1000 hours to Certification

500 Sport hours + 500 RMT hours = 1000 hours to become an experienced Sport Massage Therapist

Clinic hours may be accumulated while a member or, may have already been accumulated before joining.
Clinic hours may or may not include sport massage, however sport massage in clinic cannot be counted toward your 500 sport hours.

It ensures our candidates:

Become familiar with injuries and treatments common to on-site/on-field situations.
Interact with athletes, coaches, managers, team officials and expert groups of health teams (CASEM, CATA, RCCSS(C), SPC, CSEP, CSMTA).
Learn to manage various situations as the primary and secondary medical personnel on duty.
Gain valuable experience needed to be selected to the Health Care Team at Major Games and competitions.

10 Steps to Certification

Detailed requirements for each step is available in the CSMTA Candidate Handbook,

available in the Members only section of the website.

Note: ISMDP is now known as the CSMTA Education Program