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The great feats of basketball elevate players, but behind their success are, in turn, coaches that mark history. So, Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Mike Krzyzewski or Larry Brown have done in the NBA. All of them have contributed to the evolution of this sport, the improvement of tactics, technical development and the integration into the staff of multidisciplinary qualified personnel that improves the physical and psychological performance of the team.  

In addition, this sport has seen a breakthrough by promoting other modalities such as the 3x3 that attract a large number of fans worldwide. In this scenario, TECH has developed this Professional master’s degree in Professional Basketball of 12 months, developed by an excellent teaching team with a wide experience in this field.  

It is a program that will delve into the individual offensive and defensive technique and tactics, in the physical preparation of the players, in the Scouting and the preparation of the game, as well as in the collective offensive and defensive tactics. In this way, the graduates will have the opportunity to acquire essential learning to apply the most effective strategies during the game and achieve their sports goals.

Special emphasis will be placed on this academic proposal the regulation of this sport, as well as the team and match leadership that will provide students with the necessary tools to achieve success in each meeting. All this, in addition, with an online methodology that offers flexibility. The future coach only needs a digital device with an Internet connection to view, at any time of the day, the content hosted on the virtual platform.

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This Professional master’s degree in Professional Basketball 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 basketball experts at the highest level
• The graphic, schematic and practical contents of the book provide technical and practical information on those 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

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

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different situations of professional practice that arise throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

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The study plan of this university program has been created to offer students a complete syllabus focused on technique and individual offensive and defensive tactics, strategies for team management, scouting and match preparation.  For this, the graduates have at their disposal multimedia didactic material and numerous additional material, hosted in the virtual library with access 24 hours a day, from any digital device with an Internet connection.

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Module 1. Individual offensive technique and tactics  

1.1. Mastering the invisible 

1.1.1. Modern basketball? 
1.1.2. Personal vision glasses 
1.1.3. Anticipation as a facilitator of the technical gesture 

1.2. Spacing in basketball 

1.2.1. Previous work 
1.2.2. Generating advantages through the creation of spaces 
1.2.3. The most difficult spaces to defend 

1.3. Playing without the ball

1.3.1. Adjusting the timing 
1.3.2. In constant motion? 
1.3.3. Rules of play without a ball 

1.4. Shooting 

1.4.1. The beginning and the end 
1.4.2. Details of the shot 
1.4.3. The mentality and self-training of a shooter

1.5. The pass. The unifying element 

1.5.1. Types of passing 
1.5.2. Passing trends in the current game 
1.5.3. Where to look to pass? 

1.6. The bounce. The exercise of freedom 

1.6.1. The bounce within the individual technique 
1.6.2. The bounces prior to the generating technical actions 
1.6.3. The bounces prior to the finalizing tactical actions 

1.7. Footwork 

1.7.1. Stops and their types 
1.7.2. Dissociation between body, feet and ball 
1.7.3. Feet as a generation of prior advantages 

1.8. 1x1 situations without initiated bounce 

1.8.1. "Playing first". The triple threat on a dribble? 
1.8.2. Shooting, passing and shooting lanes 
1.8.3. Dynamic receptions in passing

1.9. 1x1 situations with initiated bounce 

1.9.1. Directional planes and dissociation of feet and hands
1.9.2. Reading and mastering the ball control zones 
1.9.3. 1x1 technical gestures 

1.10. Offensive rebounding situations. The extra life 

1.10.1. Reading areas with more rebounding possibilities
1.10.2. Reading the box-out player and offensive rebounding technique
1.10.3. Players involved in the second action 

Module 2. Individual defensive technique and tactics 

2.1. Mastering the invisible. Modern basketball? 

2.1.1. Anticipations and defensive pre-work 
2.1.2. Playing with contact. Destruction of offensive trajectories 
2.1.3. Do you defend yourself with your legs? 

2.2. Defensive tendencies

2.2.1. Do defensive fads and trends exist? 
2.2.2. What trends can I apply to my team? 
2.2.3. Training methodology 

2.3. Defensive activity

2.3.1. Question of defensive philosophy 
2.3.2. 25-second defenses 
2.3.3. Passing line defense as a destructive element 

2.4. Defensive Spacing 

2.4.1. Playing with the elements 
2.4.2. Spacing and defensive initiative 
2.4.3. Defending close inferiority 

2.5. The ball and its pressure; the central axis of a defense

2.5.1. Individual ball pressure technique 
2.5.2. Pressure and pass defense 
2.5.3. Defensive philosophy 

2.6. Defensive shifts. "Getting stops" 

2.6.1. Reading spaces for displacements
2.6.2. Space and recovery time, directly proportional? 
2.6.3. Pre-work and angle reading to shorten displacements

