Thanks to this 100% online program you will be able to master all the essential elements to progress in Professional Rugby”

One of the highest professional aspirations of any Rugby coach is to reach the elite and play in the Six Nations. Achieving this goal requires a deep knowledge of the sport and integrating the latest technological, nutritional or technical-tactical strategy advances for the improvement of the team and the players.

In this sense, the professionalization of this sport and its great worldwide repercussion has raised in the last years even more the competitiveness and demand at the highest level. For this reason, TECH has created this program that provides future specialists in this sport, an intensive learning about Professional Rugby.

This is a 12-month program that will take students to deepen from a theoretical-practical perspective in the latest scientific evidence on certain physical preparation sessions, improvements in nutritional programs or psychological strategies in conflict resolution. All of this is complemented by pedagogical tools based on multimedia pills, essential readings and case studies that make this program even more dynamic.

Likewise, with the Relearning system, based on the reiteration of continuous content throughout the academic itinerary, the graduate will reduce the long hours of study and memorization. In this way, you will learn in a simple way and away from traditional pedagogical methodologies.

An excellent opportunity to progress through a flexible training program that you can access as and when you wish. They only need a digital device with an Internet connection to access the content of the program at any time of the day. As such, without the need for classroom attendance or classes with fixed schedules, students have greater freedom to self-manage their study time and make this teaching compatible with their daily activities.

With TECH's methodology you will be able to reduce the long hours of study and acquire in a simple way a key learning in your professional progression”

This Master's Degree in Professional Rugby contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Rugby and areas such as Psychology, Marketing and Nutrition
• The graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents with which it is conceived gather scientific and practical information on those disciplines that are indispensable for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out 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

A unique program that will allow you to keep abreast of the latest developments in nutrition for professional Rubgy athletes”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational 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 education programmed to learn 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 course. For this purpose, students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Thanks to this university degree, you will work with greater precision on the strength, endurance and speed of your players”

It delves into Rugby Sevens, the form of rugby present in the Olympic Games and its technical specifications”

The program's syllabus is made up of multimedia teaching material, readings and case studies that will provide students with a theoretical and practical approach to Professional Rugby. In this way, graduates will have access to a complete syllabus that will lead them to delve in the different modalities of this sport discipline, the most advanced Coaching strategies for team management, as well as the incorporation of new technologies both for game analysis and for dissemination in the digital environment.

You will have at your disposal a wide range of teaching materials with which to enrich your intensive learning in Professional Rugby”

Module 1. Rugby Modalities

1.1. Rugby

1.1.1. Rugby
1.1.2. Origins
1.1.3. World Rugby

1.2. Professional Rugby Fifteens

1.2.1. Beginners
1.2.2. Professional Rugby Fifteens
1.2.3. Rugby Fifteens in Spain

1.3. Rugby Sevens and Rugby League

1.3.1. Beginners
1.3.2. Rugby Sevens

1.4. Other Varieties of Rugby

1.4.1. Inclusive and Prison Rugby
1.4.2. Tag Rugby and Touch Rougby
1.4.3. Other Varieties

1.5. General Regulations

1.5.1. Introduction
1.5.2. Principles of the Game
1.5.3. Regulations

1.6. Anti-Doping

1.6.1. Keep Rugby Clean
1.6.2. Nutrition and Supplements
1.6.3. Medication

1.7. Anti-Gambling

1.7.1. Antidoping Keep Rugby Onside
1.7.2. Discipline
1.7.3. Anticorruption

1.8. Values

1.8.1. Why Defend these Values?
1.8.2. Integrity
1.8.3. Third Half

1.9. Figure of the Referee

1.9.1. Referee in Rugby
1.9.2. Referee Gestures
1.9.3. Types of Referees

1.10. Major Championships

1.10.1. Professional Rugby Fifteens
1.10.2. Professional Rugby VII
1.10.3. Professional Rugby League

Module 2. Rugby Fifteens. Sports and Regulations

2.1. Specific Regulations

2.1.1. Principles of the Game
2.1.2. Principles of the Laws
2.1.3. The Rules of Games

2.2. Player-Specific Skills

2.2.1. Development of Specific Conditional Capacities
2.2.2. Development of Coordination Skills
2.2.3. Improved Decision-Making Process

2.3. Specific Positions

2.3.1. Forwards
2.3.2. Methods
2.3.3. Three Quarters

2.4. Attack

2.4.1. The Start of the Game
2.4.2. The Game at the Breakdowns
2.4.3. Counter-Attack in the Game and Permanent Reorganization

2.5. Defense

2.5.1. Tackling in Rugby Fifteens: Introduction and Types
2.5.2. Defense from Launching Points of Encounter
2.5.3. Defense from Static Phases

