You will learn how to enhance the performance of high-level athletes, based on psychological methods and approaches that are revolutionizing the sports sector"

Sports Psychology has undergone important advances in recent years. Nowadays, it is practically impossible to find high-performance sports teams that do not have psychologists specialized in this area in their work teams, capable of guaranteeing the proper functioning of the emotional, behavioral and cognitive processes of the athletes. In addition, new scientific findings have inspired the creation of new techniques and methods of psychophysical approach, which not only help the athlete to maintain good mental health, but also to maximize sports performance.

Aware of this reality, the TECH teaching team has designed this Professional master’s degree, which brings together in just 12 months of intensive online study, the latest scientific advances in the field of Sports Psychology. All this, from a practical perspective, which will help students to consolidate their knowledge and to apply it in their professional practice, from the very first minute.

Thus, and based on a cutting-edge study methodology, we will study how the sports coach influences the individual and collective productivity of the athlete. The importance of leadership and management of high-level teams will be discussed in depth, as well as the importance of different psychological techniques aimed at maximizing the possibilities and performance of the athlete.

In addition, and as a disruptive and absolutely innovative element, this Professional master’s degree includes in its content a module dedicated exclusively to Sports Psychology applied to the management of  eSportsteams. A booming sector that is revolutionizing the world of sports and that, due to its own singularities, requires specific techniques that guarantee the psychological stability of the players.

All this, condensed in a program that stands out not only for the quality of its contents, but also for the excellence of its teaching staff. Postgraduate Diplomas in the area of Sports Psychology who work in clubs and entities of the highest caliber around the world and who, committed to quality education, have prepared the most complete and specific syllabus in the university panorama.

Whether in e-sports, individual or team sports, you will master the psychological keys to offer precise approaches and guidelines at every moment of the athlete's career"  

This Professional master’s degree in Sports Psychology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• Practical cases presented by experts in Sports Coaching and Psychology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Master the Sports Psychology to cover all types of situations, from serious injuries to retirement in high-level professional competitions"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.  

Learn the secrets used by the most prestigious sports coaches in the world, compiled by a high-level teaching team"

You will be able to be part of the most relevant teams or the most important sports institutions, thanks to this academic program"

In order to facilitate the student's study work, TECH has incorporated the Relearning pedagogical methodology in all the contents of this program. This means that the most essential concepts and fundamentals of Sports Psychology are presented in a natural and reiterated way throughout the syllabus, resulting in a much more effective learning process, avoiding the investment of considerable study hours. In addition, the student will be supported by a large amount of audiovisual material created by the teachers themselves, including videos in detail, complementary readings and real case studies with a vital contextualization for each of the proposed topics.

You will be able to study Sports Psychology in depth with high quality didactic material, elaborated with special exhaustiveness and meticulousness by all the teaching staff" 

Module 1. Basic Fundamentals of Sports Psychology

1.1. Introduction to the Sports Psychology 
1.2. Sociology of Sport and Classification
1.3. Basic Neurological Basis
1.4. Neurological Basis of Movement 
1.5. Motor Skills and Learning
1.6. Models of Psychological Intervention
1.7. From Demand to Intervention. Intervention in Training and Competition
1.8. Competitive Levels: High Performance Sport, Technification Sport and Grassroots Sport
1.9. Effects and Usefulness of the Sports Psychologist
1.10. Current Sports Psychology

Module 2. Leadership and Management of High Performance Teams

2.1. Origin and History of Leadership Styles
2.2. Transformational and Transactional Leadership Style
2.3. Leadership Style and Followers
2.4. Bases of High Performance Teams
2.5. Define the High Performance Challenge
2.6. Action Plan
2.7. Sustainability and Maintenance of High Performance
2.8. Types of Leadership and Coaches in the Sports Field
2.9. Athlete Risk Situations
2.10. Self-care of High Performance Athletes and their "Caregivers"

Module 3. Coaching Applications in the World of Sports      

3.1. The Origins and Background of Coaching
3.2. Current Schools and Trends
3.3. Work Models
3.4. Differences Between Coaching and Other Approaches
3.5. Coach Competencies and Code of Ethics
3.6. Coactive Coaching
3.7. Basic Individual Coaching Process
3.8. Methodology of a Sports Coaching Process
3.9. Design of Work Plans and Systemic and Team Coaching  
3.10. Evaluation Process of Coaching

