Isn it obvious that the industry will want State Registration?
As to whether the ‘industry’ wants sports massage therapy/sports therapy to be state registered, although most will agree that in principle this is a very positive development, there are many that fear it may become prohibitively expensive. For example, other state registered practitioners such as osteopaths have to pay annual fees and insurance of in excess of £1500. We know many sports massage therapists who are also qualified in other therapies as well as those who are also personal trainers, gym instructors, etc. They are worried that if more than one of their professional areas, or worse still, several become state registered, they will have mounting fees running to thousands of pounds per annum which will effectively exclude them from their chosen vocation.
