Microcredential — Long-Term Talent Development in an Elite Football Academy

The Microcredential Long-Term Talent Development in an Elite Football Academy analyses the conditions that have to be met in order for young athletes to fully develop their talent, based on the scientific evidence available and on the experience of an Elite Football Academy.

These conditions are related to main three areas: basic psychological needs, social and emotional human development, and growth, maturation, and injury prevention.

The content of the course consists of seven units:

1. Basic psychological needs: safeguarding young athletes. Types of child maltreatment, effects of child maltreatment, indicators of maltreatment, maltreatment prevention, intervention.
2. Social and emotional development: promoting talent development. Expertise, intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, emotional regulation, social skills.
3. Growth and maturation: load management and injury prevention. Most prevalent injuries in youth football, growth spurs, maturation status, methods to estimate peak height velocity and maturation rate, best practices in managing training load in different developmental stages.

Learning activities:

• Video-lectures.
• Question-And-Answer Sessions.
• Case-Based Learning.
• Multiple-Choice Exams.

• Content-wise, the level required is having completed Secondary Education.
• Participants must speak English at an intermediate (B1) level at least.
• This course is oriented to practitioners working with young athletes, especially footballers; this may include sport coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, physical therapists, nutritionists, psychologists, doctors, and designated safeguarding officers.

Study Level: Admin/tech Staff, Bachelor, Master, PhD, Professionals, Teachers/Researchers

• Submit your application via the button ‘Apply Now’.
• Please keep in mind that the number of participants could be limited for each course. Application does not guarantee enrolment in the course.
• Application Results:
  • After the applications deadline and before the start date of the course, applicants will receive an email informing them of the outcome of their application: accepted, rejected, or placed on the waiting list.
  • Selection will be based on the prerequisites specified in the study guide, the suitability of the applicant’s profile according to the instructors’ criteria, and the order in which applications were submitted.
  • Queries can be directed to: eunice@unican.es
• Payment Method:
  • Microcredentials are FREE for the EUNICE Community (students enrolled and staff in the ten partner universities).
  • External participants who are accepted onto a course will receive an individual email with payment instructions. They will be charged the fee specified for each course.

Microcredentials are FREE of charge for the EUNICE Community (students enrolled and staff in the ten partner universities).