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Sports Massage

  • Non-Award

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award

Career pathways

How to apply
  1. Download and print out the Short Course Application Form
    [PDF, 135.8 KB]
  2. Fill out the form
  3. Return the completed form to:
    University Admissions Office
    AUT Private Bag
    92006
    Auckland 1142



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Disclaimer

Your enrolment in this course will only be complete after you've paid your course fees. You can pay fees online, on any AUT campus or by fees invoice. If you haven't paid your fees within two weeks and 10 days before your course starts, your enrolment will be cancelled. If your employer is paying your fees, please provide a purchase order, with your employer's contact and billing details before the course starts. AUT reserves the right to cancel courses that don't have enough students. If this happens, you'll be given at least 2 or 3 days' notice and can transfer to another start date for this course.

Course structure

Topics include:
  • Full body massage techniques
  • Contraindications of massage
  • Basic postural analysis
  • Soft Tissue Therapy (STT)
Credits

Students receive 11 REPS CEC credits for attending this course.

Prerequisite

Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations (for a basic understanding of anatomy and physiology) or an acceptable equivalent qualification.

Lecturer profile

Mandy Crawford graduated as top student in both the Diploma of Sports Massage and Bachelor of Health Studies in Neuromuscular Therapy. Mandy has gone on to work with a variety of elite athletes. These include the World Netball and Sailing Championships, NZ Football, Black Ferns, NZ Warriors, Brisbane Broncos, and most recently with the English and Argentinean teams at the Rugby World Cup. Her time is divided between her busy practice on the North Shore, and teaching the Sports Massage and Advanced Sports Massage courses at AUT. Mandy has completed her Master of Osteopathy and has been made an Executive of Sports Med NZ.

After completing the Sports Massage course

Build on the skills you've acquired on this course by undertaking the Sports Massage Advanced course.