2.6. Static Phases

2.6.1. Melee
2.6.2. Touch
2.6.3. Center Kick

2.7. Maul, Ruck and Breakdown

2.7.1. Maul
2.7.2. Ruck
2.7.3. Breakdown

2.8. Basis of the Game System

2.8.1. The Start of the Game
2.8.2. The Game at the Breakdowns
2.8.3. Counter-Attack in the Game and Permanent Reorganization

2.9. Session Structure

2.9.1. Player Initiation Period
2.9.2. General Exercises
2.9.3. The Training Session

2.10. Rival Analysis

2.10.1. Offensive System Analysis
2.10.2. Defensive System Analysis
2.10.3. Static Phase Analysis

Module 3. Specialized Training for Rugby Fifteens

3.1. Professional Rugby XV

3.1.1. Nature of the Sport
3.1.2. Playing Demands on Strikers
3.1.3. Three-Quarter Play Demands

3.2. Strength

3.2.1. Requirements and Principles Based on Sport
3.2.2. Strength - Hypertrophy
3.2.3. Power

3.3. Speed

3.3.1. Requirements and principles based on sport
3.3.2. Acceleration
3.3.3. Speed

3.4. Resistance

3.4.1. Requirements and Principles Based on Sport
3.4.2. Running Displacement Resistance
3.4.3. Resistance to High-Intensity Actions

3.5. Test

3.5.1. Interest
3.5.2. Endurance Test (E.g. 1200m Shuttle Test or Bronco Test)
3.5.3. Strength Test

3.6. Static Phases

3.6.1. Melee
3.6.2. Touch
3.6.3. Implications for Physical Preparation

3.7. Contact

3.7.1. Requirements and Principles Based on Sport
3.7.2. Influence on Training
3.7.3. Implications for Physical Preparation

3.8. Lesions

3.8.1. Epidemiology of Injuries
3.8.2. Injury Mechanisms
3.8.3. Concussions

3.9. GPS Technology

3.9.1. Interest
3.9.2. Study Variables
3.9.3. Ball in Play and Worst Case Scenario

3.10. Role of Physical Preparation for Rugby Performance

3.10.1. Monitoring
3.10.2. How to Plan
3.10.3. How to Program

Module 4. Rugby Sevens. Sport and Regulations

4.1. Specific Regulations

4.1.1. Principles of the Game
4.1.2. Principles of the Laws
4.1.3. The Rules of Games

4.2. Player-Specific Skills

4.2.1. Development of Specific Conditional Capacities
4.2.2. Development of Coordination Skills
4.2.3. Improved Decision Making Process

4.3. Specific Positions

4.3.1. Forwards
4.3.2. Methods
4.3.3. Three Quarters

4.4. Attack

4.4.1. The Start of the Game
4.4.2. The Game at the Breakdowns
4.4.3. Counter-Attack in the Game and Permanent Reorganization

4.5. Defense

4.5.1. Tackling in Rugby Sevens: Introduction and Types
4.5.2. Defense from Launching Points of Encounter
4.5.3. Defense from Static Phases

4.6. Static and Dynamic Phases

4.6.1. Melee and Touch
4.6.2. Maul
4.6.3. Ruck

4.7. Kickoffs

4.7.1. Importance of Kickoffs in Rugby Sevens
4.7.2. Kickoffs in Possession
4.7.3. Receiving the Kickoff

4.8. Basis of the Game system

4.8.1. The Start of the Game
4.8.2. The Game at the Breakdowns
4.8.3. Counter-Attack in the Game and Permanent Reorganization

4.9. Session Structure

4.9.1. Player Initiation Period
4.9.2. General Exercises
4.9.3. The Training Session

4.10. Rival Analysis

4.10.1. Offensive System Analysis
4.10.2. Defensive System Analysis
4.10.3. Static Phase Analysis

Module 5. Specialized Training for Professional Rugby Sevens

5.1. Professional Rugby VII

5.1.1. Nature of the Sport
5.1.2. Playing Demands on Strikers
5.1.3. Three-Quarter Play Demands

5.2. Strength

5.2.1. Requirements and Principles Based on Sport
5.2.2. Strength - Hypertrophy
5.2.3. Power

5.3. Speed

5.3.1. Requirements and Principles Based on Sport
5.3.2. Acceleration
5.3.3. Speed

5.4. Resistance

5.4.1. Requirements and Principles Based on Sport
5.4.2. Running Displacement Resistance
5.4.3. Resistance to High-Intensity Actions

5.5. Test

5.5.1. Interest
5.5.2. Endurance Test (e.g. 1200m Shuttle Test or Bronco Test)
5.5.3. Strength Test

5.6. Static Phases

5.6.1. Melee
5.6.2. Touch
5.6.3. Implications for Physical Preparation

5.7. Contact

5.7.1. Requirements and Principles Based on Sport
5.7.2. Influence on Training
5.7.3. Implications for Physical Preparation

