Revista INEFC 2020 (English)

STUDY AT INEFC! inefc.gencat.cat MARCH 2020

Make sport your life

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DEGREES AND DOUBLE DEGREES POSTGRADUATE DEGREES AND MASTERS WORK EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY GRANTS AND RESEARCH

THE INTERVIEW

The organisation, Skateistan, gives children skills, using street skateboarding and education in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. Here, a group of girls learning to skate in a war zone.

MANEL VILA General Director for Development Cooperation in the Government of Catalonia

INDEX

“WE WANT SPORT TO BE A DISTINGUISHING TRAIT OF CATALAN DEVELOPMENT AID”

Manel Vila is an expert in international development, having played a significant role during the war in Bosnia, as special envoy of the Mayor of Barcelona, coordinating the donation of humanitarian aid. In addition, in 2014 he was given both the award of ‘Citizen of Honour’ of the city of Sarajevo, in recognition of his work, and, the prize ‘Constructors de Pau’ by the Catalan Peace Institute. Now, from his position in the Catalan Government, he aims to promote sport as a distinguishing trait of Catalan development aid.

The interview

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National Institution of Physical Education in Catalonia (INEFC)

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Degree Studies

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Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Science (CAFE)

How can sport collaborate with development policy?

How long have programmes like this been applied in Catalonia?

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Double degrees

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We started applying programmes like this in 2016, although sport and physical activity have formed part of international cooperation programmes around the world for years. We saw this at the International Congress which we organised in October 2019 at INEFC Barcelona. In fact, I have just returned from India, exploring projects organised by the Fundación Vicente Ferrer, which, as we explained at the Congress, uses sport as a tool of transformation. We saw their excellent sports installations, serving the community – not only have they promoted sporting competition, integration and empowerment of women, but also the healthy habit of exercising before going to work. This is only one example of many.

Professional opportunities

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Practice

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Mobility

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Complementary Studies

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Postgraduate studies and Masters 16 PO: Teaching work

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PO: Management work

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PO: Performance work

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PO: Health work

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PO: Nature work

Research

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Teaching prevention 26 People at INEFC

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INEFC Alumni-Stories of success

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Recognition of excellence

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Passport to Tokyo 2020

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The back page

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port can be a tool of development, and this was introduced with the incorporation of Minister Raül Romeva in the Foreign Ministry. We thought we could advance via policy that brought the enormous benefits of sport to development: promoting healthy living, enabling inclusion and equity, gender equality and empowerment and leadership of women and girls, which are essential for social transformation. Sport is a tool which facilitates social integration, violence prevention and conflict resolution.

What specific areas are promoted?

Values such as tolerance, responsibility, self-esteem, respect and the culture of peace, indispensable human values for a cohesive society. And all of this helps people of all ages, without any type of discrimination. This strategy is now consolidated, as Government policy.

Mandela said that “ Sport can transform the world” Yes, that’s right. At critical moments in history, sport has avoided or minimised socio-political conflicts that could have had worse outcomes. Many organisations around the world use the values of sport to help solve problems of urban violence, to facilitate postconflict peace, as well to smoothen difficult situations in refugee camps. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognises sport as a universal right and as a tool for individual and collective development.

Why did you decide to organise the International Sport and Cooperation Congress?

for Sport, and we decided to organise this opportunity for networking and reflection with the main international institutions.

Catalonia can be a reference in this area, and the Congress meant that we could promote alliances between sporting and development organisations, promoting synergies and improving the transformative capacity of the projects.

How can INEFC help?

It can help a lot! On the one hand, training professionals, technicians and supervisors who can take part in development projects and improve methodologies and strategies of societal transformation and help to guarantee human dignity. On the other hand, enabling the transfer of knowledge, forming part of international networks, creating synergies with other educational institutions and collaborating in research into good practice. And above all, by giving publicity to all the potential that sport can offer.

We have been working in this area since 2016, together with the General Secretary

Manel Vila with the finalist teams of the Anantapur Sport Academy hockey league, February 2019.

INEFC

MESSAGE FROM THE RECTORS

The University of Barcelona is the first public university in Catalonia in terms of student numbers and range of studies.

INEFC-Lleida is, without doubt, one of the most prestigious institutions in the training of sports professionals in both Catalonia and Spain, and the University of Lleida is proud of its partnership with INEFC.

The reputation and credibility of our internationally recognised university, is based not only on the studies offered by our own centres, but also on that offered by external accredited centres. INEFC Barcelona stands out as an example of this. Thousands of professionals have trained there over more than 4 decades, enriching the worlds of sports management and physical activity in our country, creating knowledge and transferring it to society.

There have been Sports and Physical Activity Studies in Lleida for almost four decades, and in this time INEFC-Lleida has not stopped growing, gaining in academic solidity and prestige in its research. The Double Degrees offered by our university evince this excellence, with a wide range of Master’s Degrees, which in turn are popular internationally – the Massive Online Open Courses, or MOOCS, have been a success.

