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SMA Forges Further Links with Professional Sport
Following meetings and consulatations with those working in professional sport, the SMA has launched a new membership category. Full details can be found below.
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The Sports Massage Association is the UK professional body representing sports massage practitioners and the profession.
Driven by the increasing demand for sports massage among sports participants but
confusion as to who was appropriately qualified, the Sports Massage Association
was launched at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 to be independent
body regulating sports massage practitioners in the UK. With support from the
leading sports bodies, related professional groups and educators it has grown to represent over 1000 members and is now recognised and the lead body for sports massage by the major employers in the UK.
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OLYMPICS BEIJING 2008
Congratulations to Team GB
athletes and support staff on the fantastic results in Beijing.
Some SMA members were
lucky enough to be involved in the thick of the action working with teams at
holding camps, competition venues and in the athletes' village. Joan Watt and
Paula Clayton managed to get time to pose for this photo.
The focus now moves to the next four years, where there will be
significantly more opportunities for Sports Massage Professionals from the UK to
be involved at the games. Watch this space..... |
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DISCOUNTED FIRST AID TRAINING FOR SMA MEMBERS
The Sports Massage Association has teamed up with ABC First Aid
to offer
discounted First Aid courses for members. All SMA members are required to have
an up to date qualification and this course will be not only give them a 3 year,
HSE recognised 'Appointed Person' qualification, it is also geared specifically
for those working in sport.
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21 June 2008 - Bristol University
23 Sept. 2008 - English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
More
details and booking form
“I
have been doing first aid courses every three years since 1978. This is by
miles, the best I have ever been on. It is interesting, challenging, funny and
above all, directly related to sport. I highly recommend it”
Bob Bramah, Sports Massage Practitioner |
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SPORTS MASSAGE ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- 1 OCTOBER 2008
The Sports Massage Association Annual General Meeting will be held at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Birmingham NEC on 1 October 2008 at 18.00.
All members are invited
to attend and written notices with full details will be sent to members in late
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NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS PROJECT - END OF PHASE 9 SEPTEMBER 2008
On 9 September 2008 the National Occupational Standards (NOS) project covering
sport massage and other related therapies concludes. The new NOS will be
signed-off by the Steering Group and will move forward to form the basis for
educational standards in the UK.
The Sports Massage
Association is involved in this project at both Steering Group and Expert
Working Group level alongwith
representative bodies from the industry such as the Football Association,
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine, British
Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers, Society of Sports Therapists,
General Council for Massage Therapy and educators.
Anyone interested in finding out more about this
project should contact the office. |
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SPORTS MASSAGE ASSOCIATION
LAUNCHES PROFESSIONAL TEAM PRACTITIONER SPECIAL INTEREST MEMBERSHIP
Along with sports masseurs from Premiership football clubs in the UK, plus other
working in elite sport in the UK, the Sports Massage Association has launched a
new membership category.
Through recent meetings
with those working at this level, we have developed a membership option geared
specifically to meet the needs of those working with professional teams and
athletes.
Download application
form and full details |
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SMA UPDATE DEC 2007
The newsletter for SMA members, December issue now available.
Click here or the
image to the right to download
Includes:
- Jobs, events and other work opportunities
- Board update
- Australian Soft Tissue e-magazine offer
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SMOKE FREE ENGLAND - NEW
LEGISLATION AFFECTS MASSAGE PRACTITIONERS
Following on from
Scotland, Wales and Ireland, England went smoke fee on 1 July 2007.
By law your clinic rooms have to display compliant No Smoking signs
Legally complaint,
SMA branded signs (window stickers) available free for members. Call the office
to claim yours. |
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