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Sports Massage Courses Europe

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At, Sports Massage Courses Europe Elaine Whillock is the Director for SMCE and head Massage Tutor for the massage courses which are delivered at Tenerife Top Training and satellite centre in Greece. She is also a Sports Massage Tutor for the Steven Gerard Academy and LLS Online Sports Academy. She has 27 years worth of experience to share with her students and has been teaching since 2015. Elaine's reputation for producing excellent professionally trained therapists, is the reason why she is contacted throughout the year by cruise ships, ski resorts, retreats companies, and hotel groups who are looking for superior quality staff.

Based at the prestigious high-performance sports centre, Tenerife Top Training (T3), Elaine offers face-to-face group training, online courses, and private tuition for individuals or groups. Whether you're a beginner looking for first-rate training and professional qualifications or a qualified therapist wishing to further your knowledge and skills, Sports & Massage Courses Europe has a variety of Diploma and CPD massage courses to suit all levels.

Elaine has a passion for her profession and has developed her own technique called ‘The Star System’, which is an Eastern Modality of Sports Massage. This includes techniques from Deep Tissue Massage with Myofascial Meridians, Sports Massage, Acupressure, and Energy Work.

Spanish Speaking Instructor Elena At Sports & Massage Courses Europe In Tenerife

Spanish Speaking Instructor Elena

At the best centre for massage training courses, Elaine is excited to have on her team of expert massage training instructors Elena, who is offering Quiromasaje Level 3 courses in Spanish. Elena was trained directly by Elaine Whillock and is head therapist at Elaine's massage centre at Duke Gym.

My name is Elena Dileo, I was born and raised in the great metropolis of Milan. The love for sports that I have practiced since I was a child at a competitive level, fascinated me and brought me closer to the world of massages. Arriving in Tenerife, now 9 years ago, I began to "specialize" in Holistic and Sports massages, working in gyms, hotels, yoga centers and prominently with professional athletes in the martial arts ans surfing sector in the south of the island. Listening to my body helps me feel that of my clients, the passion for my work and to always do better.

Spanish Speaking Instructor Elena At Sports & Massage Courses Europe In Tenerife

At the best centre for massage training courses, Elaine is excited to have on her team of expert massage training instructors Elena, who is offering Quiromasaje Level 3 courses in Spanish. Elena was trained directly by Elaine Whillock and is head therapist at Elaine's massage centre at Duke Gym.

My name is Elena Dileo, I was born and raised in the great metropolis of Milan. The love for sports that I have practiced since I was a child at a competitive level, fascinated me and brought me closer to the world of massages. Arriving in Tenerife, now 9 years ago, I began to "specialize" in Holistic and Sports massages, working in gyms, hotels, yoga centers and prominently with professional athletes in the martial arts ans surfing sector in the south of the island. Listening to my body helps me feel that of my clients, the passion for my work and to always do better.

Spanish Speaking Instructor Elena

Sports & Massage Courses Europe In Athens With Christos

Christos

Christos is an experienced physiotherapist/ massage therapist/ anatomy teacher, specializing in musculoskeletal therapy. With many years of experience in the field, Christos has been working with people from all over the world. He has extensive experience in working in rehabilitation of the body, and healing practices and has expanded his work in wellness, with reflexology, studies in TCM, acupuncture, and manual therapy. Passionate about well-being and healthy functioning of the body.

His highly skilled style and personal technique led him to win the silver medal at the International Massage Championship and the Gold at the Greek Competition in 2021. Now he also participates as a judge in the International Massage Championship.

Gold Medal in the Greek Competition 2021

Silver Medal in the International Massage Championship 2021

Davide's motto is "eat well, train smart, tough mind, and repeat".

He has worked as a professional personal trainer across the world, teaching meditation, martial arts and training different disciplines across Asia. Davide also specialises in weight lifting, functional training and calisthenics.

Alongside his experience, Davide also is certified from the Australian College of Sport & Fitness with Certificate III and Certificate IV for fitness. Through his years of education and training, he is an advanced gym instructor, personal trainer, first aid instructor, and offers nutritional coaching.

Davide also has a certification as a gym instructor and weight lifting instructor from NonSoloFitness (AICS) in Bologna.

In addition to this, Davide speaks Italian, English and Spanish.

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Davide Stevanin Sports Tutor For SMCE at Tenerife Top Training

Davide Stevanin Sports Tutor

Virtual Online Sports Tutor and Assessor

Joanna Ziobronowicz Sports Tutor

Level 4 Active IQ Personal Trainer | BJJ Black Belt | Self-Defence Instructor

Joanna is a highly experienced Level 4 Active IQ Personal Trainer with a wealth of experience working with 1:1 clients, including athletes and celebrities, as well as leading Strength and Conditioning studio classes.

As a former high-level athlete and World and European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion, Joanna brings deep expertise from her martial arts career. She holds a second-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the legendary Roger Gracie and is a qualified Self-Defense Instructor.

Joanna's passion for optimising performance shines through in her personalised approach to training, focusing on each client's unique needs. Her diverse methods include functional training, mobility work, and sport-specific movement inspired by her martial arts background.

She holds a Master’s Degree from UCL in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, which adds a deeper understanding of behaviour and performance to her coaching methods.

In addition to her fitness and self-defence expertise, Joanna is the author of She Fights Back, a book focused on empowering women with tools and strategies for safety and self-defence.

Joanna is also a certified Yoga Vinyasa instructor (200 RYT), offering a modern approach to mobility and flexibility in her online classes.

