Propose efficient prevention strategies based on a process grounded in scientific evidence.
Manage pathologies and specific injuries relevant to each sport.
Enhance critical analysis through training in various professional roles within sports science and health.
Improve sports performance and prevent injuries through a deeper understanding of methodologies used in strength training and muscle power programs.
Apply appropriate methodologies to design post-injury rehabilitation processes where strength development is crucial.
Analyze workload monitoring data to guide the training process towards injury prevention and optimize sports performance.
Acquire specific strategies for resolving recurrent situations in the athletic environment.
Experts Advisors:
Paco Seirul·lo Vargas
Gil Rodas Font
Daniel Romero Rodriguez
Francesc Cos
Asker Jeukendrup
Ana Merayo García
David Casamichana Gómez
Course Syllabus
Injury Prevention
Module 1: Basic concepts in epidemiology and injury prevention
Module 2: Muscle injury prevention
Module 3: Prevention of joint injuries
Module 4: Integrative reading
Team Sports Pathology
Module 1: Management of medical pathology 1
Module 2: Management of medical pathology 2
Module 3: Sports Specific pathologies
Module 4: Special sports and competitions
Neuromuscular Basis for Strength Training
Module 1: Characteristics of the musculoskeletal system
Module 2: Muscle action and its relationship to sports
Module 3: Systemic changes in detraining and immobilisation
Module 4: Assessment of muscular properties in relation to sport
Strength training methodology: its application in the improvement of sports performance and post-injury rehabilitation for competition
Module 1: Contextualization: how can we adapt strength training to team sports?
Module 2: Strength workload methodology in situation sports
Module 3: Integrating strength workload into planning and programming of situation sports
Module 4: Strength in the design of sports specific tasks. Examples based on football
Strength and muscle power as a key feature of rehabilitation from sports injuries
Module 1: Analysis of injury in sports: injury mechanisms and associated risk factors
Module 2: Sports injuries and their relationship with the quality of strength
Module 3: Strength manifestations and muscle power in the post-injury rehabilitation process
Module 4: New paradigms in strength training: muscle building through vascular occlusion
Indicators for Training Load Management
Module 1: Weekly changes
Module 2: Acute chronic load ratio: concept and calculation method
Module 3: Acute chronic load ratio: application and limitations
Module 4: Training load moderators and mediators
Selecting Variables: Are we repeating information or providing additional information?
Module 1: Relationship between internal load variables, and between external load variables
Module 2: Relationship between external load variables
Module 3: Integrating measurements. Efficiency index
Module 4: Selecting variables
Nutrition, Recovery and Training Adaptations
Module 1: Exercise and fatigue
Module 2: Recovery and adaptation
Module 3: Optimising recovery and adaptation
Module 4: Recovery from injury
Daily Situations in Sport
Module 1: Managing Injured Players
Module 2: Possibilities for a Dual Career
Module 3: Difficulty Management I
Module 4: Difficulty Management II
What Does It Include?
24-hour access to study material, from anywhere, on any device
Accompaniment, monitoring and virtual support from an expert in the field
Activities and assessments with personalized feedback
Discussion forums and interaction with colleagues from all over the world
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