INEFC Barcelona also has intense research activity, thanks to its 4 recognised groups, reflecting the investigative DNA of the University. For our university, it is a source of pride to work hand-in-hand with INEFC in the training of the best professionals in the world of sports.

This dynamism from INEFC-Lleida takes its strength from its teaching staff, who are committed to the social and academic prestige of the institution, and in a student body who share the principals and objective of INEFC.

JOAN ELIAS GARCIA

JAUME PUY I LLORENS

Rector of the University of Barcelona

Rector of the University of Lleida

INEFC is one of the most modern institutions dedicated to research and teaching of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences in Europe. It has two academic centres, one in Barcelona and one in Lleida, affiliated to the respective Universities. They are international centres of reference for the quality of their studies and facilities.

WHAT WILL YOU DO AT INEFC? ECTS

EFTE

At the same time as the Degree, you can study Levels 1 and 2 of the Middle Degree in Sports Technician. More than 9 sports to choose from!

45% and 55%

theory credits

practical credits

60 students in the theory classes and 30 students in the practical classes

Erasmus and SICUE

LLEIDA

More than 20 countries from around the world

BARCELONA

Practice

New Sports

More than 150 centres at which to do practice

BTT, street skate, Pitch&Putt, surfing

More than

62.000 m2 of installations

Sports Athletics, basketball, fencing, football, rhythmic and sporting gymnastics....

Physical expression and dance, rugby, handball, judo, swimming, volleyball, triathlon, table-tennis, tennis

Outings in Nature

Pràctiques Sailing, skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, climbing, pot-holing, horseriding, paddle surf

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ACCESS TO THE DEGREES AT INEFC ELITE SPORTS PEOPLE and/or HIGH LEVEL

DEGREE 240 ECTS

PAU

MASTER

PAU or CFGS or University graduates

60 / 120 ECTS

PAU o credential UNEDassis + PAP

DOCTORATE DOCTORAL THESIS

PAU + PAP

Direct access

BACCALAUREATE

ESO

Recommended: Science and Technology*

(secondary education)

*see corresponding subjects in the FAQS

PAU + PAP PAP

Direct access

Accés directe

BARCELONA LLEIDA

PAU (Specific Phase) optional + compulsory PAP

Specific test

CFGM CFGM / CAFEMN+ CAFEMN+(vocational courses)

CFGS

AAFE o Sports teaching level 3

Sports teaching Ensenyaments levelsI i1II and 2 esportius nivells

DIRECT ACCESS

ACCESS VIA SPECIFIC TEST

ACCESS VIA PAU + PAP

ACCESS VIA PAU or CFGS or UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

PERSONAL APTITUDE TEST - PAP Check the updated information on the website http://inefc.gencat.cat/ca/detalls/activitatagenda/PAP

What is PAP?

TEST 1

PAP is a set of physical tests which must be undergone in order to accede to the Degree in CAFE. This test is the same for all centres which depend on Catalan public universities and the University of Vic-University of Central Catalonia. The candidate who is considered apt in the PAP will be able to apply for access to any of these centres.

ADAPTATION TO WATER

Online Inscription https://accesuniversitat.gencat.cat From the 3rd to the 9th of June 2020 once university pre-inscription is completed.

Price 95,25 euros

A circuit in the swimming pool with different zones, each zone determining the nature of the exercise: from inside the pool; submerge; backstroke; swim in vertical position (in any style); and submerge before finishing. This circuit must be completed in: Men: 55 seconds or less Women: 60 seconds or less

Dates and location 16th of June in INEFC Barcelona centre.

17th of June in INEFC Lleida centre.

If there are vacant places in one of the centres, for the September enrolment, the PAP test will be carried out only in that centre that has vacancies, on the 18th of September.

Persons who may present to PAP As of the 10th of June 2020.

TEST 2

Documentation

RUNNING TEST (COURSE NAVETTE)

Every candidate must present, in the centre where they wish to take the PAP, the following documents: • Application form • Official medical certificate which states, literally, that “the candidate is in correct conditions to undertake physical tests that require the maximum effort”. The official medical certificate is valid for a month, from the day of issue.

• Payment receipt of the PAP. • Photocopy of valid Identity Document • Photocopy of Social Security card or private medical insurance card which guarantees basic medical coverage • Proof of numerous-family or single-parent status, if required

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PAU + PAP

Continuous run of 20 metres out and return at a progressive velocity, guided by acoustic signals. Until a number of complete periods or paliers equal or superior to: Men: 10,5 paliers Women: 7,5 paliers

ACCESS VIA PAP

DEGREE STUDIES Frequently Asked Questions DEGREE STUDIES What degree studies are offered at INEFC?

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 2019

FOREIGN STUDENTS

INEFC UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (UB) UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA (UdL) PHYSIO + CAFE (UdL)

PAU o CFGS

9,377

+25

5,000

GRADUATES.