2.7. Dismantling defensive myths

2.7.1. The vision of reality 
2.7.2. Is it just attitude? 
2.7.3. Is it defensive triangle? 

2.8. Non-verbal language and the use of the body in the defense 

2.8.1. Knowing how to lie to generate defensive advantages 
2.8.2. Punishing defensive situations when the attack rests 
2.8.3. Far anticipations secondary to first moves 

2.9. Information Processing and Defensive Decision Making 

2.9.1. Freedom within the defensive discipline and philosophy 
2.9.2. Uncertainty training and defensive decision making 
2.9.3. Cohesion of decisions with defensive communication 

2.10. Defensive rebounding situations

2.10.1. The initiation of the counterattack 
2.10.2. Protection of areas with a higher chance of rebounding 
2.10.3. Technique, processes, timing and types of box-out 

Module 3. Physical Preparation  

3.1. Physical preparation in basketball. The physical trainer in a staff 

3.1.1. Evolution of physical preparation in basketball 
3.1.2. The physical trainer in a staff 
3.1.3. Functions of the physical trainer in a professional team 

3.2. Physical and physiological demands of basketball 

3.2.1. Scientific Evidence 
3.2.2. Types of load analyzed in basketball (internal and external) 
3.2.3. Monitoring systems 

3.3. Planning a preseason 

3.3.1. Previous contact and online work 
3.3.2. Structure of a preseason 
3.3.3. Basic contents to build a team on a physical level 

3.4. Physical tests and evaluations 

3.4.1. Functional Assessment 
3.4.2. Strength test in gymnasium 
3.4.3. Track physical tests 

3.5. Planning a season 

3.5.1. The calendar 
3.5.2. Planning systems and objectives 
3.5.3. Structure from the general to the specific 

3.6. Work contents: Strength, mobility, stability 

3.6.1. Strength 
3.6.2. Mobility 
3.6.3. Stability

3.7. Physical work on the track 

3.7.1. Aerobic and anaerobic work
3.7.2. Speed and agility 
3.7.3. Training and match activation 

3.8. Monitoring and analysis of the load in training and matches

3.8.1. Internal load variables 
3.8.2. External load variables 
3.8.3. Practical applications in training 

3.9. Recovery 

3.9.1. Rest 
3.9.2. Hydration, nutrition and supplements 
3.9.3. RPE, Wellness, heart rate variability scales 

3.10. Post-season planning 

3.10.1. Post-season objectives 
3.10.2. Structured off season work 
3.10.3. Complementary work 

Module 4. Physiotherapy 

4.1. Sports Injuries 

4.1.1. Concept of Injury vs. Sports injury 
4.1.2. When is a basketball player injured? 
4.1.3. Who dictates that an athlete is injured? 

4.2. Types of injuries and their treatment 

4.2.1. Muscle injuries 
4.2.2. Ligament injuries 
4.2.3. Tendon injuries 
4.2.4. Joint and bone injuries 

4.3. The medical staff and its objectives with a basketball player injured 

4.3.1. The physician 
4.3.2. Physiotherapists 
4.3.3. The sports readaptor 
4.3.4. The physical trainer and coach 

4.4. The most frequent injuries in basketball 

4.4.1. Injuries in the ischiosural area 
4.4.2. Sprains and the most affected areas 
4.4.3. Knee injuries and their types 
4.4.4. Quadriceps injuries 

4.5. Why does a basketball player get injured? The most frequent causes 

4.5.1. Intrinsic factors of the basketball player 
5.5.2. Extrinsic factors of the basketball player 
4.5.3. Other factors 
4.5.4. Incidence of injury 

4.6. Recurrences of injuries and their possible causes

4.6.1. What is a recurrence? 
4.6.2. Can a recurrence be avoided? 
4.6.3. What are the most frequent causes of recurrence? 
4.6.4. How do we know if it is well now? 

