It is well known that the brain and the central nervous system as a whole are of fundamental importance in human movement, and therefore in sports performance.
Every decision and every execution on the field has its genesis in the central nervous system, which is also related to emotional and intellectual aspects.
As professionals who interact with athletes, we must be able to understand an athlete’s holistic development, including the biophysical and psychosocial domains, and we must be able to apply this knowledge to training.
In this programme, we provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to develop athletes with greater motor awareness and better decision-making abilities.
In order to do this, we cover all the aspects that involve movement, from perceiving stimulus, to processing information, to finally making a decision and executing it.
Without a doubt, this structured development of this subject matter will constitute a milestone in our pursuit of such an ambitious goal.
Fees
COURSE OUTLINES
Syllabus:
1: Efferent organisation of human movement.
2: Difficulty and environment in human motor function.
3: Afferent organisation of human movement.
4: Central processing of voluntary movement.
5: Neuromuscular basis for Strength training.
6: Psychological variables and sports performance.
7: Psychological intervention techniques.
8: Contextualising the elite athlete environment.
9: The life of an elite athlete.
10: Mental strength in athletes.
Learn to:
• Determine how the central nervous system influences human movement as well as how we can shape the ability to make decisions for movement.
• Develop or strengthen skills to acquire tools that allow better coaching of high-level athletes with the ultimate goal of achieving the highest performance in all areas.
• Work in teams and generate communication channels within multidisciplinary teams.
• Implement intervention strategies to train high-performance athletes in attention, concentration, and motivation, as well as the management of variables to control anxiety and stress.
COURSE DETAILS
Duration: 10 months.
Average Dedication: 6/8 weekly hours.
Delivered in: English.
Aimed at:
• This program is aimed at professionals and students of health, physical exercise and exercise sciences.
PREREQUISITES
A good understanding of psychology and health would be beneficial.