12 months
10/12/2025
6–8 hours per week
Online, asynchronous
Professional Certification (executive education)
Spanish/English
Intermediate
This training program is aimed at professionals seeking a detailed and in-depth specialization in the specific physical preparation of soccer players. This role is responsible for managing the workload of field-specific training sessions, where both team and individual tactical adaptations are pursued according to each player’s role, as well as adaptations in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. The program offers a comprehensive and detailed education across the various areas this professional must master, with the content structured as follows:
The first part focuses on specific knowledge of tactical training and physical-tactical conditioning, providing concepts and tools related to field methodology, framed within an ecological perspective.
The second aims to train the coach in working with young athletes. Together with the first module, it provides a broad foundation in soccer player training.
Next, the program covers the development of strength and power training, always from a highly functional perspective that emphasizes neuromuscular coordination and the execution of soccer-specific skills.
Finally, the content focuses on injury prevention, as it is essential for this professional to have a comprehensive approach—considering that recovery methods must often be implemented during training sessions, not only after they conclude.
This Professional Certification consists of 12 one-month courses, grouped into 4 three-month blocks. It grants— to those who meet the defined requirements— its corresponding online diploma, as well as the diplomas for the four “Expert Programs” that form part of it. The Professional Certification may be completed continuously or by blocks, according to the participant’s preference, with up to 24 consecutive months available to complete it from the time of enrollment.
1. Technical and Tactical Fundamentals of Football
2. Small-Sided Games: Integrating Tactical and Physical Training
3. Ecological Construct and Football
4. Development of Youth Football: From Potential to Sporting Excellence
5. Methodology of Performance Assessment and Injury Risk Factors
6. Psychosocial Performance and Sport
7. Methodology and Technology of Strength Training in Football
8. Strength Training Using Inertial Devices
9. Complex Speed Training
10. Post-Competition Recovery Measures
11. Osteopathy and Manual Medicine in Football
12. Myofascial Training
Access to the Innovity® Method: Science, Methodology, and Application
Expert Mentorship: testimonials, best practices, and insights from experts—directly from the field
Access to materials anytime, anywhere, and from any device
24/7 Support, synchronous or asynchronous, according to your preference, provided by the Innovity professional team
Case Method: effective use of learned tools and concepts
Self-Assessments to measure learning progress
Comprehensive final exam
Certificate of completion or attendance, as applicable
€ 60 per month - 12 months
Bachelor in Journalism from the Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya, and graduate of the “Specialist in Scouting and Analysis” and “Specialist in Individual Fundamentals by Position” programs at MBP School. He currently serves as the head of analysis for Girona B.
PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Isfahan (Iran) and Bachelor’s degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from Najafabad University, with a Master’s in Exercise Physiology. He has served as a performance director, sports scientist, and strength and conditioning coach in elite football clubs in Iran, Portugal, Greece, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
PhD in Sports Sciences from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal), and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physical Education from the same institution. He has fifteen years of coaching experience, having worked as an assistant coach in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and Segunda Liga, and as head coach in the Campeonato de Portugal (Vila Real).
PhD in Sports Sciences with a specialization in Sports Training from the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education at the University of Coimbra (2015, Portugal). His scientific output includes more than 300 articles published in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) of Web of Science (Clarivate).
PhD in Sports Sciences and Bachelor in Physical Education, both from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. He is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles, two books, and 20 book chapters.
PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. Since 1999, he has held academic positions at Trinity University, the College of William & Mary, and the University of Connecticut, where he has served as Associate Professor (2005–2014), Full Professor (since 2014), and has taken on leadership roles as head of the Development and the Perception–Action–Cognition areas within the Department of Psychological Sciences. He has directed the Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action since 2014.
PhD in Ecological Psychology from the University of Connecticut (2019), Master of Science in Exercise Science from Southern Illinois University (2014), and Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the University of Barcelona (2009). He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Kognia Sports Intelligence (since 2019), a Barcelona-based company pioneering tactical analysis in football through artificial intelligence. He served as Head of Research for the Team Sports Department at FC Barcelona (2016–2019).
PhD in Sports Sciences from the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Bachelor in Sports Sciences from the University of Lleida. He is the author of numerous scientific articles (85 JCR), with research lines focused on the effects of inertial strength-training systems, functional asymmetries, and the influence of biological age on performance. He has coached athletes for more than 18 years, particularly basketball players and footballers. He served as a return-to-play specialist and strength coach for Sevilla F.C., and was responsible for the youth academy of CAI Zaragoza and for the Spanish national basketball team.
PhD in Sports Sciences from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal). Bachelor in Physical Education and Sport from the same university, and Master in Sports Sciences from the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto. He previously served as Director of the Master’s Program in Sports Performance Analysis, developed in consortium with Otto von Guericke University (Magdeburg, Germany) and the Lithuanian Sports University (Kaunas, Lithuania).
PhD in Sport Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Girona. Official Master’s Degree in Integrative Physiology (University of Barcelona). In the academic field, he has worked at various universities. As a researcher, his work focuses on the study of injury risk factors in athletes and on improving sports performance. He has coached athletes for more than 30 years, particularly football players, and served as strength and conditioning coach for the second football team of FC Barcelona.
PhD in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2010). Master’s Degree in Research from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2007) and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Barcelona (2006). He completed a postdoctoral stay at the University of Thessaly (2011). He has worked as a sport psychologist at the Bruguera Tennis Academy (2002–2009); has held program management and professional practice roles in clubs in Girona; has served as head of the psychology project for the youth academy and as sport psychologist for the first team at Club Bàsquet Girona in the ACB (2022–2025); performance psychology consultant at the Ipswich Town FC Academy (2019–2020); and consultant with KTM Red Bull MotoGP (2023).
PhD in Sports Performance from the University of Barcelona. Bachelor in Sport Sciences from the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC, University of Barcelona). He has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for high-level basketball clubs and players, including FC Barcelona, as well as for the field hockey team of the Real Club de Polo. In recent years, he has focused particularly on the training and development of young athletes, specifically on the understanding and development of complex speed in team sports.
PhD in Physiotherapy from the Universitat de Vic–Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC) and PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the University of Barcelona. He also holds Bachelor’s degrees in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and in Physiotherapy from UVic-UCC. He is the author of several scientific articles focused on high-performance sport, post-exercise recovery, epidemiology, and injury prevention.
PhD in Biomedical Research Methodology and Public Health from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Bachelor in Physiotherapy from Universitat Ramon Llull and in Osteopathy from the Escola d’Osteopatia de Barcelona – European School of Osteopathy. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (CCib), integrated within the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health at Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona and at the Sant Pau Research Institute.
PhD in Physical Education from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (1998) and National Volleyball Coach (Level III) certified by the Spanish Volleyball Federation (1995). He is the author of numerous articles related to the mechanical properties of muscle. He served as Assistant Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Club Voleibol C.S. Gran Canaria (1993–1998), and as Assistant Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Spanish Senior National Volleyball Team (1997–1999 and 2007–2008). He has also been an advisor for injury prevention and return-to-play programs at Unión Deportiva Las Palmas (2015–2018), Villarreal C.F. (2017–2020), Inter Milan (2018), and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (2018–2019).