5.8. Lesions

5.8.1. Epidemiology of Injuries
5.8.2. Injury Mechanisms
5.8.3. Concussions

5.9. GPS Technology

5.9.1. Interest
5.9.2. Study Variables
5.9.3. Ball in Play and Worst Case Scenario

5.10. Role of Physical Preparation for Rugby Performance

5.10.1. Monitoring
5.10.2. How to Plan
5.10.3. How to Program

Module 6. Rugby Team Management

6 1. Rugby Teams

6.1.1. Group
6.1.2. Equipment
6.1.3. Tribe

6.2. Communication

6.2.1. Same Language
6.2.2. Needs and Demands
6.2.3. Silences

6.3. Managing the Sports Team

6.3.1. Mission
6.3.2. Objectives
6.3.3. Strategy

6.4. Leading the Team

6.4.1. Individual Competencies
6.4.2. Staff Competencies
6.4.3. Collective Competencies

6.5. Team Empowerment

6.5.1. Getting the Best out of your Staff
6.5.2. Getting the Best out of your Team
6.5.3. Getting the Best out of Employees

6.6. Leadership

6.6.1. Active Listening
6.6.2. Type of Leadership
6.6.3. Advantages and Disadvantages

6.7. Management Styles

6.7.1. Synergies
6.7.2. Attention to Diversity
6.7.3. Sense of Belonging

6.8. Keys

6.8.1. Participation
6.8.2. Detection
6.8.3. Most Suitable Role

6.9. Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

6.9.1. Recognition and Detection
6.9.2. Map of the Conflict
6.9.3. Assertiveness and Empathy

6.10. Protocols

6.10.1. Creation
6.10.2. Implementation
6.10.3. Review

Module 7. Physiotherapy and Injury Prevention

7.1. Sport Physiotherapy

7.1.1.  Sport Physiotherapy
7.1.2. Field Service
7.1.3. Security and Assistance

7.2. First Aid

7.2.1. First Assistance
7.2.2. Airway
7.2.3. Basic Principles of Cardioplegia

7.3. Most Common Disorders in Rugby

7.3.1. Spine and Head Trauma
7.3.2. Upper Limb
7.3.3. Lower Limb

7.4. Concussion: Identify and Remove

7.4.1. What is Concussion?
7.4.2. How to Identify a Concussion?
7.4.3. Gradual Return to Play

7.5. Return-to-Play Rehabilitation

7.5.1. Post-Injury Return to Play
7.5.2. Load Control
7.5.3. Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Return to Play

7.6. Injury Prevention

7.6.1. Preseason
7.6.2. Self-Care and Healthy Habits
7.6.3. Proprioception, Cognitive Work and Spatial Control

7.7. Preparation and Field Service: Minute by Minute

7.7.1. Pre-Game: Organization, Management and Specific Work
7.7.2. Field Service
7.7.3. Care and Protection

7.8. Post-Match and Recovery

7.8.1. Post-Match: Care and Recovery
7.8.2. Individual Work and Self-Care
7.8.3. Collective Work and Rest

7.9. Control and Follow-Wp: Medical Management of Equipment

7.9.1. Medical Control in a Professional Team
7.9.2. Player Baseline Status Check
7.9.3. Treatments, Injury Monitoring and Recovery

7.10. Medical Equipment

7.10.1. Basic Medical Equipment and Material Management
7.10.2. Medical Devices: Management and Storage
7.10.3. Material Organization and Control

Module 8. Sports Nutrition applied to Rugby

8.1. Physiological Basis for Rugby Nutrition

8.1.1. Macronutrients
8.1.2. Digestion and Absorption of Nutrients
8.1.3. Energy Balance

8.2. Metabolism and Energy Pathways in Rugby

8.2.1. Phosphagen Pathway (ATP)
8.2.2. Glycolysis
8.2.3. Fatty Acid Oxidation

8.3. Body Composition in Rugby (Fifteens and Sevens)

8.3.1. Body Composition in Rugby Fifteens Forwards
8.3.2. Body Composition in Rugby Fifteens Backs
8.3.3. Body Composition in Rugby Sevens Players

8.4. Anthropometry in Professional Rugby Teams

8.4.1. Methods for Estimating Body Composition
8.4.2. Anthropometric Measurements
8.4.3. Differences Between Rugby Fifteens and Sevens

