Richard Watson

Sports Therapist Richard Watson

Richard Watson

Sports Therapist

Richard Watson has had experience of playing sport at professional, semi-professional & at amateur level. Richard now works as a sports massage therapist for international sports men & women, national & local athletes, sports teams and the every day person who suffer with muscular problems.

ABOUT Richard Watson

Since setting up Apache Brave; Sports Therapist Richard Watsonhas been involved in many local and national sports events providing athletes with sports massage treatments to help prepare for their competitions. Richard has helped many international athletes in their pursuit for sporting glory. The knowledge Richard has gained working with  world top athletes now benefits people like you, you can be sure that the service you receive is the same skills and treatment that have helped Olympic athletes during the 2012 games to sporting success.

Richard was head sports massage therapist during an International hockey tournament in 2007 & worked exclusively with New Zealand women's masters' hockey team who reached the final of the event. Other highlights was  working closely with Mark Wood international polar explorer who embarked on a world first of trying to reach the North and South Pole back to back unaided. Richard provided Mark with sports therapy to aid recovery from injury and set Mark an intensive personal training plan to help build his fitness before the challenge. It's this combination of treatments and services that sets Richard aside from other therapists; his skills and knowledge helps people like you to over come injury and set you on the right path to success.

The diversity of clients Richard has worked with has enabled Richard to adapt his skills to benefit all types of people and background, you can be sure that your injury or muscular issues can be treated with the belief Richard has dealt with before.
Richard working during Paralympic games 2012
Richard Watson's career highlight so far is working at both Olympic and Paralympics games of London 2012 as a sports massage therapist.


            "Being heavily involved in the worlds biggest sporting event providing sports massage is my greatest achievement so far, and it was held in my home city of Coventry which made it even more important to me; I am very proud to represent my industry, my city of Coventry and my country, it was a great feeling"
Richard Watson Playing Football
Richard has been involved in sport since a small child, always striving to achieve greatness and fulfillment in which ever sport he took his hand too. Competing in sports such as athletics, rugby, football, tennis, squash, golf, martial arts and several others gave Richard knowledge of the importance of sport for fitness and health. Richard competed at regional, county and at national level during his sporting career, winning many awards along the way. It's this broad range of sports that Richard has learned the many different injuries and techniques of movement of the game, when you tell Richard your injury he has an understanding of your sport and injury.

Richard encouraged others to take up sport as a way of staying fit and also to give a feeling of self-worth. Leaving school Richard embarked on many sport training course gaining valuable coaching qualifications while also studying Recreation & Sports management.
 
From 1990 Richard worked as a freelance sports coach, working within local sport centres, schools and with the English Football Association, coaching young and teenage children the skills and the morals of sport.
 
Continuing his career knowledge Richard upgraded his skills by becoming a sports massage therapist/sports therapist, it was the next step in what was an already rewarding career. Having suffered serious injury himself Richard could see the benefits of sports massage in the aid of recovery from injury, surgery and any muscular problems.
Mark Wood Exploer

Don’t take our word for it


“In the short time Richard has been working on the injuries I have some incredible improvement in my training. I can't recommend him enough for his excellent work”
Mark Wood International Exploer

Richard Watson's Training and Qualifications

Richard Watson's'
Qualifications and Skill Certifications


Richard Has gained many qualification over the years as a coach, personal trainer, and sports therapy to make him an expert if the field of fitness and advanced massage therapy. See list below to discover Richard qualifications.
Sports Therapy
Sports Massage Therapy
Personal Trainer
Sports Psychology
    Cycle Studio Instructor
    Sports Coach
Posture Analysis
Corrective Exercise
    DNAFit certified Trainer
    Nutritional Advice for Physical Exercise
    Suspension training Instructor
Small Group Instructor
    Boot Camp Instructor
    Circuit Training Instructor
Sports Tape strapping
    Supportive Taping and Strapping
    Gym Instructor
    Ultrasound Therapist
Depression Management
Life Guard

Bodymaster and Joint Manipulation in

    Cervical Spine (neck)
    Shoulder
    Hip and Groin

Richard Watson education record

Warwick University
Oxford University
Loughborough University
Premier Training International
Peak Performance Training
DNAFit Academy
John Gibbons Masterclass Training
Football Association Training
Dudley College
Hinkley & North Warwickshire College
ATLAS Sports College
Solihull Sports College

Sports Coach Awards in 

Football
Athletics
Tennis
Squash
Badminton
Swimming
Cycling
Martial Art (kick boxing)
Summer Mountaineering
General Sports Coach

Apache Brave

Whats behind the name?


Apache Brave provides advanced massage techniques including sports massage, deep tissue massage, DNA Fit Testing  & personal training. Apache Brave was founded in 2008 by Richard Watson.Apache Brave’s aim is to establish a service for the local athlete & general public that was once only exclusive to the professional sportsman

Behind the name: APACHE is a medical acronym for a scoring system; adapted for our use in collecting data and providing accurate, objective description for measuring the severity of client’s condition.

Acute
Physiology
And
Chronic
Health
Evaluation

Brave simply means; Endure with courage to triumph over pain. We think this is a great motto to carry with you when you are competing, training, recovering from injury or surgery

Apache Brave has worked on international events dealing with teams and individuals as they competed for championship glory, Apache Brave can be seen at many local cycle races helping prepare cyclists for their race and speeding recovery after the event. Aside from dealing with injuries Apache Brave provides seminars on sports nutrition and sports psychology with talks on the benefits of having coaching sessions integrated with sports massage.
 
Other notable events that Apache Brave has been involved with are; Mike Vaughn’s Warwickshire 100 charity ride where a massage area was set up to provide relief for aching muscles after the ride, all money raised on the day went to the supporting charity.


North South Polar Challenge
Mark Wood’s North South polar challenge, Apache Brave assisted in the training, injury rehab and sports therapy to enable Mark Wood to take on the world first of reaching the south and north poles back to back unaided.

The Prince’s Trust approached Apache Brave to set up and run a massage area at their end village during the Palace to Palace cycle event in the West Midlands. Apache Brave also designed a training plan that all the cyclist where able to follow to help them complete the cycle event.

We have worked for...


Apache Brave and Richard Watson has been involved with some major events and people over the years; either as a Sports Therapist, Sports Massage Practitioner or Sports Coach.

It is with great recognition that these people and events have wanted Richard Watson on board their projects, it shows the belief that Richard's skills will enable these events and athletes to become a success.

Sporting Events

  • Olympic Games 2012
  • Paralympics Games 2012
  • International Masters Hockey World Cup
  • Shooting ISSF World Cup
  • Shakespeare Cycle 100
  • Action Research (Diva 100 Warwickshire)
  • Mike Vaughn's Warwickshire 100
  • Regional 10 & 25 Cycle Time Trial

Professional Companies

  • Happy as Larry Dance Production
  • The Prince's Trust
  • Wayne McGregor dance production (Far)
  • Dallas Burston Polo Club
  • PCT Annual Conference (Coventry)
  • TV and Film Productions

Individual Projects

  • North & South Solo Polar Challenge
  • Mark Wood Everest Summit Challenge
  • Apache Brave Racing Cycle team
  • Balsall Common Football Club 
  • AT7 Centre Coventry
  • Various Schools

Sports People

  • Liz Powell cyclist (Chrono Champion)
  • Top 3 National Cycle Hill Climb Champion
  • National 25 miles Cycle Time Trial Champion
  • Matt Clinton National Time Trial BAR Champion
  • 5 x Gran Fondo World cycle qualifiers
  • David Watson Coaching
  • Clintival Cycle Coaching
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