5,000

+45

The Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya is an institution affiliated to the universities of Barcelona and Lleida, offering studies in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (CAFE), a Double Degree in CAFE & Physiotherapy, and a Double Degree in Primary Education & CAFE.

5,000

Applicants to CAFE and the Double Degrees must pass the corresponding academic and physical requirements. In the case of the double qualification in Primary Education & CAFE, two personal aptitude tests(PAP) must be passed.

What is PAP?

8,220

5,000

5,000

5,000

10,289

5,000

5,000

5,000

PAP is a set of physical tests which must be undergone in order to accede to the Degree in CAFE. This test is the same for all centres which depend on Catalan public universities and the University of Vic-University of Central Catalonia. The candidate who is considered apt in the PAP will be able to apply for access to any of these centres.

Who has to present to PAP?

UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

PRIMARY EDUCATION + CAFE (UdL)

7,594

5,000

5,000

5,000

Students from the PAU tests, students from vocational courses, graduate entry students, applicants over 25, applicants over 40(this only in UdL), students over 45, and foreign students.

Who does not have to present to PAP?

% RESERVED PLACES

+25 YEARS +45 YEARS

University Access Tests

5%

High level sportspeople

5%

Students with more than 33% of disability

3%

Graduate-entry students

3%

Over-25s

1%

Over-45s

High-level sportspeople, as recognised by the Spanish State in the list published in the Spanish State Bulletin(BOE), or by the Catalan Government in the list published in the Bulletin of the Catalan Government(DOGC), or by other recognised definitions.

Are there tests for people with disabilities?

Yes. Candidates who present proof of their disability may undertake a personalised form of the PAP. Where and when is the test?

The test is carried out at the INEFC facilities in Barcelona or Lleida, as well as in Catalan public universities and the University of Vic-University of Central Catalonia, during the second half of June.

Are the tests always the same?

The tests are evaluated every year, and as such may be subject to changes.

Are all the physical tests obligatory?

Yes. The candidate must undergo all the tests.

What score is necessary to pass the test?

Three of the four tests must be passed, with the swimming and running tests as obligatory passes.

Where and when can I find the definitive information about the PAP? The information pack can be obtained in the months of April and May from inefc.gencat.cat

TEST 3 MEDICINE BALL HURLING Throwing a medicine ball 535 centimetres, or further.

Men: 5kg Women: 3kg

TEST 4 LONG JUMP With the feet together, jump the following distance, or greater: Men: 220 cm Women: 175 cm

UNIVERSITY ACCESS TESTS (PAU) If I pass the PAP, do I have an automatic place in INEFC? No. The Office for Access to University is in charge of assigning places to applicants, and this depends on the results of PAU. Which subjects add more points to accede to the INEFC Degree?

• To accede to the CAFE degree: Biology, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry add 0.2, while Geography and Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences add 0.1.

• To accede to the double degree in CAFE and Physiotherapy: the subjects which can add points are the same as for the CAFE degree, adding History of Philosophy, which adds 0.2.

• To accede to the double degree in Primary Education & CAFE: Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences, Musical Analysis, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Artistic Drawing, Foundation of Art, Greek, Art History, Catalan Literature, Spanish Literature and Latin add 0.2.

How many places are offered for the course 2020-2021?

INEFC-Barcelona (UB): • 150 places for the CAFE Degree INEFC-Lleida (UdL):

EVALUATION The qualification of ‘apt’ will be obtained when the applicant has passed three minimum marks. Tests 1 and 2 must be passed.

• 95 places for the CAFE Degree • 25 places for the Double Degree in Primary Education & CAFE • 25 places for the Double Degree in Physiotherapy & CAFE

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COURSE CONTENT FOR THE DEGREE IN CAFE

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he Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (CAFE), offered in the two centres of the INEFC, lasts 4 years and has 240 ECTS. INEFC offers the possibility of Double Degrees, designed to enable students to study two Degree courses at the same time.

COURSE CONTENT FOR THE DEGREE IN CAFE INEFC-BARCELONA

DEGREE IN CAFE

CENTRE AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA 1st course 60 ECTS Anatomy as applied to physical activity and sport Psychology of physical activity and sport Motricity - basic manifestations Sports 1: basic sports Sports 2: collective sport Physiology of exercise 1 Pedagogic and didactic principles of AFE Bodily expression and dance Sports 1: individual and adversary sports Sports 1: contact sports

2nd course 60 ECTS Physiology of exercise 2 Training theory 1 Learning and motor development Statistics and research methodology in AFE Nutrition and dietetics: evaluation of the composition of the body Biomechanics of AFE Sociology and history of AFE Activities in the natural environment Programming AFE teaching Sports 2

3rd course 60 ECTS Theory and practice of motor games Kinesiology and technology of physical exercise Principles of adapted AFE teaching Legislation and organisation of sports Sports 3 New sports First Aid and AFE pathologies Training theory 2 Promotion and prescription of physical exercise to improve health Sports management