8.5. Nutritional Periodization in Rugby Fifteens

8.5.1. Pre-Season and Post-Season
8.5.2. In-Season and Match Week Planning
8.5.3. Injury Period Nutrition Planning

8.6. Nutrition for Body Composition Change

8.6.1. Fat Loss
8.6.2. Increased Muscle Mass
8.6.3. Body Recomposition

8.7. Nutritional Periodization in Rugby Sevens

8.7.1. Rugby Sevens Pre-Season
8.7.2. Rugby Sevens Tournament Week
8.7.3. Post-Season

8.8. Sports Supplementation in Rugby (Fifteens and Sevens)

8.8.1. Group A Evidence-Based Supplements
8.8.2. Group B and C Evidence-Based Supplements
8.8.3. Prohibited Supplements

8.9. Nutrition During Rugby Matches and Tournaments (Fifteens and Sevens)

8.9.1. In-Game Fueling for Rugby Fifteens Matches
8.9.2. Post-Match Recovery
8.9.3. Pre-Competition Carbohydrate Loading

8.10. Nutritional Counseling for Professional Rugby Players and Teams

8.10.1. Goal Setting and Dietary Assessment Interview
8.10.2. Developing Guidelines for Teams
8.10.3. Designing a Personalized Nutrition Plan

Module 9. Applied Psychology

9.1. Psychology and Sports Coaching

9.1.1. Important Aspects
9.1.2. The importance of Psychology in Sports
9.1.3. The Role of the Sports Psychologist / Coach

9.2. Psychological Preparation for Sport and Physical Activity: Rugby Academies

9.2.1. Sport, Health, and Psychology
9.2.2. Working With Coaches and Families of Young Athletes
9.2.3. Advising on the Athlete–Family–Coach Relationship: The Importance of Value-Based Education in Sport

9.3. Psychological Guidance and Techniques for Athletes: Shaping the Future Elite

9.3.1. Optimizing Athlete Learning and Building Performance Consistency
9.3.2. Psychological Support for Young Athletes and the Transition to Professional Sport
9.3.3. Talent Management

9.4. Psychological Intervention in Competitive Sport: Elite Performance

9.4.1. Optimal Arousal Level and Emotional Regulation in Athletic Performance
9.4.2. Managing Stress and Anxiety in Sports
9.4.3. Locus of Control in Elite Athletes

9.5. Psychological Variables in Sports Performance

9.5.1. Positive and Emotional Psychology
9.5.2. Self-Confidence and Self-Concept in Athletes
9.5.3. Athlete Personality Traits

9.6. Individual and Group Intervention in Sports Coaching: Planning and Implementing a Psychological Program

9.6.1. Psychological Intervention Techniques
9.6.2. Designing Individual Intervention Plans
9.6.3. Designing Team Intervention Plans

9.7. Tools in Sports Coaching: M.E.T.A., SWOT, and the Wheel of Life

9.7.1. The M.E.T.A. Model
9.7.2. SWOT Analysis
9.7.2. Wheel of Life

9.8. Burnout in Athletes

9.8.1. Symptoms of Burnout Syndrome
9.8.2. Intervention Strategies With Athletes
9.8.3. Prevention of Future Cases

9.9. Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Athletes

9.9.1. Effects of Overtraining
9.9.2. Psychological Aspects of Injury Prevention and Recovery
9.9.3. Flow State

9.10. Retirement From Sport

9.10.1. Transitioning From Elite Sport to Everyday Life
9.10.2. Redefining the Athlete's Identity
9.10.3. Assuming New Roles

Module 10. Sports Marketing and Sponsorship

10.1. Sports Marketing

10.1.1. Marketing
10.1.2. Differences between a Company and a Sports Entity
10.1.3. Trends in Sports Marketing

10.2. Sponsorship

10.2.1. Mission and Value
10.2.2. Differentiation
10.2.3. Strategy

10.3. Sponsorship II

10.3.1. Activation
10.3.2. Measurement
10.3.3. Monitoring

10.4. Patronage

10.4.1. Definition
10.4.2. Differences
10.4.3. Advantages and Disadvantages

10.5. Sponsorship

10.5.1. Definition
10.5.2. Evolution and Versions
10.5.3. Advantages and Disadvantages

10.6. Organization of Events

10.6.1. Audience Segmentation
10.6.2. Content
10.6.3. Recruitment and Loyalty

10.7. Distribution Channels

10.7.1. Digital Presence
10.7.2. Activations
10.7.3. Email Marketing

10.8. Personal Branding in the Digital Ecosystem

10.8.1. Values
10.8.2. Target
10.8.3. Branding

10.9. Personal Branding II

10.9.1. Advertisement
10.9.2. Image Rights
10.9.3. Success Stories

10.10. Digital Revolution

10.10.1. E-Sports
10.10.2. Apps
10.10.3. Digital Ambassadors

Boost the brand of your Rugby team or club in the new digital ecosystem thanks to this exclusive university degree”