Program Presentation
The Master in Sport Performance: Training and Functional Evaluation is a postgraduate university degree that aims to deepen the graduate’s education in one of the five paths available for the Physical Activity and Sports Sciences: Sports Training.
The Master in Sport Performance: Training and Functional Evaluation arises from the desire to meet current market demands. The student will first be provided with the knowledge necessary in relation to the sport performance field. Given its blended learning nature, the student will then be facilitated with learning and practice environments to assimilate said contents, as well as, for their contact with high performing first rate professionals.
The Master aims to offer knowledge, training and tools so that the professional within the physical and sports activity field is trained in properly planning, developing and evaluating those strategies that will guarantee the final quality of the assignments within sport performance and likewise assume an ethical and responsible commitment as required of the profession.
Who is the programme for?
The proposed training methodology adds to the clarity, broadness and didactics of the content design, enabling the Master in Sport Performance: Training and Functional Evaluation to be aimed at:
- Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Science
- Degree in Medicine
- Graduate in Physiotherapy
- Graduate in Primary Education (mention in Physical Education)
Diploma
Upon completion, the student will get the diploma Master’s Degree in Sports Performance: Training and Functional Evaluation, issued by the European University of the Atlantic.
Program Structure
The estimated duration for completing the Master in Sport Performance: Training and Functional Valuation is between 12 and 14 months.
The credit structure for the Master in Sport Performance: Training and Functional Valuation is shown in the following table based on their credit orientations:
| Subject | ECTSa Credits |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | 45 |
| External internships | 6 |
| Master’s final project | 9 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 |
a.One ECTS credit (European Credit Transfer System) corresponds to 10 + 15 hours. If students attending the program are enrolled in a university not belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the relationship between credits and hours may vary.
Objectives
General Objective
- Planning, developing and properly evaluating strategies that guarantee the end quality of professional tasks within the field of sport performance while assuming the ethical commitments and responsibilities required of the profession.
Specific Objectives
- Relate the functioning of the different physiological systems and structures during exercise and maximize the athlete’s performance.
- Develop a correct programming and periodization in high performance sports training and quantify a thorough training load.
- Apply the most appropriate strategies and interventions for the elite athlete’s functional valuation.
- Use of technological tools in high performance itself in the valuation of physical conditioning, and the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries.
- Detect the psychological factors that influence high-level athletes during pre-competition, competition and post-competition periods.
- Identify the influence of nutrition and food as a tool in improving the elite athlete’s performance.
Modalidad
This program has a blended learning structure, whereby the student will combine the study of contents and participation through the Virtual Campus, following a scheduled structure implemented during the face-to-face sessions that will be held at the European University of the Atlantic in Santander (Spain). Students will have two academic program start dates: August and February. In this way, the student will carry out face-to-face education during the month of July 2024, in which he/she will address and apply the key aspects of the different subjects of the program. For those students who travel from other regions of the peninsula or the continent, there is the possibility of doing extracurricular work placement in clubs and sports associations close to the university.
Sesiones presenciales
The face-to-face sessions are of great interest for the student to complement their online studies. Thus, these sessions will be held during the month of July 2024 at the European University of the Atlantic in Santander (Spain).
- Las sesiones presenciales estarán lideradas por profesionales reconocidos a nivel internacional, con dilatada experiencia, tanto en deportes individuales como colectivos, que han liderado la preparación de deportistas y equipos para competir en las mejores competiciones, como, por ejemplo, campeonatos nacionales, mundiales, competición en NBA, etc. Además, dichos profesionales presentan dilatada experiencia investigadora, así como numerosas invitaciones a congresos, conferencias y ponencias a nivel internacional.
- Clases prácticas y talleres en grupos reducidos, en las que los estudiantes tendrán que emplear las diferentes herramientas disponibles en la universidad para evaluar deportistas, analizar acciones, diseñar, planificar y ejecutar propuestas, a través de simulaciones prácticas.