4th course 60 ECTS Training theory 3 Intervention and evaluation of AFE teaching Leisure and sport Optional subject 1 (mention) Optional subject 2 (mention) Optional subject 3 (mention) Optional subject 4 (mention) Optional subject 5 (mention) Practice Final project

OPTIONALS Entertainment

Health

Physical Education

Tendencies of the physical condition Technology for physical exercise and health

Body consciousness with music

Analysis of sports

Biomechanics in AFE 2

Applied design of educative and technological projects

Training theory 4

Functional re-education in sport

Actions for sociocultural, multicultural and gender change Strategies for conflict resolution and values education

Training theory 5 Sports 4

Integration across disciplines of AFE

Team creation and leadership

Health Education

Teaching resources and adapted sports

Sports Management

Leisure and Nature Sports Events Management

Leisure and Social environment Entrepreneurship Sports marketing

Sport and tourism

Basic finance applied to sport

Activities in the natural environment 3

Analysis of sports systems

Activities in the natural environment 4

Management abilities Team creation and leadership

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Leisure and tourism management

Management of sports facilities

COURSE CONTENT FOR THE DEGREE IN CAFE INEFC-LLEIDA

CENTRE AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA 1st course 60 ECTS Anatomy as applied to physical activity and sport Psychology of physical activity and sport Motricity – basic manifestations Individual and adversary sports 1 Analysis of structural and functional characteristics of physical activity and sport Physiology of exercise 1 Pedagogic and didactic principles of AFE Collective sports 1 Theory and practice of motor games Bodily expression and dance Sports 1: individual and adversary sports Sports 1: contact sports

2nd course 60 ECTS Physiology of exercise 2 Sociology and history of AFE Learning and motor development Individual and adversary sports 2 Statistics and research methodology in AFE Biomechanics of AFE Training theory 1 Collective sports 2 Activities in the natural environment Programming AFE teaching

3rd course 60 ECTS First Aid and AFE pathologies Kinesiology and technology of physical exercise Extension on individual and adversary sports Principles of adapted AFE teaching Legislation and organisation of sports Training theory 2 Extension on collective sports New sports Promotion and prescription of physical exercise to improve health Sports management

4th course 60 ECTS Nutrition and dietetics Training theory 3 Intervention and evaluation of AFE teaching Extension on new sports Leisure and sport Optional subject 1 Optional subject 2 Practice Final project

OPTIONALS Entertainment Optimisation of sports training

Neuromuscular training

Health Organic dysfunction and physical exercise

Physical Education Skills of professional intervention in motricity teaching

Sports Management Resources for the management and organisation of sport and leisure

Transversal subject

INEFC offers the Degree in the centres at Barcelona and Lleida. At the end of the course, students will have obtained the following competencies: Identify and analyse the structural and functional characteristics of physical activity and sport.

Acquire motor abilities and carry out physical activity and sport.

Recognise and understand different factors which shape physical activity and sport.

Interpret elements, effects and risks which condition physical activity and sport in different professional ambits.

Apply the knowledge acquired to professional practice.

Plan and evaluate processes and programmes of physical activity and sport in education, training, health, management, and leisure.

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DOUBLE DEGREES

COURSE CONTENT FOR DOUBLE DEGREES

What is most interesting about the double degree is being able to acquire a higher level of competitiveness and, thereby, better opportunities in the world of work.

COURSE CONTENT FOR DOUBLE DEGREE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION & CAFE INEFC LLEIDA

Combining studies at INEFC Lleida with those of the Faculty of Education Sciences at the UdL, the objective is to equip future graduates with the skills required to teach physical activity and promote innovative educational experiences in this field. The course includes a selection of key areas of the Degree in Primary Education and the Degree in Physical Activity & Sports Sciences, over 5 years, with 362 ECTS. Students finish with the titles of Graduate in Primary Education and Graduate in CAFE.

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA 1st Course 72 ECTS Theory, history and context of education Sociology of education Anatomy applied to AFE Psychology of AFE Individual and adversarial sports 1 Analysis of structural and functional characteristics of sport Didactic and organisational processes Family and school Physiology of exercise 1 Collective sports 1 Theory and practice of motor games Bodily expression and dance

2nd Course 72 ECTS Numbers, calculus and measure Physiology of exercise 2 Motor learning and development Motricity – basic manifestations Statistics and methodology of AFE research Legislation and organisation of sports Expressive and communicative techniques in the Catalan language Music and music teaching Training theory 1 Biomechanics of AFE Collective sports 2 Sports management

3rd Course 78 ECTS Introduction to the English language and its teaching Attention to diversity Tutoring in primary education Space and form Extension on collective sports Individual and adversarial sports 2 Pedagogy and didactic principles of AFE Educational processes and contexts Language and literature teaching Geography and history Training theory 2 Promotion and prescription of physical exercise to improve health Extension on individual and adversarial sports

4th Course 62 ECTS Kinesiology and technology of physical exercise Nutrition and dietetics Intervention and evaluation of AFE teaching Practice 2 Experimental science learning 2 Didactics of social sciences Teaching and learning of Spanish language and literature Visual arts New sports

5th Course 78 ECTS Optional in Physical Education

DOUBLE DEGREE IN CAFE & PHYSIOTHERAPY Combining the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (CAFD) with the Degree in Physiotherapy, offered by INEFC Lleida and the Nursing Faculty of the UdL, respectively, the objective is to equip professionals with the skills required to provide functional recovery during an injury, such as a return to physical exercise in the sports ambit. A 5-year double itinerary with a series of key contents from each Degree, with a global value of 375 ECTS, culminating in Degrees in both Physiotherapy and CAFE.

