The trainer and physical trainer María Reina has developed her professional career in the sports field, specifically in the world of basketball. A field that has allowed her to develop her two passions: sport and academic research. 

Reina stands out in the latter field by developing strategies and studies for the optimization of training and sports performance. She is also committed to researching women's sport in this sport, where the scientific literature is very limited.  

Thus he has a compendium of articles and has joined the research group GOERD to women's sport, specifically basketball, where the scientific literature is very scientific-technological support to analyze the training load in basketball teams according to gender, level of the players and period of the season reduced. For his work in this area he received the VI Autonomic Award for Sport, Equality and Business. 

• Scientific researcher in the Group of Optimization of Training and Sports Performance. 
• Physical trainer Salubriá Clinic 
• Physical trainer at Club Baloncesto Cáceres Basket (LEB Oro). 
• VI Autonomous Region Award for Sport, Equality and Business 
• PhD in Sports Sciences from the University of Extremadura. 
• Master's Degree in Sports Initiation and Performance by the University of Extremadura