- Visitas a clubes y centros deportivos profesionales, para poder vivenciar cómo se aplican los contenidos y competencias adquiridas en la Maestría en el ámbito profesional real.
De esta forma, el estudiante tendrá gran protagonismo durante la fase presencial del presente programa, con el fin de estar capacitado para afrontar cualquier reto profesional en el ámbito del rendimiento deportivo.
La estructura de créditos de la Maestría en Rendimiento Deportivo: Entrenamiento y Valoración Funcional se expone a continuación en función de la orientación de sus créditos:
| Materia | Créditos ECTSa |
|---|---|
| Obligatoria | 45 |
| Prácticas externas profesionales | 6 |
| Trabajo fin de Maestría | 9 |
| Créditos totales | 60 |
a. Un crédito ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) equivale a 10 + 15 horas. Si el alumno cursa el Programa matriculado en una universidad no perteneciente al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES), la relación entre créditos - horas, puede variar.
Blended Learning
Blended learning methodology: The study will combine the study of the contents and the student’s participation via the Virtual Campus and the practical lessons that will take place, following a classroom-based methodology, at the European University of the Atlantic’s facilities, located in Santander, Spain. The classroom-based learning will take place during March and May, on the weekends
Classroom Sessions
Classroom sessions, for those students enrolled in the blended learning modality, are of great interest for the student to complement their online studies. These sessions will likewise be conducted during the weekends between the months of March, April and May. Classroom sessions will be based on three main pillars: lectures relating to international level benchmarks, practices and workshops in small groups assessed by professors, and guided visits to related sports centers.
- Classroom sessions will be led by recognized professionals at the international level, with extensive experience in both individual and team sports and who have managed athlete and team preparations to compete in the best competitions, such as at national and global championships, competitions in NBA, etc. In addition, these professionals have extensive research experience, as well as numerous invitations to congresses, conferences and presentations at the international level.
- Practice classes and workshops in small groups, , in which students must use the various tools available to the university to assess athletes, analyze actions, design, plan and execute proposals through practice simulations.
- Visits to professional sports clubs and centers, , in order to experience how to apply the contents and competences acquired in the master’s degree into the real-world profession.
In this way, the student will have great prominence during the classroom attendance phase of this program, in order to meet any professional challenge in the athletic performance field.
Career Opportunities
Some of the professional careers for the Master in Sport Performance: Training and Functional Valuation are the following:
- Physical trainer of high performance athletes.
- Specialist in strength training and fitness in high performance sports.
- Expert in the high performance athlete’s valuation, optimization and control.
- Individual and team sports performance analyst.
- Technical analyst of a sport competition.
- Personal trainer in fitness and wellness centers aimed at optimizing sports performance.
- Physical trainer and physical-sport rehabilitator in multi-disciplinary centers.
- Scientific-technical advisor for performance optimization in individual and team sports.
- Researcher in the field of sport science and sport performance optimization.
Study Plan
In this way, the Master in Sport Performance: Training and Functional Valuation, counts with 60 ECTS credits distributed throughout the two semesters of the academic year. The total number of ECTS is distributed in eleven subjects that include carrying out an internship (6 credits) and the Master's Final Project (9 credits). The rest of the subjects, all mandatory, are all 5 credits each.
The subjects that comprise this part are shown in the following table:
| INITIAL PHASE* | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | ECTS CREDITS |
| 1 | Human Anatomy | 6 |
| 2 | Biomechanics of Human Movement | 6 |
| 3 | Human Physiology | 6 |
| 4 | Fundamentals of Training | 6 |
| 5 | High Performance Planning and Physical Training | 6 |
| TOTAL | 30 | |
*The student should study these subjects of the initial phase based on their enrolled degree and previous studies.