COURSE CONTENT FOR DOUBLE DEGREE IN CAFE & PHYSIOTHERAPY INEFC LLEIDA

DOUBLE DEGREE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION & CAFE

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA 1st Course 75 ECTS Physiology of physical activity and sport (AFE) Motricity – basic manifestations Individual and adversarial sports 1 Analysis of structural and functional characteristics of physical exercise Structure of the human body 1 Fundamental aspects of physiotherapy 1 Pedagogy and didactic principles of AFE Physiology of exercise 1 Collective sports 1 Evaluation in physiotherapy 1 Structure of the human body 2 Fundamental aspects of physiotherapy 2

2nd Course 78 ECTS Physiology of exercise 2 Motor learning and development Individual and adversarial sports 2 Sociology and history of AFE Physiopathology 1 Evaluation in physiotherapy 2 General procedures in physiotherapy 1 Activities in the natural environment Theory and practice of motor games Training theory 1 Biomechanics of AFE Collective sports 2 AFE teaching – clinical practice 1

3rd Course 78 ECTS Extension on collective sports Principles of adapted AFE teaching Legislation and organisation of sports Intervention and evaluation of AFE teaching Extension on new sports Sport and leisure Bodily expression and dance Training theory 2 Extension on individual and adversarial sports Physiopathology 2 General procedures in physiotherapy 2 Basics of nutrition and pharmacology in Physiotherapy Clinical practice 2

4th Course 78 ECTS Kinesiotherapy Training theory 3 Specific methods of intervention in Physiotherapy 1 Fundamentals of sports Physiotherapy Specific techniques of sports Physiotherapy Clinical practice 3 Promotion and prescription of physical exercise to improve health Specific methods of intervention in Physiotherapy 2 Clinical practice 4 Physiotherapy in clinical specialisations Research methodology Clinical practice 4

First Aid and AFD pathologies Training theory 3

5th Course 66 ECTS

Practice 3

Clinical practice 5

Final project in CAFE

Clinical practice 6

Final project in Primary Education

Clinical practice 7 New sports Sports management Organic dysfunction and physical exercise Final project in CAFE

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Final project in Physiotherapy

OPPORTUNITIES

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NATURE

05

HEALTH

PERFORMANCE

01

LEISURE AND MANAGEMENT

TEACHING

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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03 01 TEACHING

02 LEASURE AND MANAGEMENT

Physical Education Teacher

Sports Consultant

Coordinator of extracurricular activities and of physical activity and sports programmes

Management of sports organisations: public administration, commercial organisations, sports associations, sport clubs, etc

Physical Education Teacher for students with special educational needs associated to physical, sensorial, and intellectual factors in the area of inclusion Physical activity/sports educator in the area of inclusive adapted sport and in sports federations Technician in social action related to physical activity Sports technician in prison facilities

03 PERFORMANCE Physical trainer for sports teams

04 HEALTH Personal trainer

Personal trainer

Adaptation for sportspeople in recovery

Technician and trainer in sports performance

Technician in the promotion of physical exercise for health

Management of sports events and competitions.

Adaptation for sportspeople in recovery

Management of sports facilities in teams and sport centres

Trainer of performance specialists

Coordinator of programmes of physical activity for specific groups

Specialist in planning and organisation of programmes and products connected to sport and physical activity in the open air, connected to tourism and/or leisure

Research in the area of sports performance

Technician in the design of physical activity and sport

05 NATURE Promotion in the area of sports tourism Coordination of mountain activities Coordination of snow activities(Alpine ski and snowboarding) Coordination of nautical activities (sailing and windsailing) Coordination of river activities (canoeing)

Coordinator/technician of competitive sports teams

Entrepreneur in the area of physical activity, sport, active tourism, open-air activities etc

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PRACTICE

FIRST CONTACT WITH THE WORLD OF WORK T

he Practicum, with 6 credits, allows the student to gain work experience for 100 hours so as to facilitate a global understanding of the entity, the centre, or the company where this work is undertaken. An important part of the experience is the integration of the student in the day-to-day activity of the workplace, via the design, implementation and evaluation of a programme of physical activity and sport in different professional ambits: management, health, performance, physical education, leisure, and outdoor activities.

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NEFC has an extensive network of collaborating workplaces in all of these areas, a total offer of 150 centres where students can gain quality work experience.

