The Program is intended for professionals interested in learning proper management to facilitate coordination between the different areas and professionals and, in short, optimize the decision-making process and the performance of the players and the team.
The master´s degree is a title of the University of INEFC and SCS. It has a load of 190
hours of theoretical content in the classroom, 75 hours of theoretical-practical
content distributed between sessions in computer rooms, multipurpose rooms and
visits to centers and/or high performance institutions, and 12 hours of assessment.
Finally, the master´s degree will include 100 hours of practice in collaborating
institutions and/or clubs. At the end of the master´s degree, a report/practice
project must be submitted with the activities carried out.
This degree consists of 12 Teaching Modules:
The Professional Master in Performance Direction is aimed at Graduates in Physical
Activity and Sport Sciences and graduates in Health Sciences (Physicians/Medical
Doctors, Physiotherapists, etc.).
Exceptionally, professionals with other qualifications who, given their profile and
experience, titles and/or sporting merits, have the necessary knowledge and skills
to make appropriate use of it will be able to access it.
At the end of the master´s degree, a qualification recognized by the INEF of Catalonia
and the SCS will be obtained.
The maximum number of places will be 30 per edition and acceptance will be
assessed by the management of the master’s degree taking into account the
following aspects:
• Academic training.
• CV and professional experience.
• Motivational letter.
• Interview if deemed necessary.
Interested persons will have to process the admission process, once the master´s has
been officially launched, through the web page created for this purpose.
From September 1, 2024, the list of admitted people will be drawn up and they will
be notified personally of the steps they must follow to formalize the registration.
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– Modality: ONLINE and ONSITE
– The master´s degree will be carried out in the facilities of the INEF de Catalunya
center in Barcelona.
– Duration: 377 hours.
– Teaching modules: 12
– At the end of the master´s degree, a report/practice
project must be submitted with the activities carried out.
– There will be an annual registration period to register for the master´s. The first
edition of the master´s degree will start in October 2024 and end in July 2025. The
second edition of the master´s degree will start in October 2025 and end in July
2026.
– To obtain the degree, the student must attend at least 80% of the sessions.
– Interested persons will have to process the admission process, once the master´s has
been officially launched, through the web page created for this purpose.
From September 1, 2024, the list of admitted people will be drawn up and they will
be notified personally of the steps they must follow to formalize the registration.
Module 1: Sport Performance Director: integrative role and job description
(4 ECTS = 15 h theoretical + 5 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Francesc Cos, Francesco Cuzzolin, Igor Jukić
Contents:
1. Integrative performance systems in sport
2. General and specific competencies for sport Performance Director
3. Job description of sport Performance Director
4. The role of sport Performance Director in sport organisation
Module 2: Injury Management and Recovery Strategies
(6 ECTS = 20 h theoretical + 10 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Igor Setuain, Ricard Pruna, Daniel Martinez, Julio Calleja-González.
Contents:
1. Injury risk mitigation strategies.
2. Injury rehabilitation process: timelines, coordination between different
departments.
3. Return-to-play.
4. The role of the Performance Director in injury management.
Module 3: Sports Nutrition
(4 ECTS = 15 h theoretical + 5 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Mireia Porta, Toscana Viar.
Contents:
1. Energetic requirement in different team-sports.
2. Nutrition for the high performance team-sport athlete.
3. Ergogenic aids.
4. The role of the Performance Director in sports nutrition.
Module 4: Coaching and Communication
(4 ECTS = 15 h theoretical + 5 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Xesco Espar, Irina Zelenkova
Contents:
1. Communicating with the players.
2. Communicating with the coaching staff.
3. Multidisciplinary approach to sports performance.
4. Intra e inter-problems.
5. Communicating with parents/tutors.
Module 5: Long-term Planning
(6 ECTS = 20 h theoretical + 10 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Avery Faigenbaum, Urs Granacher, Tomás T.Freitas
Contents:
1. Long-term athletic development: models and strategies.
2. Long-term planning and periodization of the different areas and
departments.
3. The role of the Performance Director in the development of a club’s
identity and culture.
Module 6: Data Science and Management
(6 ECTS = 20 h theoretical + 10 h practical)Teaching Faculty: Xavi Schelling, David Fombella, Jaime Sampaio
Contents:
1. Big data: the future in team-sports performance?
2. Exposure to emerging technologies like generative AI and foundational
concepts within ethical AI, like algorithmic transparency, fairness, privacy,
and bias.
3. Applied statistics: analysing data in a high-performance setting.
4. Decision making based on data analysis.
5. Ability to set up and manage data science teams, governance policies, and
analytics infrastructure.
6. Expertise to prioritize and sequence data science projects based on their
feasibility and impact.
7. Skills to critically evaluate data science methodologies, results, and
recommendations.
8. Fluency in the vocabulary and logic used by data scientists to drive key
organizational decisions.
9. The role of the Performance Director in Data Analysis and management.
Module 7: Testing, Performance Assessment and Movement Analysis
(6 ECTS = 20 h theoretical + 10 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Pedro E. Alcaraz, Anthony J. Blazevich
Contents:
1. Testing and performance assessment: why, when and how?
2. Assessing the different physical qualities in a team-sports setting.
3. Biomechanics and movement analysis.
4. The role of the Performance Director in Testing and Performance
assessment.
Module 8: Sports Medicine
(4 ECTS = 15 h theoretical + 5 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Irina Zelenkova
Contents:
1. Principles of Sports Medicine.
2. Communicating with the medical staff.
3. The role of the Performance Director in the Sports Medicine area.
Module 9: Technical and Tactical Analysis
(6 ECTS = 20 h theoretical + 5 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Jaime Sampaio, Igor Jukić
Contents:
1. Technical and tactical analysis: basic principles and new technologies.
2. Technical and tactical principles: relationship with the strength and
conditioning practices.
3. The role of the Performance Director in Technical and Tactical Analysis.
Module 10: Sports Psychology
(4 ECTS = 15 h theoretical + 5 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: Mar Rovira
Contents:
1. The importance of psychological factors in team-sports performance.
2. Sports psychologist: role in the coaching staff.
3. The role of the Performance Director in the Sports Psychology area.
Module 11: Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
(4 ECTS = 15 h theoretical + 5 h practical)
Teaching Faculty: – Laura Nieto (Coordinator)
Contents:
1. The determinants of group culture.
2. Managing the performance of individual subordinates.
3. Establishing productive relationships with peers and seniors over whom
the manager has no formal authority.
4. Develop a vision of the future.
5. Align the organization behind that vision.
6. Motivate people to achieve the vision.
7. Design effective organizations and change them to achieve superior
performance.
Module 12: Practicum
(6 ECTS = 100 h internship + 50 h internship report)
Teaching Faculty: To confirm
Contents:
1. Practical experience in a real-world context.
Schedule of face-to-face sessions: Fridays and Saturdays
09.15 a 11.15 h First session
11.15 a 11.45 h Coffee break
11.45 a 13.45 h Second session
13.45 a 15.15 h Lunch
15.15 a 17.15 h Third Session
17.15 a 17.30 h Break
17.30 a 19.30 h Fourth Session
19.45 a 20.00 h Break
20.00 a 21.00 h Fifth Session
Academic calendar of the 1st edition:
18-19 October, 2024 1st weekend
22-23 November, 2024 2nd weekend
20-21 December, 2024 3rd weekend
24-25 January, 2025 4th weekend
21-22 Febrary, 2025 5th weekend
28-29 March, 2025 6th weekend
25-26 April, 2025 7th weekend
29-30 May, 2025 8th weekend
26-27 June, 2025 9th weekend
25-26 July, 2025 10th weekend
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