| SEMESTER 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | ECTS CREDITS |
| 1 | Theory and Practice of Training | 5 |
| 2 | High Performance Physiology Physical Training | 5 |
| 3 | Motorization and Quantification of High Performance Training Load. | 5 |
| 4 | Planning and Periodization Models in Sports Training | 5 |
| 5 | Athlete’s Functional Assessment | 5 |
| 6 | Strategies for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries | 5 |
| TOTAL | 30 | |
| SEMESTER 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | ECTS CREDITS |
| 1 | Technological Tools Applied to Training | 5 |
| 2 | Physiology in High Performance | 5 |
| 3 | Nutrition and Sports Performance | 5 |
| 4 | Supervised Face-to-face Internship | 6 |
| 5 | Master’s Final Project | 9 |
| TOTAL | 30 | |
Note: The contents of the academic program may be subject to slight modifications, depending on the updates or the improvements made.
Description of the Subjects
Estas 9 asignaturas se agrupan por temáticas académico-profesionales en un total de 6 materias, que se describen a continuación:
- Entrenamiento en alto rendimiento
Materia de 15 créditos en el que se incluyen tres asignaturas. En esta materia, el alumnado profundizará en los contenidos propios del entrenamiento deportivo de los que ya se han adquirido las bases en el grado, profundizando en los nuevos avances en entrenamiento deportivo, herramientas para una cuantificación óptima de la carga, así como un recorrido profundo sobre los nuevos modelos de planificación y periodización de entrenamiento deportiva. Las tres asignaturas que la componen son:
- TEORÍA Y PRÁCTICA DEL ENTRENAMIENTO
- Avances científicos en el entrenamiento de la fuerza, resistencia, velocidad y flexibilidad y sus aplicaciones al rendimiento deportivo. Nuevas tendencias en el entrenamiento de fuerza (VBT y transferencia al rendimiento). Avances científicos en entrenamiento de velocidad. Nuevas tendencias en el entrenamiento de resistencia: especificaciones a lo largo del continuum de trabajo de resistencia. Flexibilidad: del trabajo estático al dinámico. Nuevas tendencias en el proceso de entrenamiento deportivo de alto nivel.
- MONITORIZACIÓN Y CUANTIFICACIÓN DE LA CARGA DE ENTRENAMIENTO EN ALTO RENDIMIENTO
- Carga interna y externa: nuevas tendencias en la interpretación del SGA. Importancia de la monitorización y cuantificación de las cargas. ¿Cómo interpretar los datos obtenidos? Binomio rendimiento-salud en el performance deportivo. Monitorización y cuantificación en el entrenamiento de fuerza (TRIMP y nuevas medidas). Monitorización y cuantificación en resistencia (TRIMP, TSS, pace race,…). Monitorización y cuantificación en deportes de prestación: herramientas para integrar las distintas cargas, entrenamiento concurrente: puntos fuertes y débiles. Monitorización y cuantificación en deportes situacionales: complejidad en la integración de cargas y estrategias para optimizarla. Apps y nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos para control de las cargas
- MODELOS DE PLANIFICACIÓN Y PERIODIZACIÓN DEL ENTRENAMIENTO EN LOS DEPORTES-APROXIMACIÓN TEÓRICA
- delimitaciones conceptuales. Estructuras de periodización. Equilibrio carga-recuperación. Modelos teóricos de periodización: análisis crítico. Evidencias sobre periodización en deportes de fuerza: VBT. Evidencias sobre periodización en deportes de resistencia: HRV. Nuevas tendencias en la periodización en deportes de prestación: inversa vs polarizada. Nuevas tendencias en la periodización en deportes de equipo: análisis crítico y propuestas en base a la densidad competitiva. Periodización en base al ciclo menstrual. Transición y desentrenamiento.
