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Sports Coaching for High Performance

Faculty of Human Kinetics
Goals

"The Master's in Sports Training aims to develop solid training in the area of Sports Training, ensuring a strong connection between scientific knowledge and the practical skills of trainees. The course aims to contribute to the training of coaches and professionals in multidisciplinary teams, enabling them to:

a) acquisition and deepening of knowledge and intervention methods for planning, conducting and evaluating the training process of athletes from training to high performance;

b) acquisition and deepening of knowledge that allows promoting the development of physical qualities in performance contexts, controlling the physiological effects of the load, avoiding and preventing situations of musculoskeletal injury and/or accumulated fatigue and immunosuppression associated with overstrain processes.

Two branches are distinguished:

i. professional branch, with training equivalent to the IPDJ National Coach Training Program, ending with an internship.

scientific branch, with the inclusion of topics relating to scientific research methodologies, allowing the graduate to choose to carry out a dissertation."

Career prospects

Sports coach: children - youth, high performance and for people with disabilities

Personal trainer

Technician specialized in Strength & Conditioning

awaits recognition from the IPDJ for:

a) Handball, Athletics; Basketball, Gymnastics, Swimming, Surfing, Volleyball: Full recognition to Grade III.

b) Judo, Tennis: Full recognition to grade II

Comments

New cycle of studies that will replace the current Masters in Sports Coaching and High Performance Coaching.

Access and ingress

Critérios de Admissão

Possession of one of the following conditions, as set out in article 17 of Decree Law 74/2006 of 24 March and subsequent amendments:
a) Holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent;
b) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process;
c) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the degree by the FMH scientific council
Serial Criteria:
i. Basic training area;
ii. Classification obtained in basic training (degree);
iii. Important complementary training in Sports Training;
iv. Professional experience within the scope of Sports Training;
v. Experience in Research Work

Fee – 1st year (indicative)
2 240,00€
Fee - remaining years (indicative)
960,00€

International student contest

Fee – 1st year (indicative)
2 240,00€
Fee - remaining years (indicative)
960,00€
Degree
MSc - Master Degree
ECTS
120
Duração em Semestres
4
Time period
Pós-Laboral
Language
PT

Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation

Decision date
Accreditation dealine
6

DGES registration

Registation Nr.
R/A-Cr 19/2024
Registration date
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