Football

This study cycle aims to provide the students with an advanced and specific theoretical-practical formation, in thefootball training area, preparing them for multidisciplinary contexts, where assessment, planning, technical orientationand investigation tasks will be developed in a sequential fashion.

Due to the multidisciplinary constitution of a football technical staff, and since there are multiple functions and tasksinherent to the different professional development processes, this program general objectives are: 1) qualifyprofessionals to supervise and lead training and competition contexts, 2) enable professionals in the health area,particularly to enhance performance and injury prevention/recovery, 3) prepare professionals for the observation andmatch analysis, 4) promote a close relationship between research and real football practice scenarios, and 5)encourage multidisciplinary and continuous training for the professionals of a football technical staff.