BECOME A CSMS!
CrossFunction Sports Massage Academy
SPORTS MASSAGE CERTIFICATE
Have you wanted to take your massage game to the next level? Perhaps you have never worked with athletes before. Or you have but want to deep dive into Mechanics and Processes behind sports massage at an elite level. You want to feel empowered when an elite or competitive athlete, enters your clinic.
Say a young soccer player named Rachel comes into your practice. She has a championship game in two weeks, and has had general massage before, but her left hip flexor is hurting. What do you do? How would you help Rachel?
You would need to know:
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Has she seen a doctor or is working with an ATC
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Where is she at in her season
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What does her body alignment look like
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What type of massage techniques has she had before
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What movement is causing discomfort, and why
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How does her sport move- is it unilateral? bilateral? What position is she?
These things could be overwhelming as a therapist, but does not have to be! Sports massage is Exciting! It addresses orthopedic and movement like none other. Come join us as we launch a Dedicated, FUN, and Educational Specialty Certificate in Sports Massage. Classes will be in a mixed Online and on-site training process so you do not have to be local to earn credits. You will gain knowledge that you can Quickly and Immediately apply in your massage practice with really good results.
Question: What athlete wants to wait to get injured before seeing a medical professional... when You can help prevent injury in the first place? You could help accelerate their healing process and have them get a leg up on their competition! We have spent several years building a dynamite sports massage team using these skills and techniques with extreme success, and am excited to now share them with you, so you may have that success for your clients as well. We are athletes! And as athletes we are goal-oriented, with gold medal standards. We are excited to bring this goal-oriented and gold medal sports massage training into your life. Sign up for a live training or take the free online training to get started on your sports massage journey!
Your success is Our success- we look forward helping gain your sports massage toolset today in our CSMS (CrossFunctino Sports Massage Specialist) program!
How does the program work?
This program is for licensed manual therapists in the USA. Excludes the State of NY. Requirements for program completion:
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Complete all individual course online certificates
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Attend EITHER the Live Intro to Sports Mechanics and Massage OR one of our approved sports massage instructor live 8 hr course in lue of Intro to Sports Mechanics and Massage Course
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Attend the Live Advanced Sports Mechanics and Massage 8 hr course
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Pass the SafeSport.org 01. SafeSport Trained program
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Pass the 50 question CSMS final exam
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Obtain your CSMS (CrossFunction Sports Massage Specialist)
The program may be completed a la carte, as a Two Week Guided Study Hybrid Program, or a One Week Intensive Program
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Program Director
SPORT MASSAGE THERAPIST
MOVEMENT SPECIALIST
B.S., LMT, CSCS
My name is Jenny Mapes, owner of CrossFunction Sports Massage. I have been a movement specialist, personal trainer, and coach for over 18 years, teaching sport clinics throughout the PNW and in Coaches Choice training videos nationwide. I trained for the 2012 London Olympics in the high jump and worked with thousands of athletes from the weekend warrior to Professional and Olympic level athletes. My passion for sports and sports prehab drove me into the massage therapy profession. I've received a B.S. from the University of Oregon, am a CSCS, ISSA Master Trainer, graduated massage school from Alexandar School of Natural Therapeutics, have certifications in Zen BodyTherapy, ICTA Massage Cupping, FMT+, CKTP, and Scar Tissue Therapy. I was on the 2020 United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center medical rotation, on the USATF Master National Medical Team, 2020 USATF Olympic Trials medical team, and worked with thousands of athletes through massage. I look forward providing the best sports massage training possible, and to work with you in your journey of sports massage!
Online Courses
Online courses will be complete in 2021. Student may purchase courses individually a-la-carte, or in live or hybrid formats. (*note: live training for intensives are all complete and NCBTMB approved)
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CORE COURSES
BEDROCK BLUEPRINT- 3CE
Foundations of Sports Mechanics and Massage
SPORTS MASSAGE 101- 2CE
ETHICS IN SPORTS MASSAGE- 4CE
KINESIOLOGY + MOVEMENT SERIES
KINESIOLOGY OF SPORTS MASSAGE- 3CE
BASIC SPORTS MED - 2CE
SPORTS INJURIES AND SOFT TISSUE ASSESSMENTS- 3CE
HANDS-ON SERIES
INTRO TO MANUAL THERAPY TOOLS- 7CE
SPORTS MASSAGE SIDELINE- 5CE
TRIGGER POINT THERAPY- 3CE
INTRO TO STRETCHING- 3CE
SPORT-SPECIFIC ADVANCED SERIES*
ENDURANCE SPORTS MASSAGE TECHNIQUES- 2CE
POWER SPORTS MASSAGE TECHNIQUES- 3CE
*Courses accessible after all other online courses have been taken
MASSAGE TECHNIQUES FOR OVERHEAD ATHLETES- 3CE
TRAINING PROGRAM SCHEDULES
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LIVE IN-PERSON ONE WEEK INTENSIVE
$1999
2021
Oct 24-30
Mill Creek, WA. Group limited to 12.
2022
Feb 20-26
Honolulu, HI. Group limited to 16.
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INDIVIDUAL A LA CARTE LIVE COURSE DATES
2021
Oct 26
In-Person Live, Business of Sports Massage
8 CE, $180 CrossFunction Sports Massage training center in Mill Creek WA
Oct 29
In-Person Live, Introduction to Manual Therapy Tools
7 CE, $180 CrossFunction Sports Massage training center in Mill Creek WA
Nov 12
In-Person Live, Intro to Sports Mechanics and Massage
8 CE, $180 CrossFunction Sports Massage training center in Mill Creek WA
Nov 13
In-Person Live, Advanced Sports Mechanics and Massage
8 CE, $180 CrossFunction Sports Massage training center in Mill Creek WA
2022
Jan 12
Online Live Business of Sports Massage
8 CE, Zoom, $180
Feb 4
In-Person Live, Intro to Sports Mechanics and Massage, Mill Creek WA
8 CE, $180 CrossFunction Sports Massage training center in Mill Creek WA
Feb 5
In-Person, Advanced Sports Mechanics and Massage, Mill Creek WA
8 CE, $180 CrossFunction Sports Massage training center in Mill Creek WA
May 18
Online Live Business of Sports Massage
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TWO WEEK RIGOROUS GUIDED STUDY HYBRID PROGRAM
$1399
2022
May 8-21 Full day online live May 8 and May 18, 30 min nightly live online check-ins each day in-between for self-study courses, and then LIVE IN PERSON Full Day Courses in Mill Creek, WA on May 20 and May 21.
Group limited to 12 participants.
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Live Training
Sports Massage Courses
Intro to Sports Mechanics & Massage
Learn different movements for various sports, which muscles are affected within movements, when to massage and what type of massage during the cycle of an athlete's season, and what to avoid if injury or overuse has occurred. Learn athlete body types, energy systems and how to massage each system, sport ethics, and much more!
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$180
Advanced Sports Mechanics & Massage
This is the advanced class of the Sports Movement and Massage training. Moving into more detailed mechanical movements, you will feel, assess, and determine best massage strategy for area of movement. Learn different modalities of sports massage including sidelying technique and working with the psoas, perform TriggerPoint, Muscle Energy Technique, Pin and Stretch, Dynamic Active Stretching, and also be introduced to various tools such as cupping, kinesiotaping, and scraping. You will practice an athletic environment setting with 10 minute table time per athlete. This is a packed day with a Lot of useful massage techniques!
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$180
It takes six people to have a live class near you- invite an LMT friend and request your favorite course here! We can travel anywhere besides NY and FL. It only takes nine registrants for a class to be in your area.