4.7. Physical-sport readaptation and its phases of an injured basketball player 

4.7.1. Phases  
4.7.2. Sports Functional Recovery 
4.7.3. Physical-sports recovery 
4.7.4. Sports Retraining 

4.8. Effort Retraining 

4.8.1. What is stress retraining? 
4.8.2. How do we control stress retraining? 
4.8.3. What parameters or tests do we take into account to assess the fitness of the basketball player? 
4.8.4. The feelings of the basketball player are important 

4.9. Return to performance of an injured basketball player 

4.9.1. Aspects to take into account in the player's reincorporation to the group
4.9.2. First Steps 
4.9.3. Reincorporation to the group 
4.9.4. Example of planning for the return to competition 

4.10. Injury prevention in a basketball player 

4.10.1. Prevention of the most frequent injuries 
4.10.2. The importance of strength in the prevention of injuries 
4.10.3. When and how do we carry out an injury prevention protocol? 
4.10.4. The work of the basketball player outside the team in the prevention of injuries

Module 5. Scouting and preparation of match 

5.1. Self-knowledge and personal vision. Philosophy + beliefs 
5.1.1. The coach's personal vision. Building a basketball 
5.1.2. The Importance of Scouting Information Management 
5.1.3. How to approach scouting 

5.2. Own and rival scouting  Spying, observation and decision 

5.2.1. What do we observe in the opponent?
5.2.2. What do we observe in our own team? 
5.2.3. Observation points when watching matches 

5.3. SWOT analysis and the five elements 

5.3.1. SWOT analysis and its use in scouting and match planning 
5.3.2. Strategy, tactics, statistics, rules and concepts 
5.3.3. The use of proprietary counter-scouting 

5.4. Counter-scouting. Anticipate the Future 

5.4.1. What Is counter-scouting? 
5.4.2. How can we get the most out of it? 
5.4.3. Can we anticipate what is going to happen? 

5.5. The game plan. Simplifying and communicating 

5.5.1. Different party plans? Only one plan? 
5.5.2. Importance of concepts and ability to simplify  
5.5.3. Communication and transmission of the message. Talking about the plan

5.6. Training the plan. The art of war

5.6.1. Importance to the preparation of a match. The art of war 
5.6.2. Elements to protect, to enhance, to punish and to avoid
5.6.3. Working match plan vs. own concepts. Use of rival counter-scouting 

5.7. Use of video and visual tools 

5.7.1. Rival video scouting sessions. Differences between playing local or away 
5.7.2. In-house video scouting sessions. Individual and group 
5.7.3. Motivational sessions and use of video in the age of immediacy

5.8. Beginning of the match. Control and evaluation tools 

5.8.1. Reading and recognition systems 
5.8.2. Tools to control and evaluate the match plan 
5.8.3. Decisions to be made. Risks of the plan 

5.9. Passage through the locker room. Decisions and course adjustments 

5.9.1. Information processing and treatment. Listening and deciding 
5.9.2. Adjust course or continue to believe in the plan. Intuition and instinct 
5.9.3. Communication with players

5.10. Post-match evaluation. A pending subject 

5.10.1. Use of data and final statistics
5.10.2. Post-match. Use of video and creation of post-match report
5.10.3. Communicating match report to the team 

Module 6. Team leadership and party leadership  

6.1. Team building, staff and assignment of roles 

6.1.1. Building a team. Searching for profiles 
6.1.2. Building a technical staff. Everything adds, nothing subtracts 
6.1.3. Assigning roles. Do we always look for the best? 

6.2. Management and group management. Where leadership lies 

6.2.1. The range of knowledge of a coach 
6.2.2. Types of leadership of a coach. Is it the same for everyone? 
6.2.3. Attention to detail and the group's red lines. Fairness 

6.3. Communication with the player 

6.3.1. The person above all else 
6.3.2. Listening and respect 
6.3.3. Honesty and sincerity. The only valid script 

6.4. Factors that condition team management 

6.4.1. Results Profitability vs. relativization 
6.4.2. Cohesion and group health 
6.4.3. External agents beyond the company's control 

6.5. Competencies of the leader of a human group. The guiding light 

6.5.1. Aspects to be mastered by the leader of a professional team
6.5.2. Care for details 
6.5.3. Looking for leaders within the group 

6.6. The day-to-day demands. Mutual adaptation to the course of the journey 

6.6.1. Creating habits and automatisms in the team 
6.6.2. Understanding, listening, squeezing and caring 
6.6.3. Creating a club culture 

6.7. Match management. Technical and emotional management. Decisions 

6.7.1. Previous reading of the match. Theoretical anticipation 
6.7.2. Damage and risk assessment 
6.7.3. Evaluation of opportunities. Decision management 

6.8. Use and profitability of communication. Talks and downtime 

6.8.1. Knowing how to communicate. Pre-match talk. Motivational stages 
6.8.2. Interpretation of the environment to adjust the message. Verbal adaptation 
6.8.3. Non-verbal communication and adaptation to the moment of the match 

6.9. Success vs. failure. The fine line between relativizing and profiting from it

6.9.1. Ability to evaluate processes 
6.9.2. Self and internal analysis 
6.9.3. Communicating and convincing? 

6.10. Who helps those who help others? Mental Health 

6.10.1. The figure of the psychologist in a professional team 
6.10.2. The loneliness of the trainer 
6.10.3. Living in uncertainty 