A senior level Personal Trainer / Massage Therapist / Rehabilitation Consultant with experience of team leadership and facilities management.

Over 30 years experience in Health & Fitness. Well versed in both large public access venues and exclusive private members clubs. A confident, competent, highly skilled individual with a strong belief in collaboration and success through teamwork.

A logical thinker and strategic planner who demonstrates a positive, engaging, supportive attitude within management roles.

Always keeps a calm head and clear focus during stressful situations. Up to date, and often ahead of current trends in physical conditioning and human performance.

Max Korin SMCE Assessor for Tenerife and Thailand

Max Korin SMCE Assessor

Martin Cuthbertson SMCE Internal Verifier for Tenerife and Thailand

Martin Cuthbertson

Elaine is very grateful to have Martin Cuthbertson leading her team as Manager and Internal Verifier. Martin is an accomplished Personal Trainer with 11 years of expertise, fitness coaching and with his roles as a Scuba Diving Instructor and former Prison Officer, offering a unique approach to health, safety, and adaptive training strategies

His role for the last 11 years as a PT is to assess clients bodily strengths, weaknesses and create customised workout plans. Provide physical, mental guidance and monitor customer progress on a regular basis. Monitor and assure that customers stay safe while training. He has worked with individuals, small and large groups, in both gyms and outside training in England and Tenerife. With 4 years of experience as a scuba diving instructor, dive guide and tour leader this has given him a lot of first-hand experience of individual, large group, dive site and boat risk assessment skills. Always alert to knowing peoples abilities and limitations and being able to think on his feet with having the courage to change plans for the safety of everybody no matter how unpopular it may be. This has also given him many years of experience in communication verbally and non verbally, to understand his students and customers, constantly having to assess risk while underwater.

Also his training to become a prison officer and years working in prisons has taught him how to assess and evaluate individuals on a daily, hourly and sometimes minute to minute basis, teaching how to implement standards and procedures for the health and safety of everyone who is in the environment, whilst having to write daily reports and conducting prisoner interviews. All of Martin's 18 years of experience has given him the ideal platform to take on this position for SMCE

Daniel is an International Personal Trainer, Sport & Injury Therapist and is trained to Level 3 and 4 in Advanced Personal Training.

With 20 years of worldwide experience, Daniel currently runs Core Balance Fitness and is Resident Trainer at the World Class Naiharn Gym facility in Rawai Phuket. He specialises in Core Balance, Strength and stability, Functional Training, Sport & Injury Rehabilitation.

Growing up in a New Zealand sporting family, which comprises of Commonwealth & Olympic Level Sports Athletes, Daniels passion for sport and fitness training directed him to completing sub 3 hour marathons, and developing his Calisthenics, Olympic Rings, Functional Training, Moto X & SUP Board skills.

Daniel brings with him a wealth of knowledge, wisdom and experience of over 10,000 hours of Personal Training, teaching Physical Education, and offers Injury Rehab to clients aged from 9 to 90 years old!

He works with complete beginners to elite sports athletes in Strength conditioning, Functional Training, Weight Gain and Weight Loss. Daniel also specialises in the rehabilitation of clients with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.

Daniel has a strong ethos of developing a strong person-centred relationship with all his clientele. He is determined to know their, goals, barriers & limitations, which is key to their improved health and ultimate fitness success.

Daniel Flynn Sports Tutor For SMCE In Thailand Phuket

Daniel Flynn Sports Tutor

Peter O'Grady

Peter O'Grady

Peter O’Grady is a passionate and certified tutor dedicated to helping individuals achieve their health and fitness career goals in Ireland and abroad. With a background in fitness instruction, personal training, strength and conditioning, sports therapy, massage therapy and orthopaedic and soft tissue therapy, I have been shaping the health and fitness journeys of my students and clients for over 12 years.

I hold many qualifications including the few mentioned above and continuously update my skills to stay abreast of the latest fitness trends and techniques. My education and experience equip me with the knowledge needed to create and deliver the best of the best courses available to you. Throughout my 12-plus years in the fitness industry, I've had the privilege of working with diverse clients, from beginners taking their first steps into fitness to advanced athletes looking to optimize their performance. My hands-on experience has provided me with valuable insights into tailoring workouts to individual needs and adapting to various fitness levels. I look forward to sharing my experiences with you and helping you along your journey which I hope will be as exciting as mine. My philosophy: I believe in fostering a positive and empowering environment where clients feel motivated and supported. My approach goes beyond the workout routine; I strive to educate my students and clients about the principles of fitness and nutrition, empowering them to make lasting lifestyle changes.

Business: Not only have I been fortunate enough to work with so many great people over the years but also to experience the business side of it all. Since qualifying as a fitness instructor over 12 years ago, I have been self-employed for 8 of those years, working for myself and owning my own gyms. Sharing my experiences from a business perspective is something that I love to do with my students.

Embarking on a fitness journey is a personal and transformative experience. I'm here to guide you every step of the way, providing the knowledge, motivation, and support you need to achieve and exceed your aspirations.

Deep Tissue & Sports Massage Training In Tenerife At Sports & Massage Courses Europe

Elaine is also been delighted to receive professional athletes and sports trainers from Tenerife and also coming in from abroad, for advanced Sports Massage and Bodywork Training, as they are looking to possible career changes, or to add on a massage service to their Fitness or Personal Training business. She is also very welcoming to students from other countries where good massage training just simply does not exist. Or they come to her for re-training because they have not been taught to massage correctly, or they are looking for more specialised advanced massage-bodywork techniques to add to their current knowledge.

Massage Services & Training Courses With Elaine Whillock

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