Sports Touch by Kate Montgomery, a sports massage therapist and professional kinesiology practitioner, created the Sports Touch System (1986) while living in San Diego, CA. Her clients were professional, Olympic, masters and weekend warriors. They were 'serious athletes' who wanted to achieve their best performance, increase their energy and stamina and most importantly, accelerate their recovery. Kate took techniques from her sports massage and Touch for Health kinesiology training, as well as other healing modalities (acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, herbal therapy) and created Athletic Rituals and taught every athlete a self-care program to be done daily, before, during and after training or in a race. Each Ritual in the Sports Touch System is designed for a specific purpose: 1. To enhance the breathing mechanism for better energy and stamina 2. To help strengthen the immune system 3. To be able to consistently clear waste by-products from muscles immediately, increasing a faster pace without pain. 4. To enhance mental focus and concentration 5. To accelerate recovery 6. To have achieve better balance and vision 6. To enhance overall health and wellbeing 7. To empower the athlete to take full control over her/his outcome With the NEW 2015 updated version of Sports Touch, 30 years of proven applied scientific research with sound science based techniques and applications, Kate has added new sports rituals, new techniques, techniques from three of her other self-care books - the Montgomery Method(TM), and adding the 'invisible maps' of the body to be used in a practical and functional ritual everyday to get the best athletic performance. The 'Secret Weapon' Chapter 4 will empower every athlete, increase their potential to win, determine their outcome and the body's recovery. There are over 200 photos and illustrations with specific instructions on when to use, how to use your sports ritual and how to create your own personal ritual. It is easy to follow and use immediately with guaranteed results if you take the time to follow it. There are Athlete testimonials from the 1987 Canadian Ironman, 1989 Hawaiian Ironman, New York City marathon, high school girls senior basketball team, USA Olympic Volleyball and Pan American track and field, tells the journey of each athlete from start to finish with winning thumbs-up and smiles. Kate relates stories, her travels to foreign countries and the many athletes she has met and worked with. They tell her how they thought outside the box to use her techniques and won the race and had an amazing recovery. When you can give an athlete a special gift, one who has never participated in an Ironman triathlon before, and you tell him you have a system that would get him through the race without pain...Joe Kilmer took that risk and was just such an athlete. I met Joe four days prior to the Ironman and promised if he tried out the Sports Touch System, he would make it through the race better than when he started. At 12:43:47 Joe crossed the finish line. I met Joe in the massage area and he looked like he had not done the Ironman, only a run, and just real happy. When I massaged Joe, his legs were pliable, supple and pain free. He went dancing all night!! He related to me how the last mile was nothing short of incredible. He said he actually picked up the pace and felt like a million bucks as he crossed the finish line. He felt he had just won the Olympics!! Bob Ctvrtlik, from the USA 1988 Olympic Volleyball Team (Seoul, South Korea) told me, if every athlete would take a risk and try something that seems out of the ordinary and know that it takes only a few minutes a day, they would have so much to gain like he did. He came back all smiles and with a Gold Medal! The Sports Touch System has been tried and proven by hundreds of athletes and is now back to help you achieve your potential!
About the Author: Kate Montgomery Author, Coach and Inventor In 1971, Kate entered a western health care field and studied respiratory therapy. She later moved on into complementary medicine in 1984. I felt another way to approach health was by interacting through touch and listening. I graduated as a holistic health practitioner and massage therapist and later studied sports massage. Along with members of my class, the San Diego Sports Massage Team was formed and a journey began to educate the community on the benefits of healing touch and sports massage. For ten years I participated as part of the San Diego Sports Massage Team and it was one of the finest periods of my life. During those ten years working many races, I taught athletes techniques that they could do themselves while they raced. My first Montgomery Method(TM) book was published in 1989 - Sports Touch - The Athletic Ritual. It featured Olympic Athletes, Ironman triathletes, runners and athletes in multiple sports. I coached them in specific techniques to increase their performance, energy, stamina and how to accelerate their recovery. In 1992, I wrote another self-help book - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Prevention & Treatment. In 1998, a new version titled End Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Without Surgery, updated in 2012 features RSI Solutions for Children, a program with therapies that address upper body musculoskeletal injuries. Used consistently, muscle pain and nerve compression can be alleviated and normal function returned without surgery. 

Other self-help books are Pain Free Back and the Rock Climbers Hand Book. For 44 years I have been a proponent to help educate the individual about complementary therapies as a noninvasive approach to be explored as an option and, or along with allopathic medicine, to obtain a faster, longer lasting recovery toward health and well-being. 
 All of the Montgomery Method(TM) self-care programs written are meant to teach practical and functional techniques that are easy to learn and apply to your daily life that will help to improve and revitalize the body, mind and spirit. They are also cost effective, time saving, and increase your quality of life. Kate enjoys hiking, riding her bike, travel, photography, nature's outdoor miracles and experiencing new cultures. She has a daughter and two amazing grandsons.