- FISIOLOGÍA DEL ENTRENAMIENTO DEPORTIVO DE ALTO NIVEL
Materia compuesto por una única asignatura que abordará aspectos necesarios para poder hacer una buena planificación y periodización del entrenamiento en función de las respuestas fisiológicas del organismo del deportista de alto nivel. La asignatura que la compone y sus contenidos principales es:
- FISIOLOGÍA DEL ENTRENAMIENTO DEPORTIVO DE ALTO NIVEL
- Avances científicos en el entrenamiento de la fuerza, resistencia, velocidad y flexibilidad y sus aplicaciones al rendimiento deportivo. Nuevas tendencias en el entrenamiento de fuerza (VBT y transferencia al rendimiento). Avances científicos en entrenamiento de velocidad. Nuevas tendencias en el entrenamiento de resistencia: especificaciones a lo largo del continuum de trabajo de resistencia. Flexibilidad: del trabajo estático al dinámico. Nuevas tendencias en el proceso de entrenamiento deportivo de alto nivel.
- INSTRUMENTOS TECNOLÓGICOS APLICADOS AL ENTRENAMIENTO
Al igual que la materia II, está compuesto por una única asignatura. La rápida evolución del entrenamiento deportivo ha estado ligada a los avances tecnológicos. Por ello, se presenta esta tercera materia en la que se estudiarán todo tipo de instrumental para el control del entrenamiento del deportista. La asignatura que la compone y sus contenidos principales es:
- INSTRUMENTOS TECNOLÓGICOS APLICADOS AL ENTRENAMIENTO
- Bioimpedancia y composición corporal. Lactacidemia y pulsioximetría. Tensiomiografía y evaluación muscular en el alto rendimiento deportivo. GPS y nuevas herramientas aplicadas a los deportes de situación y prestación. EMS como complemento al entrenamiento. Plataformas vibratorias: beneficios y contraindicaciones. Sistemas de medición de fuerza: encóders. Sistemas de medición de velocidad: plataformas de contacto y células fotoeléctricas. Apps: análisis crítico y herramientas para su correcta integración al entrenamiento.
- VALORACIÓN DEL DEPORTISTA
Es una materia de 10 créditos compuesto por dos asignaturas. Además de la valoración funcional del deportista se impartirán contenidos relacionados con la prevención y la readaptación de lesiones. Mencionados contenidos son de suma importancia en el alto rendimiento para poder evitar reducir el riesgo de lesiones deportivas o para poder llevar a cabo un satisfactorio proceso de rehabilitación funcional en caso de lesión. Las dos asignaturas que la componen y sus contenidos son descritos a continuación:
- VALORACIÓN FUNCIONAL DEL DEPORTISTA DE ÉLITE
- Delimitación conceptual: ¿qué queremos evaluar? Valoración fisiológica del deportista de élite. Valoración de la competencia motriz: análisis del movimiento. Valoración del rendimiento del deportista. Valoración de la carga interna y externa en función del deporte. Valoración de factores externos en el rendimiento del deportista de élite.
- ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA PREVENCIÓN Y READAPTACIÓN DE LESIONES DEPORTIVAS
- Aproximación conceptual y terminológica (daño vs dolor, costes, epidemiología,…). Factores de riesgo y mecanismos lesionales: nuevos criterios. Nuevas evidencias en las estrategias preventivas: reducción del riesgo lesional a través de la optimización de las capacidades condicionales. Nuevas herramientas integradas en la prevención: adaptación en función de la modalidad deportiva. Nuevas evidencias en la readaptación deportiva: importancia del RTP y criterios para reducir la recidiva. Propuestas específicas en base a modalidades deportivas: deportes de situación vs de prestación.
- PSICOLOGÍA EN EL ALTO RENDIMIENTO
Materia de asignatura única que tiene como objetivo complementar la formación del profesional del alto rendimiento en el ámbito psicológico, fundamental para poder optimizar las capacidades de cualquier deportista. Sus principales contenidos son:
- PSICOLOGÍA EN EL ALTO RENDIMIENTO
- Psicología en la iniciación y rendimiento deportivo: ¿aplicación de las mismas bases? Vías de evaluación psicológica en el deporte. Motivación en la competición: clave para optimizar el rendimiento. Dualidad ansiedad-estrés competitivo. Regulación emocional en el deportista de élite. Liderazgo y gestión del mismo en el deporte de alto rendimiento. Influencia de otros factores psicológicos. Intervención psicológica en el dolor y readaptación de lesiones deportivas.