INEFC Lleida organises the Ocusport Fair, a meeting place in the areas of physical activity and sport, providing a space for recruitment possibilities, both in permanent work and work practice.

More than 46 companies and institutions explain their activities to the students, via presentations and conferences, helping them write a CV or in the preparation of an interview.

This initiative forms part of the strategy of INEFC in relation to work opportunities for students of our Degrees and Masters.

Companies which collaborate with the Practicum Area of sports in municipal councils(municipal gymnasia, sports councils) Associations, clubs, sports foundations and federations(in any sport) Health, fitness and wellness centres Educational centres offering secondary education Other educational centres (prisons) Companies offering outdoor activities (nautical clubs and schools, hiking groups) Companies in the sports sector (sports management) University sports services

This meeting at INEFC is organised as a two-day scientific Congress, with the students of the 4th year presenting the oral defence of their work practice and Final Projects.

Simultaneous sessions are programmed with presentations in presence of 3rd and 4th year students and the teaching staff of INEFC. ImagINEFC is a formative space where ideas, proposals, and projects are interchanged with the objective of becoming a place of union for all the competencies developed during the Degree. The day is coordinated by the Sub-Direction of Studies and the Directors of the Formative Project, of the Practicum Project, and the TFG of INEFC Barcelona.

CATALAN SPORTS OBSERVATORY FIND US, ASK US, FOLLOW US! • Do you know how many sports federations there are in Catalonia?

• Do you know who plays sport, where they play and what motivates them?

• Do you want to get to know Catalan sports clubs?

• Do you know what work opportunities there are for graduates in CAFE? • Do you know which laws regulate the sports sector?

• Do you know the impact of sport on the economy?

All of this and much more in the Catalan Sports Observatory!

Find all this information and much more, on the website of the Catalan Sports Observatory: www.observatoridelesport.cat @inefcat · #observatoriINEFC

PRACTICE

Lia Povedano at the France Senior Championship 2018. © Jean-Bernard Dalleau.

LIA POVEDANO Qualified in CAFE and a judo expert from Andorra

“WORK PRACTICE HAS BEEN A WAY FOR ME TO DISCOVER WHAT I WANT TO DO PROFESSIONALLY”

A student of the Master in Teacher Training at INEFC. She did her practice at ‘Escola Andorrana de Segona Ensenyança’ in Santa Coloma, where she accompanied disabled students to P.E. classes. She has a Bronze Medal from the Games of the Small States of Europe in Montenegro, and Silver from the Catalonia Junior Championship.

What did you do as practice?

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accompanied the teacher of the classes of Physical Education, who had students with disabilities. There were a total of 8 students, spread across 5 groups in first and third years of secondary education. In Andorra, school is very inclusive, with disabled students totally integrated into the normal dynamic of class.

What kind of tasks did you normally carry out?

The school has a professional whose task it is to adapt the curricular content to the needs of students with disabilities. My task was to help with this, making all Physical Education classes inclusive.

How did you organise the work?

There were always three teaching staff in the class: the Physical Education teacher, who was my tutor, the professional who adapted the class content, and me. It was very interesting because I was able to appreciate the vision of both the teacher and that of the person who adapted the course content.

How did the students react to you?

Very well. In the first few classes they found my presence a little strange, but after a week I was just another

teacher. This period of practice has been an amazing experience.

You understand that you have the resources to deal with those situations.

What gave you the idea of doing practice in this school?

What do you value most about the practice experience?

I was sure that I was interested in the world of education, but I was also interested in the issue of inclusivity. I suggested to the Coordinator of Practice Placements in the CAFE Degree at INEFC Lleida, Eloísa Llorente, the possibility of signing an agreement with the Ministry of Education of Andorra, and this was taken up and accepted.

The strategies I learnt from my tutor and from the professional who adapted the curriculum. I am applying this knowledge in my Master, which I am doing in a school in Andorra.

So, the idea came from you?

INEFC insisted that students were free to choose which type of curricular practice they preferred, giving you a list of companies and institutions with agreements in place, but there is also the possibility of establishing new ones.

Globally, how would you rate your time at INEFC? INEFC has been a before and after experience in my life. I knew that I wanted to study CAFE, and the practice has been a way for me to discover what I want to do professionally : I want to teach. In fact, I am doing the Master in Teacher Training thanks to the curricular practice I did during the Degree.

Have you benefited from curricular practice?

Yes, it’s a great opportunity to put into practice the knowledge acquired on the course. You learn things during the Degree which you don’t know how to classify, which then make sense when you are working.

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MOBILITY

S

pending time in a university other than one’s own is enriching, both academically and personally. It is also an added value for both students and teachers. INEFC has a wide range of agreements with universities around the world, which may be bilateral or structured via systems of university mobility.

The Erasmus programme is the most popular and ensures recognition of studies undertaken, as well as an economic support.