Module 4. Psychological Techniques Applied to Sport

4.1. Inclusive Sport and Specific Sports
4.2. Decision-Making in Sports
4.3. Train the Coach Technical Support
4.4. Establishment of Objectives and Comprehensive Competition Plans
4.5. Techniques to Promote Confidence and Emotional Self-Control
4.6. Effects of Generating Awareness of Learning on Confidence, Self-Efficacy and Performance
4.7. Self-Instructional Training
4.8. Mindfulness Applied to Sports
4.9. NLP Applied to Sports
4.10. Motivation and Emotion

Module 5. Leadership Applied to Individual and Collective Sports

5.1. Sports Psychologist VsCoach
5.2. Psychological Training
5.3. Psychological Determinants of Performance and Talent Management
5.4. Team Mentality and Basic Elements of Intervention
5.5. Communication Skills
5.6. Stress and Anxiety Intervention
5.7. Coping with Defeat/Burnout Prevention   
5.8. Experiential Tools: Live Training Applied to Sports Coaching     
5.9. Extreme Sports: Talent, Mental Strength, and Ethics in Sports Development
5.10. Self-Leadership. Self-Management
5.11. The Leader Coach and Team Management, Ethics and Coaching  
5.12. Diagnostic Tools for Sports Teams and Organizations
5.13. Design of Intervention Plans for Teams and Organizational Development

Module 6. Facilitation Tools for the Sports Psychologist and Coach      

6.1. Interdisciplinary Work (Physical Therapist, Physiotherapist, Nutritionist, Physician, etc.)
6.2. Athlete Assessment Tools
6.3. Psychological Training for Specific Sports
6.4. Optimization of the Athlete's Learning and Search for Regularity in Performance
6.5. Psychological Pyramid of Sports Performance
6.6. Psychological Approach to Injury and Readaptation
6.7. Retirement in Professional Sports
6.8. Substance Use and Other Risks
6.9. Neuroscience Applied to Perception and Performance
6.10. Experiential Tools: Live Training

Module 7. Personal Branding and Digital Tools Management

7.1. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
7.2. Basic Principles of Digital Marketing
7.3. Internet, the Web, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
7.4. Personal Brand Positioning
7.5. Management of Social Networks
7.6. Athletes and the Use of their Networks and Interventions in the Media
7.7. Content Marketing Generation Through Different Platforms: Blogs, Podcasts, Video Blogs, Etc.
7.8. Media Communication Skills
7.9. Persuasion and Influence Techniques

Module 8. Cultural Transformation in Sports Organizations

8.1. Values-Driven Sports Organizations. Mission and Vision
8.2. Business Tools for Communication and Coordination
8.3. Corporate Strategy and Technology Strategy
8.4. Organizational Culture and Climate
8.5. Organizational Leadership
8.6. Executive Coaching Tools
8.7. Dynamics and Intervention Techniques in Sport Organization

Module 9. The Psychologist and the Coach as Facilitators      

9.1. Psychologist and Coach: Protagonists of the Process
9.2. Group and Team Dynamics
9.3. Reinforcement and Punishment
9.4. Concentration and Visualization
9.5. Values and Attitudes of Sport
9.6. Athlete's Personality
9.7. Evaluation and Diagnosis of Common Problems
9.8. Design of Workshops and Intervention Sessions
9.9. Intervention Phases and Sessions
9.10. Project Development and Applied Research

Module 10. eSports    

10.1. What are eSports?
10.2. The Video Game Industry and its Importance for Psychology
10.3. Player Management
10.4. Club Management
10.5. The Figure of the Psychologist, Role and Functions
10.6. Addiction to Video Games
10.7. Risks of Social Networks in eSports
10.8. Psychological Evaluation and Intervention
10.9. Prevention of Depression and Suicide
10.10. Future of eSports and the Role of the Psychologist

This is the program that will get you to your professional peak, pushing the world's best athletes to reach their maximum potential"