Join the Sports Massage Association

The SMA membership structure provides a pathway for professional practitioners of sports massage to develop their skills and progress through the membership levels.

 

Become an SMA Registered Tutor

The Sports Massage Association is the only independent body in the UK for sports massage practitioners and as such we have the support of leading sports bodies, related healthcare professional associations, the UK education system and major employers in the UK.

The SMA standards and practice are recognised by all major sporting bodies in the UK:

  • British Olympic Association
  • British Paralympic Association
  • UK Sport
  • Home Country Institutes of Sport eg English Institute of Sport
  • National Governing Bodies Of Sport e.g.; The Football Association
  • There is no charge for registering with the SMA as a tutor
Please click here to download an application form
 

Level 5 Announcement

We are delighted to announce the SMA's unique endorsement of the new VTCT Level 5 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy (QCF), that Skills for Health have accepted the qualification and also that Level 5 membership will shortly be available with the Sports Massage Association (SMA)

The catalyst for this initiative has been the development of new National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Massage which were released in November of 2009. Members of the SMA were heavily involved in the development of the standards and have been subsequently similarly involved in developing Sports Massage qualifications with the specialist awarding body VTCT.

This initiative means that for the first time the profession have a suite of qualifications on an educational framework, specifically the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). Sports massage qualifications are or will be obtainable at Levels 3, 4 and 5 all of which have been mapped against the relevant NOS and are endorsed by the SMA.

We are also delighted to have been approached by VTCT and to provide the Association's endorsement of the new qualifications and we can assure you that the SMA will be active in the quality control of course providers offering these qualifications.

The SMA will be providing a number of routes to Level 5 SMA membership and more detailed information will be provided in the near future.

Click any SMA Membership Level for more details, or, if you are a member please log in to ‘SMA shop’ to renew your membership.

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5 easy steps to join:

  1. Download the appropriate SMA membership application form by visiting the SMA forms page.
  2. Complete the application form.
  3. Make payment using the buttons below via PayPal.
  4. Supply your full name and contact telephone number with your PayPal payment.
  5. Return your completed application form and required documents via email to:

Alternatively you can return your application via post to:
Sports Massage Association, 107-113 London Road, London, E13 0DA. Or Fax: 0845 459 6032

If you do not wish to pay online please send your application via post with a cheque made payable to 'The Sports Massage Association'.

  • Level 3 and Level 4 membership prices include an administration fee of £20.00/£30.00 for the first year of application.
  • Level 2, 3 and 4 applications include 4 quarterly issues of the Sportex Dynamics publications.

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Membership cannot be activated until all required documentation is received.

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Only those members who are registered at level 3 and 4, and have therefore demonstrated the skills required, will eligible to be on the National Register of Sports Massage Professionals.

Members will receive the following:

  • Members will receive an SMA Membership Certificate
  • Registered Professional Members will receive a Certificate of Professional Registration and a photo-card stating their credentials
  • The professional journal sportEX Dynamics
  • Access to an archive of previously published articles from sportEX Dynamics
  • Access to the SMA members area of Primal Pictures Interactive Anatomy online
  • The SMA newsletter
  • Access to discounts from SMA approved suppliers for equipment, training and educational resources

Use of the SMA logo and MSMA (Member of Sports Massage Association) The letters MSMA and SMA Logo are subject to trademark owned by the SMA.

Only Registered Professional Members of Level 3 and above are given permission to use MSMA and the logo on their stationery.

The letters MSMA and SMA Logo are subject to trademark owned by the SMA.