National Holistic Institute Sports Massage Team to Provide Bodywork to San Jose Sabercats Football Team
National Holistic Institute is proud to announce our partnership with the San Jose Sabercats Arena Football Team! NHI sports massage students will be connecting with the athletes on the Sabercats team to provide post-game sports massage!
According to a recent article in the New York Times, post-exercise massage provides real medical benefits to athletes by reducing inflammation and increasing mitochondria which help rebuild and repair the cells in our muscles. With sports massage being a hot item of interest in massage, and more teams realizing the value and benefits of body work for their players, this provides an outstanding opportunity for our students interested in this field.
Their season started in this month with the first official game in March, and continuing through July 2012. Students arrive at the facility in Sunnyvale, where they perform 15-30 minute massages – post event style – under the supervision of David Kobata, the Sabercats’ athletic trainer.
When asked what he looks for in prospective externs, David states he looks for students who are genuinely interested in sports massage and who really know their kinesiology and are confident in their abilities. They MUST also be on time and dependable. Students are welcome to hand out business cards to the players, making it a beneficial opportunity for those looking to create a thriving private practice. Obviously this will also look great on a resume and give our students real-life bodywork training in addition t0 the clinic where they practice in school.
David works with a number of different professional and semi professional sports organizations and said he has heard many good things about NHI. We hope that the school’s connection with David may lead to other opportunities and events for the National Holistic Institute Sports Massage Team.