At Futbol Club Barcelona (FCB) and Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) we believe the appropriate nutrition is essential to support player health and performance.
A greater understanding of the physical demands of football has allowed a more scientific approach to training/match preparation and the manipulation of macronutrient ingestion to support training and match day performance and recovery.
The aim of the course is to teach the core principles for nutrition for football.
Each module will summarise the key topics in sports nutrition based from peer reviewed research, review articles as well as expert consensus statements.
The course provides a comprehensive learning experience which will not only inform the candidate on “how” to implement sports nutrition strategies but importantly ensure they understand “why” nutrition is important.
Providing an evidence-based approach to sports nutrition allows a consistent message with regard to nutrition education which in turn informs practice.
This is something FCB and GSSI together have been partnering to achieve over the last 5 years.
The Certificate in Sports Nutrition for Football now provides the platform to share our learnings to the wider global football community.
Fees
COURSE OUTLINES
- An Introduction to Football Metabolism and Nutrition
- MODULE 1: Demands of the game and understanding the physiological demands of football
Unit 1: Demands of the game
Unit 2: Physiological response to football - MODULE 2: Introduction to metabolism and nutrition in football
Unit 1: Introduction to metabolism
Unit 2: Nutrition for energy in football - MODULE 3: Energy balance and body composition
Unit 1: Principles of energy balance in football
Unit 2: Player body composition - MODULE 4: Dietary strategies for training and match days
Unit 1: Nutrition for training
Unit 2: Nutrition for match days
- MODULE 1: Demands of the game and understanding the physiological demands of football
- Macronutrients and Fluid in Football
- MODULE 1: The role of carbohydrate in the players diet
Unit 1: Introduction to carbohydrate
Unit 2: Carbohydrate for football - MODULE 2: The role of protein in a players diet
Unit 1: Introduction to protein
Unit 2: Protein for football - MODULE 3: The role of fat in a players diet
Unit 1: Introduction to fats
Unit 2: Fats for football - MODULE 4: Fluid
Unit 1: An introduction to fluid and electrolytes
Unit 2: Fluid and electrolytes for football
- MODULE 1: The role of carbohydrate in the players diet
- Nutrition Considerations in Football
- MODULE 1: Micronutrient needs for football
Unit 1: Vitamins for football
Unit 2: Minerals for football - MODULE 2: Dietary supplementation for football
Unit 1: Dietary supplementation for football
Unit 2: Dietary supplements for consideration in football - MODULE 3: Football in extreme environments
Unit 1: Football in the heat
Unit 2: Football at altitude - MODULE 4: Considerations for the female and youth player
Unit 1: The female player
Unit 2: The youth player
- MODULE 1: Micronutrient needs for football
- Football Nutrition Skills
- Master core principles of nutrition specific to football
- Understand the role of macronutrients in enhancing football performance
- Identify fluid needs and micronutrient requirements for football players
- Apply best practices for dietary supplementation in football
COURSE DETAILS
Duration: 4 months.
Average dedication: 6/8 weekly hours .
Delivered in: English.
Aimed at:
This course is targeted for anyone with a passion or interest in nutrition for football. It is also appropriate for the following audience:
• Sports scientists;
• Physiotherapists;
• Dieticians; Sports nutritionists;
• Strength and conditioning coaches;
• Sports professionals;
• Sports medicine practitioners.
Thanks to our integration with remote supervision technologies, the Verified Certificate of Approval:
- Guarantee transparency of the certification process.
- Validates the identity of the certificate holder.
- Accredits the acquisition of specific competencies and skills.
- 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 personalised feedback.
- Discussion forums and interaction with colleagues from all over the world.
- Certificate issued by Barca Innovation Hub and endorsed by the corresponding institution.
- Self-assessment to measure your learning progress.
PREREQUISITES
A good understanding of nutrition and football would be beneficial.