- NUTRICIÓN Y RENDIMIENTO DEPORTIVO
Al igual que la materia V, ésta busca complementar la formación en el área nutricional del profesional del rendimiento deportivo. Así, se afrontan estrategias que favorezcan un mejor rendimiento así como una rápida recuperación post-esfuerzo. Sus principales contenidos son:
- NUTRICIÓN Y RENDIMIENTO DEPORTIVO
- Introducción a la periodización nutricional. Nuevas tendencias y estrategias nutricionales para el rendimiento deportivo: de la recuperación a la optimización. Técnicas culinarias aplicadas a la nutrición deportiva. Claves nutricionales en función de la capacidad condicional implicada. Ayudas ergogénicas adaptadas a la situación y modalidad deportiva. Nutrición deportiva en situaciones especiales: necesidad de análisis de demandas. Ultrarresistencia: análisis crítico.
- PRÁCTICAS PRESENCIALES SUPERVISADAS
En esta materia se desarrollarán las prácticas externas profesionales con una carga ECTS de 6 créditos. Las prácticas se desarrollarán en centros especializados de entrenamiento deportivo y alto rendimiento. Estarán dirigidas y supervisadas por el profesorado de la Maestría y servirán para observar y aplicar los conceptos interiorizados en las materias anteriores.
- TRABAJO FIN DE MAESTRÍA
El Trabajo Fin de Maestría (TFM) está constituido por 9 créditos y se realiza en el último semestre del último curso de la Maestría. En esta importante actividad, el estudiante, orientado por un tutor, debe demostrar a través de su elaboración y de la defensa presencial del mismo la adquisición de las competencias asociadas al título. Deberá ser una aportación al campo del rendimiento deportivo, donde se apliquen los diversos conocimientos y competencias adquiridas a lo largo del curso. El trabajo estará supervisado por un director experto en el campo de estudio planteado por el alumno.
Nota: El contenido del programa académico puede estar sometido a ligeras modificaciones, en función de las actualizaciones o de las mejoras efectuadas.
Management
Academic Direction
- Dr. Carlos Lago Fuentes. Director of the Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at the European University of the Atlantic.
General Academic Coordination
- Dr. Álvaro Velarde Sotres. International Coordinator of the Sports Area.
- Dr. Irma Domínguez Azpíroz. International Coordinator of Health Areas.
Ponentes
In-situ phase - Guest speakers
Dr. Julio Calleja González.
Spanish Olympic Committee
PhD in sports physiology with postdoc stays at different countries such as the United Kingdom, Croatia, Australia or the United States. He has worked as a basketball physical trainer como for national teams and different teams of the Spanish First Division, as well as other elite athletes from other sports modalities who participated at the Olympic Games. He currently works for the Spanish Olympic Committee, and as “personal performance scientist” for NBA players.
Dr. Julen Castellano Paulis.
Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
PhD in Physical Activity Sciences and Sports, University of the Basque Country, teaching and researching at the same university. He has been the director of more than 10 PhD theses, and has published more than 70 scientific papers in national and international journals. These past few seasons he has been the consultant of Deportivo Alavés, of the 2nd Spanish Football Division.
Dr. Carlos Balsalobre Fernández.
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
PhD and researcher in Sports Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Specialized in physical performance, training, assessment of strength and new technologies. Hence, he is the developer of many apps validated for the assessment and control of training, such as PowerLift, Runmatic, Nordics or My Jump 2. Furthermore, he is a sports performance consultant and works together with elite athletes with whom he designs strength training programs.
Dr. Oliver González Skok.
