets behind sports massage! From its fascinating history to hands-on techniques, you’ll learn how sports massage can boost performance, prevent injuries, and speed up recovery. Don't miss out on discovering the different types of sports massage and how they can be a game-changer for athletes!

• Theoretical basis and practical application of Pre-Event Sports Massage

• Theoretical basis and practical application of Post-Event Sports Massage

• Event site management

• Athlete education

• Relevant components of Exercise Physiology

Introduction & History:
Gain insight into the origins and evolution of sports massage therapy, and understand its growing role in modern athletic performance.

• Sports massage dates back to ancient Chinese and Greek literature.

• It has had longer popularity in European countries

• It is gaining fast acceptance and popularity due to popular and professional sports.

• It has developed into a professional specialty within the massage community.
  

Types of Sports Massage:

Explore the different types of sports massage techniques and discover how each one benefits athletes at various stages of their training and recovery.

• Pre-Event technique

• Post-Event technique

• Inter-competition technique

• Maintenance treatment

• Sports Therapy treatment

Sports massage therapy is an essential part of an athlete’s training regimen, helping to enhance performance, minimize injury risk, and promote effective recovery. Athletes should collaborate with a certified sports massage therapist who can customize treatments to meet their specific needs and objectives.