This program provides an integrated approach to football-related risk factors, offering a solid theoretical foundation and linking it with methodological strategies for intervention. Injuries represent one of the main challenges for health and sports professionals, making it essential for them to have a broad understanding of the factors that may contribute to injury occurrence.

The training focuses on the identification and description of these risk factors and their potential impact on football players. This knowledge is highly relevant not only for injury prevention and post-injury rehabilitation management, but also for maintaining and enhancing athletic performance. Moreover, a thorough understanding and application of these concepts can have a significant impact on player health and contribute to reducing the economic costs associated with injuries.

The course is carefully structured into two modules, each comprising two conceptual axes:The first conceptual axis focuses on the anatomical and functional description of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. The second axis offers a classic categorization of risk factors into intrinsic and extrinsic, providing a comprehensive overview. Within this axis, neuromuscular risk factors are addressed in depth, given their extensive representation in the literature and their critical importance. The third conceptual axis addresses structural risk factors, developing knowledge around different types of injurious loads, tissue elastic properties, and related risk factors. Finally, the fourth axis focuses on hormonal risk factors, which have received special attention in recent years due to their importance. This section also explains key sex-based differences in injury risk factors between male and female football players.