Spanish Basketball Federation
PhD in Physical Activity Sciences and Sports, University of Zaragoza, professor at Universidad San Jorge (Zaragoza) and prolific researcher at the optimization of sports performance in team sports. Nowadays he is the coordinator of the male physical area at the Federación Española de baloncesto who are in the training period and is also the physical trainer of the U-17 Male Spanish Basketball Team.
Dr. Jonathan Esteve Lanao.
Universidad Europea de Madrid
PhD in Physical Activity Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid and associate professor at this university. He has published in many international scientific journals about the analysis of the performance in long-distance and ultra-distance tests. Currently, he works as coach for more than 100 athletes, triathletes and cyclists, among others.
Alain Sola.
Corpholistic
Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education, Technical University of Madrid and Degree in Physiotherapy (2008), Universidad Europea de Madrid. Specialization in the optimization of the performance and recovery from sports injuries in the aquatic environment. Nowadays, he teaches at different masters’ degrees about optimization of the performance and prevention and readaptation of sports injuries. He has worked for the ASPIRE Academy from Doha (Qatar) as sports performance counselor, and in First and Second Division Spanish Football Teams.
Manuel Lapuente Sagarra.
FC Barcelona Academy
Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education, specializing in performance, he also has obtained the Master’s Degree in High Performance in Sports by the COE and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He has been the head of the physical training for professional soccer teams from Spain and other European countries, as well, he is consultant for the improvement in the sports performance in different sports.
Rafael Pol.
Male Spain National Football Team
Bachelor’s Degree Physical Activity and Sports Science, INEFC-Catalonia and Master’s Degree in Injuries’ Prevention and Rehabilitation, Universidad Castilla La Mancha. In these past years, he has ben the physical trainer in elite soccer teams like AS Roma, FC Barcelona or RC Celta de Vigo, among others. Furthermore, he counts on researching experience in the sports performance field applied to soccer.
Dr. Javier Sánchez Sánchez.
Technical Center of Federación de castilla y León de Fútbol
PhD in Sports Sciences, University of León. Professor and Researcher of the researching group “Sports Performance Planning and Assessment, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. He currently works as the coordinator of the Physical Training Area of the Technical Center of Federación de Castilla y León de Fútbol.
Dra. Blanca Romero Moraleda.
Spanish Women's Soccer Team
PhD in Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Degree in Physiotherapy, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She is currently a professor at Universidad Camilo José Cela, and is the physical trainer and in charge of the injuries’ readaptation at Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenino (Spanish First Divison).
Dra. Esther Morencos Martínez.
Field Hockey Female National Team
PhD in Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She is currently professor at the Undergraduate in Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Francisco de Victoria, and is the physical trainer of the Field Hockey National Team. Moreover, she has been a physical trainer for more than five years as First Division field hockey clubs.
Dr. Francesc Cos i Morera.
FC Barcelona
PhD in Physical Activity and Sports Science , University of Barcelona. He is a certified physiotherapist and has the Master’s Degree in Sports High Performance by the COE. Former physical trainer at FC Barcelona and currently member of the Barça Innovation Hub Foundation.
Dr. Ismael Fernández Cuevas.
ThermoHuman
Internacional Doctor in Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He has been an associate researcher at University of the Sunshine Coste (Brisbane). He counts on an extensive professional and personal experience at various countries such as France, Germany, Ireland, Brazil, Ghana and Australia. Today, he is the co-founder of ThermoHuman, a corporation whose activity is using infrared thermography in the assessment, prevention and follow-up of injuries or pathologies in high performance athletes.
Iker Muñoz Pérez
Runnea Sports Director.
PhD in Sports Science, specialized in physiology and training planning in endurance sports. He is currently the Sports Director of Runnea Academy, which serves more than 100,000 runners.
Rodrigo Ramirez Campillo
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University of Los Lagos (Chile).
Academic researcher at the Universidad de los Lagos (Chile). Research experience for more than 15 years related to the optimization of sports performance..
Teaching staff and Authors
- Dr. Antonio Jesús Bores. Doctorate in Sport and Physical Activity Sciences. Professional physical trainer and professor at the European University of the Atlantic.
