Professional Diploma in Introduction to Football

Module 1: The "support" sciences of Barça Football
Module 2: Composing elements
Module 3: The identifying components of Barça Football
Module 4: The game as a process

Module 1: Game demands and understanding the physiological demands of football
Module 2: Introduction to metabolism and nutrition in football
Module 3: Energy balance and body composition
Module 4: Dietary strategies for training and match days.

Module 1: Critical thinking and methodological context. Where do we come from and where are we going? Understanding the ultimate goal of methodology and how to integrate all existing elements in the learning context.
Module 2: The learning of the coach. Why does the coach see what he sees? Understanding how his behaviors emerge and how to achieve harmony with the team context.
Module 3: Coach-player interaction. How to optimize information exchange and have a greater impact on the learning process.
Understanding the context through which the player's naturalized behaviors are facilitated and generated.
Module 4: Pedagogical exchange with the player. Strategies and learning environment.

Module 1: Systemic model
Module 2: Sports career model I and II
Module 3: Dual career
Module 4: Intervention examples in transition stages in the athlete's life

Module 1: High pressure in the defensive phase. Theoretical framework
Module 2: Most common defensive structures in high pressure in football
Module 3: Training methodology for high pressure in football
Module 4: Data for a good interpretation in the analysis of high pressure in football

Module 1: Introduction to video observation
Module 2: Observation in a training session
Module 3: Observation in competition matches
Module 4: Individual player observation

Module 1: Definition and evolution of the start phase and understanding general analysis criteria
Module 2: Study of the structural elements of the start phase
Module 3: Study of the dynamic elements of the start phase
Module 4: Statistical analysis, selection, and presentation of information

Module 1: The importance of Set Piece Actions (SPA) and introduction to their analysis
Module 2: Analysis of Defensive SPAs
Module 3: Analysis of Offensive SPAs
Module 4: Methodological trends in the training of SPAs

Module 1: Challenges of women's football - Historical, institutional, and cultural barriers
Module 2: Opportunities in women's football - Financing and strategic investment
Module 3: Cause-based marketing - Women's football and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
Module 4: Gender equality as a global brand - The future of the women's football business

Module 1: Physiology and injury susceptibility of the female football player.
Module 2: Prevention, recovery, and rehabilitation of injuries.
Module 3: Invisible training: nutrition and rest.
Module 4: Psychology and sociological context.