Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Higher University Course of Soccer Coach Team Management and Methodology

Module 1 – Game model and complexity sciences

This module addresses the scientific foundations of soccer, from the Complexity Paradigm, based on the interaction of the components that determine performance in sports (technical, tactical, physiological, and behavioral).

Contents:

• Evolution and current trends in the game of soccer
• Analysis and development of the game model

Module 2 – Detection of talent and analysis of the competition

Module 2 addresses the scientific bases that determine the processes of selection, recruitment, and detection of sports talents, through the review of the tests and instruments used by coaches in the training categories. The second part of the module focuses on soccer tactical analysis models to optimize sports performance.

Contents:

• Detection of talents and recruitment of soccer players
• Analysis and optimization of performance in competition

Module 3 - Analysis of the football context

This module addresses the teaching and training of other forms of soccer, such as futsal, beach soccer, and soccer-7. The evolution of refereeing in recent years and the use of new technologies for soccer analysis are analyzed.

Contents:

• Other football modalities
• The social context of football

Module 4 - Leadership and team management

This module studies the processes of managing sports groups, sports psychological variables, sports coaching, and the coach's teaching skills to manage their leadership within the team.

Contents:

• Management of the sports group and skills of the coach
• Resources and communication strategies

Module 5 - Training optimization and methodological direction

Module 5 deals with the study of the soccer teaching methodology in the training categories and the teaching skills of the coaches, during the didactic intervention. Likewise, sports expertise models and processes to achieve sports excellence are analyzed.

Contents:

• Teaching methodology and training organization
• The process of training young footballers