Module 7. Basketball Modalities ( 3X3) 

7.1. History of 3x3. A new sport within a centenary one 

7.1.1. When and how FIBA became interested in 3X3 
7.1.2. Professional circuit. Beginnings and present 
7.1.3. From the street to the Olympic Games 

7.2. Regulation Optimizing knowledge of the rules 

7.2.1. Regulations 
7.2.2. Particularities of the 3x3 with respect to the 5x5 
7.2.3. Knowing and taking advantage of the rules  

7.3. Qualification system. How and where to earn points

7.3.1. FIBA, functioning and different realities 
7.3.2. Ranking. National and International 
7.3.3. Practical Applications Participation in tournaments 

7.4. Organization of events. Everything you need for a successful 3x3 

7.4.1. Basic needs for the organization of an event 
7.4.2. Location and assembly. Who sponsors us? 
7.4.3. Dissemination and visibility. To whom is it directed?

7.5. Transition from 5x5 to 3x3. Differences and similarities 

7.5.1. Main differences and how to internalize them 
7.5.2. Similarities Transferring and exploiting them 
7.5.3. How to combine both modalities 

7.6. Individual Technique Different ball and spaces, same gestures? 

7.6.1. Making spaces profitable. What technical gestures do we prioritize? 
7.6.2. Adapting gestures to reduced dimensions 
7.6.3. Speed of execution. Efficiency and effectiveness 

7.7. Offensive tactics. How to use the greater existence of spaces

7.7.1. Differences between transition and check-ball 
7.7.2. Angles of ball exit 
7.7.3. Non-stop. Linking continuous actions 

7.8. Defensive tactics. Defensive efficiencies 

7.8.1. Differences between transition and check-ball 
7.8.2. Individual responsibility and communication, defensive keys 
7.8.3. Scouting. The importance of knowing the opponent

7.9. Training theory. If we play 3x3, we train 3x3

7.9.1. Adaptation to 3x3. Exploiting all the virtues of a player
7.9.2. Automating the game. Creation of links in the group 
7.9.3. Facilitating decision making. The player decides 

7.10. Game trends. How the game is played and why 

7.10.1. Team structures. Evolution and reasons 
7.10.2. Offensive tendencies 
7.10.3. Defensive tendencies 

Module 8. Collective offensive tactic 

8.1. "The whole adds up to more than the sum of its parts". Habit + method 

8.1.1. Habit + method 
8.1.2. Clarity of concepts and the power of repetition 
8.1.3. Preparing the team to win every 1x1 that exists
 

8.2. Mastering the invisible collectively

8.2.1. Attention to detail. The key to making the system work 
8.2.2. Spacing, timing and offensive pre-work
8.2.3. Methodology and emphasis to achieve the consolidation of these concepts

8.3. Direct blocking. King of the generation of advantages 

8.3.1. Use of direct blocking in today's basketball 
8.3.2. Types, timing, roles and spacing of direct blocking
8.3.3. Creation and use of deferred advantages for direct blocking play

8.4. Indirect blocking. The peak of collective cohesion 

8.4.1. Use of indirect blocking in basketball today 
8.4.2. Direct blocking, a linking or finishing element? 
8.4.3. Types, timing, roles and spacing of Indirect blocking

8.5. Playing with your back to the rim. A thing of a few? 

8.5.1. Details and spacing in the back to the hoop game. Current Trends 
8.5.2. Playing with the back to the rim after a direct block 
8.5.3. Playing with the back to the rim after a Indirect block 

8.6. Hand in hand and "screen the screener". Elements of fluency 

8.6.1. Types of hand-to-hand 
8.6.2. Types of "screen the screener" situations 
8.6.3. Elements of fluidity in the game. Choosing where to put focus distraction 

8.7. The counterattack game. The first seconds 

8.7.1. Starting the counterattack. Box-out + outlet pass
8.7.2. Spacing + concepts of collective play in counter-attack
8.7.3. Counterattack times 

8.8. The arriving game. Arriving by playing or arriving by playing? 

8.8.1. Defensive balance reading and early offense 
8.8.2. Spacing of the arriving game 
8.8.3. Connecting arriving with direct blocking, indirect blocking and low post 

8.9. 5x5 game. Concepts and systems, extension of players 

8.9.1. Offensive systems. The extension of the players 
8.9.2. Choice and creation of systems. Why? When? How? Where? 
8.9.3. Grouping and connecting concepts. Attention to details. Mastering the invisible

