this qualification provides a progression route from level 3 fitness instructing and level 3 personal training allowing individual to braoden their existing skills to include Soports Massage Therapy. Candidates may progress onto additional training in sports massage therapy techniques.
Approved centres are encouraged to combine unit assessment to enable a more holistic approach to be taken. This is detailed in Assessment Guidance.
Assessments for each unit are as follows-
Unit 1 Clinical issues in sports massage- Internally assessed and verified, and externally verified theory paper plus an internally assessed and verified, and externally verified practical assessment.
Unit 2 Further Anatomy & Physiology for sports massage- Externally set and assessed theory paper consisting of 40 questions plus an internally assessed and verified, and externally verified short answer questions. Also an internally assessed and verified, and externally verified practical assessment.
Unit 3 Sports massage techniques- Internally assessed and verified and externally verified practical assessment.
Unit 4 Assessment of the client for sports massage- Internally assessed and verified, and externally verified client record case study plus an intenally assessed and verified and externally verified practical assessment.
Unit 5 Soft tissue injury and repair- Internally assessed and verified, and externally verified short answer questions.
Unit 6 Post care advice- Internally assessed and verified, and externally verified short answer questions plus internally assessed and verified, and externally verified practical assessment.
Active IQ provides standard assessment proformas to support the quality assurance and run regular training days for our centres to ensure assessment practices are standardised across all centres. Active IQ External Verifiers visit centres 2-3 times a year to support assessment and delivery processes and sample 40-50% of the candidates work to maintain standards and the provision of training across all sites.
Learners must complete all units.