- Dr. Archit Navandar. Doctor in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Professor at the European University of Madrid.
- Dr. Álvaro Velarde Sotres. Doctor in Health Projects from the International Iberoamerican University. Professor at the European University of the Atlantic.
- Dr. Carlos Lago Fuentes. Doctor in Sports Science, Physical Education and Healthy Physical Activity from the University of Vigo. Academic Director of the Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at the European University of the Atlantic.
- Dr. Felipe García Pinillos. International Doctorate in Sport and Physical Activity Sciences, University of Jaen. Professor at the European University of the Atlantic.
- Dr. Iker Muñoz. Doctor in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the European University of Madrid. Training and research specialized in analysis and performance optimization in long distance athletes.
- Dra. Priscilla Almeida. Doctor in Biomedicine, University of Zaragoza. Professor at the International Iberoamerican University.
- Dra. Susana Martínez. Doctor in Biology from the University of León. Professor at the European University of the Atlantic.
- Dr. Jerónimo Aragón. Doctor in Human Nutrition. Master of Research in Physical Activity and Sport. Research on the physiological impact of oxidative stress, sport, physical activity, and health.
- Dr. Jose Antonio de Paz Fernández. Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Salamanca. Head Professor at the University of Leon.
- Dr. Juan Francisco Mielgo. Doctor in Biomedical Research and a Master in Nutrition and Health from the University of the Basque Country.
- Dra. Amélia Cristina Stein. Doctorate in Sport and Physical Activity Sciences, University of León. Professor at the International Iberoamerican University.
- Dra. Eva Montero. Doctor in Clinical Psychology and Health from the Autonomous University in Madrid. Experience as a clinical-health and sports psychologist.
- Dr. Mario David Cordero Morales. Doctor by the University of Seville. Researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation of Cadiz.
- Dra. María José Cuervas González. Doctor in Biology from the University of León. Professor at the University of Leon.
- Dra. María Victoria García Mediavilla. Doctor in Biology from the University of León. Professor at the University of Leon.
- Dr. Osvaldo Costa Moreira. Doctorate in Sport and Physical Activity Sciences, University of León. Professor at the Federal de Viçosa University.
- Dra. Claudia Eliza Patrocinio. Doctorate in Sport and Physical Activity Sciences, University of León. Professor at the University of Federal de Viçosa.
- Dr. Valentín Emilio Fernández. Doctorate in Sport and Physical Activity Sciences. Professor at the European University of Madrid.
- Dr. (c) Juan Jesús Salinero. D. candidate in Sports Performance at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. Professor at SEK Educational Institution.
- Dr. (c) Víctor Luis Escamilla Galindo. University Master in Evaluation and Physical Training for Health, University of Zaragoza. Graduated in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences.
- Dra. (c) María Soledad Arribalzaga. D. candidate in Health, Disability, Dependency and Welfare at the University of León. Master's Degree in Sports Training and Nutrition from the European University of Madrid.
- Dr. (c) Martín Barcala Furelos. Doctoral student in Physical Activity, Physical Education, and Sports at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. Professor at the International Iberoamerican University.
- Dr. (c) Leonardo de Jesús Hernández Cruz. Doctoral student in Education at the International Iberoamerican University. Master’s Degree in Physical Activity. Professor at the International University do Cuanza.
- Dr. (c) Josep Alemany Iturriaga. Doctoral candidate in Education. Extensive professional experience as a basketball coach. Professor of the Technical Committee of the Catalan Basketball Federation.
FUNIBER Training Scholarships
The Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) allocates periodically an extraordinary economic item for FUNIBER Training Scholarships.
To apply, please fill out the information request form that appears in the web of FUNIBER or contact directly the Foundation’s headquarters in your country that will inform you if you need to provide some additional information.
Once the documentation is received, the Evaluation Committee will determine your application's eligibility for the FUNIBER Training Scholarship.