These exchanges allow our academic community to understand the realities of other universities, as well as allowing international students to complement or complete their education at INEFC.

UNIVERSITY MOBILITY ERASMUS & SENECA ERASMUS I SÈNECA

CROATIA

Cristian Bayer

FINLAND

Gemma Santacreu

You grow from the process of getting used to your newng destination. At the beginni

I wouldn’t change my destination nor the Erasmus experience for anything in the world. I chose Finland because I wanted to live in a place with access to Nature and winter sports. The first weeks of cold and snow are magical, but when you have been at -10°C for a few days, you don’t notice the cold.

The friends you make in five months become your family, and may be your family forever. We

CZECH REPUBLIC

Dídac Escolà

LLEIDA

MEXICO

Alicia Itzel Peña 12

Doing an Erasmus is an enriching, challenging and fun experience. You learn to deal with new and different situations, with people you don’t know, living through situations . previously unknown to you

you are uncomfortable, but you gradually get used toSplit things. I chose the city of gs because of the good thin I had heard about it and l because of its geographica location. It is a city with a lot of history. Its centre has a large Roman palace that astounds everybody.

never get bored! It’s very typical here to go on bike excursions or have a bonfire next to the lake, go canoeing, skiing, skating or watch ice-hockey matches.

And the sauna, of course!

The method of study in Finland is very different, as you have the freedom to organise your exams as you please, as long as you don’t leave everything for the last month!

For me, Erasmus is a way of and leaving one’s comfort zone, a process of personal growth.l My city, Prague, is a beautifu city with a big cultural variety ity. and a large Erasmus communing Erasmus is a way of challeng one’s preconceptions and letting go, discovering oneself.

It can be hard at the beginning, but eventually you learn how to cook new dishes, you

The Erasmus experience at INEFC Lleida has been the best experience of my life, especially because of the radical change it has meant for me, at all levels. There are cultural differences, different food, and also a different language here.

I have been very positively surprised about how classes are given here, by the dedication of

lose your fear of the washing machine and you meet new people. It’s a clear example of the saying, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

I entirely recommend this experience, as the personal , growth involved is immense and personally, I think that nt this aspect is more importa than the academic side.

the teaching staff and how they motivated us to be better. I have many memories of this experience and I retain many friends from INEFC. I hope we will meet again soon, and that we fulfil our expectations.

I would love to return to a university with this level of commitment to its students

More information:

BARCELONA CENTRE

LLEIDA CENTRE

COMPLEMENTARY FORMATION The modalities offered in the Caparrella and Montjuïc centres are:

DEGREE + VOCATIONAL COURSE – SPORTS TECHNICIAN

Athletics Basketball Handball Football Lifeguard skills Sailing Canoeing Indoor football Volleyball

Better incorporation in the labour market The Catalan EFTE in La Caparrella and Montjuïc, the only schools in Catalonia authorised to train Sports Technicians, together with the INEFC centres.

T

he Sports Technician training centres at La Caparrella and Montjuïc, managed by the Catalan Sports Council, offer the possibility of Medium and Superior vocational training in Sports Technicianship, simultaneously with the CAFE Degree.

As of the 2009-2010 academic year, the two schools have been linked to INEFC, La Caparrella to the Lleida centre, and Montjuïc to that of Barcelona. Over these 9 years, more than 1,000 students have been able to study both courses simultaneously. The courses offer the complementary formation

Depending on demand, there may also be courses of judo, fencing, rugby, swimming...

necessary to obtain the vocational titles. In this way, students can enter the world of work before finishing the CAFE Degree.

Our schools are aimed exclusively at CAFE Degree students, their timetables being totally adapted to those of the Degree course.

We adapt to students’ needs.

For more information, consult your EFTD. Some areas of training GUARANTEE THE POSSIBILITY OF WORK!

Catalan School of Kinanthropometry T

he Catalan School of Kinanthropometry (ECC), via INEFC, is the only public institution which organises internationally accredited official courses of ISAK in Catalonia. The ECC offers, to everyone, in an open way, the possibility of training to become a qualified anthropometrist, as regulated internationally by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK).

The courses can be Level 1(24 hours in two days), Level 2(32 hours in four days).

This training leads to the acquisition of the competencies necessary to evaluate the bodily composition of a person using scientifically validated criteria.

In addition, as of this year, ECC has an agreement with Faixat Bodyscan SL, a company specialised in DXA(absorptiometry with dual-energy X-rays) thanks to which people’s health or sports performance can be analysed. Clubs, federations, and diverse institutions, as well as private individuals, can use this service to analyse their body composition in detail.

ISAK courses: ecc@gencat.cat | 934 255 445, ext. 214 DXA assistance service: info@faixatbodyscan.com | 669 96 79 19

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POSTGRADUATE

MASTERS AND DOCTORATES

A

t INEFC we offer comprehensive formation, both specialist and dynamic, enabling professionals to deal with an increasingly demanding labour market. The Institute organises Masters courses in the area of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, providing the specialisation that the students need after they have completed the Degree. This level of training reaffirms our commitment to the total formation of the person, linking the university to the society around it.