8.10. Special last second and ATO situations

8.10.1. Reading and knowledge of the players themselves 
8.10.2. Prior knowledge of the opponent to attack weaknesses 
8.10.3. Types of ATO situations

Module 9. Defensive collective tactics  

9.1. The art of defense. The beginning of the best attack. Habit + method 

9.1.1. Defensive philosophy and methodology. Adaptation to the team 
9.1.2. Building from incomplete to complex 
9.1.3. Attention to detail. Ball pressure 

9.2. Rules, discipline, pre-work and activity. The four pillars 

9.2.1. First preseason rules. Habits + automatisms 
9.2.2. Defensive discipline + preliminary work 
9.2.3. Defensive activity 25-second defenses 

9.3. Defensive balance. Strength in vulnerability 

9.3.1. Defensive balance roles. Importance of balance in systems 
9.3.2. First direct blocking defense and use of fouls in defensive balance
9.3.3. Reading to catch in the open field. Zone in defensive balance? 

9.4. Direct blocking defense. The dispute for the initiative 

9.4.1. Philosophy, team characteristics and influence of opponent's scouting
9.4.2. Types and timing of direct blocking defense
9.4.3. Defensive tendencies in direct blocking. The detail in the collective 

9.5. Indirect blocking defense. The origin of many advantages 

9.5.1. Fixed rules? Defending the ball or not changes everything 
9.5.2. Indirect defensive rules for outside players 
9.5.3. Defensive indirect rules for inside players 

9.6. Low post defense. Protecting the sacred 

9.6.1. One-on-one defenses and feints 
9.6.2. Aggressive low post defenses + rotations 
9.6.3. Is defending low post only defending inside players? 

9.7. Hand-to-hand defense and screen the screener. Stopping fluidity 

9.7.1. Variations according to angles, opposing players and scouting
9.7.2. Screen the screener rules 
9.7.3. Tactical status to be prepared for any opponent's weapon 

9.8. Space defenses or zone defenses. The bazaar of resources 

9.8.1. Types of zonal defenses 
9.8.2. Current trends in space defenses
9.8.3. Are zones formative? Courageous or cowardly recourse?

9.9. Full-field and ¾ field pressing defenses

9.9.1. Full-field zonal defenses 
9.9.2. Individual jump and switch defenses 
9.9.3. Selection of the moment of pressure 

9.10. Special defenses and ATO alternatives 

9.10.1. Decision making based on rival knowledge 
9.10.2. Preparation of special defenses. Everything is trained 
9.10.3. Evaluating the performance of special and alternative defenses

Module 10. Regulation

10.1. Arbitration Organization and methodology 

10.1.1. What is arbitration? 
10.1.2. Knowledge tools 
10.1.3. Refereeing organization. Championships and matches 

10.2. Relationship between participants. Referees and coaches 

10.2.1. Being a referee 24 hours a day 
10.2.2. Relationship with coaches 
10.2.3. How to communicate 

10.3. Head coach and assistant coach. Obligations and rights 

10.3.1. Duties of the head coach. Regulation 
10.3.2. Duties of the assistant coach. Regulation 
10.3.3. Special situations between coaches 

10.4. Rules of the game: Condition and ball control 

10.4.1. Introduction. The Rules of Games 
10.4.2. Condition of the ball 
10.4.3. Ball control 

10.5. Rules of the game: Time-outs and substitutions 

10.5.1. Time-out. Interpretations 
10.5.2. Substitutions Interpretations 
10.5.3. Special match situations 

10.6. Rules of the game: Defeats by default and inferiority

10.6.1. Match lost by default 
10.6.2. Match lost due to inferiority 

10.7. Violations: Illegal advance, 3 sec. and closely defended player

10.7.1. What are violations? 
10.7.2. Illegal advance 
10.7.3. Three seconds 
10.7.4. Closely Defended Player 

10.8. Violations. Interposition and interference 

10.8.1. Interposition. When it occurs 
10.8.2. Interference. When it occurs 
10.8.3. Differences between interposition and interference 

10.9. Fouls. Personal, double, technical, unsporting and disqualifying fouls

10.9.1. When does a foul occur? 
10.9.2. Personal fouls 
10.9.3. Double fouls 
10.9.4. Technical and disqualifying fouls. Differences 
10.9.5. Unsportsmanlike fouls. Criteria 

10.10. Correctable errors 

10.10.1. What is a correctable error? 
10.10.2. Situations in which it applies 
10.10.3. Conclusions

“Delves into the Basketball regulations, knows perfectly the rules that regulate the different game actions and promotes fair play”