Athletes come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. Learn how to identify, recruit, and effectively work with this target market. Participants are taught to build on the skills they already possess and apply them to work with a specific type of massage application and population its athletes. These techniques and strategies are designed to be clear cut and practical. Attendees will be able to apply them immediately to increase client retention, marketability and efficiency.

• Explore Kinesiology of the athlete -the interaction between the skeletal system, joints, muscles, and neural activity.
  
• Perform basic pre-event and post-event massage protocols
  
• Incorporate recovery and maintenance massage into a treatment plan based on their needs and training schedule
  
• Identify, discuss and address sport specific physiology, pathology, and soreness patterns
  
• Review the properties, assessment and charting of human movement, posture, range of motion, and gait
  
• Demonstrate basic clinical techniques including joint mobilization, stretching, specific tissue techniques as well and utilization of allied modalities (cryotherapy, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy etc.)
  
• Apply basic marketing and strategic communication skills that will ensure that clients will want you on their team
  

Cancellation Policy: Should BIOTONE need to cancel this event you will be notified 14 days prior to the workshop and your full registration fee will be reimbursed in 7 days. Should you need to cancel your registration, a 50% refund will be provided if it is within 30 days of the workshop date. The workshop is non-refundable if cancelled less than 30 days in advance of the workshop date.