MASTERS AND DOCTORATE COURSES OPEN TO EUROPE Via its affiliation with the universities of Barcelona and Lleida, INEFC offers university Masters in the main professional areas in our field, with programmes adapted to the European Higher Education Area, a common system of homogenised credits and comparable methodology, promoting mobility of students in the European labour market.

Once the student has completed the official Masters course, they may then join a Doctorate programme at either of the INEFC centres.

These courses permit the obtention of the title of Doctor, the highest academic recognition.

OUR OWN TITLES AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS Additionally, INEFC offers its own titles, according to each specialisation, focusing on the professional application of the previously acquired skills. Finally, there is a wide offer of courses in collaboration with other academic and professional institutions, both internationally, and at the level of the State.

MASTERS

MASTER IN SPORTS PERFORMANCE

Technologisation and High Level

RETAN is an official Master from the University of Barcelona which provides tools that students can use to deepen their professional knowledge and understanding of research in the area of sports performance. Students learn to optimise the training process both in the area of technologisation and at high level sports.

MASTER IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH The aim of the Master in Physical Activity and Health is to form professionals with a high level of qualification in the area of physical activity and health, with professional or purely scientific outcomes.

Students can choose between two specialisms: that of the prescription of physical exercise, and that of sports rehabilitation and adaptation.

MASTER IN SPORTS LAW The Master in Sports Law has become consolidated as the best option to specialise in the sector of sports jurisprudence. Additionally, together with the Master in Sports Law, INEFC offers the International Sports Law Master-LLM, dedicated to international sports law, in its editions in English, in Qatar, and in Spanish, in Chile and Colombia.

MASTER IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT The Master in Sports Management, organised by the National Institution of Physical Education of Catalonia, is certified by the University of Lleida. The aim is the promotion of the mobility of students in the European labour market.

University Master and postgraduate courses

Title

Coordinated by

Credits

Duration

Master in Sports Law

Official Title

INEFC Lleida-UdL

60 ECTS

2 years

International Sports Law Master

Official Title

INEFC Lleida-UdL

60 ECTS

2 years

Master in Secondary and Post-Obligatory Teacher Training, Vocational Teaching and Language Teaching

Official Title

UB-INEFC Barcelona and UdL-INEFC Lleida

60 ECTS

1 year

Master in Physical Activity and Education

Official Title

UB and INEFC

60 ECTS

1 year

Master in Nutrition Related to Physical Activity and Sport

Official Title. Collaboration: INEFC Barcelona

UB-Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

60 ECTS

1 year

Master in Psychology of Sports and Physical Activity

Official Title (between universities)

UAB and INEFC-UB

60 ECTS

1 year

Masters and Postgraduate courses with our own Titles

Coordinated by

Credits

Duration

The Executive Master in Sport Governance (MESGO)

Centre de Droit et d’Économie du Sport-Université de Limoges

60 ECTS

1 year

Executive Master in Management of Sports Organisations (MEMOS)

Spanish Olympic Committee and INEFC - UdL

60 ECTS

1 year

Professional Master in High Performance in Team Sports

INEFC Barcelona, Barcelona Football Club Foundation, and Byomedic System S.L.U.

80 ECTS

2 years

Professional Master in Football

Barça Innovation Hub - INEFC Barcelona. Collaboration from Catalan Football Federation

60 ECTS

1 year

Postgraduate course in Integrated Corporal Work

INEFC Barcelona and the Superacció Association

26 ECTS

15 months

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MASTERS

MASTER IN TEACHER TRAINING The competencies to be attained by students, future teachers, in the Master of Secondary Teaching, specialised in Physical Education

I

n order to be able to teach Physical Education at the level of ESO (secondary education), Baccalaureate, and vocational training, it is necessary to graduate in CAFE as well as a Master in Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, vocational training and language training, with the specialism in Physical Education.

Given its professionalising nature, the course is, above all, practical. The methods which receive priority are proactive: problem solving, real cases, team and interdisciplinary work, two-way communication, critical thought and self-criticism, use of Information Technology, etc.

INEFC participates by coordinating the Physical Education specialism in these Masters, at the universities of Barcelona and Lleida.

The aim of the course is to increase the training of the student so that they can carry out their teaching with skills and enthusiasm.

OBJECTIVE: GIVE THE STUDENT THE SKILLS TO

The Master represents 60 ECTS in one year, with the possibility of studying over two years in Lleida, distributed thus: 15 credits of generic teaching, 25 credits specialised in Physical Education, 14 credits of practice, and 6 credits for the Project at the end of the Master.

PLAN Develop and evaluate learning processes which are adequate in the context, both in the school and in terms of the subject and the students.

TRANSFORM Information obtained and processed with knowledge, applied to learning processes.

THE WORK OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS Physical Education during the four years of ESO, and the first year of Baccalaureate.

This is the part of the curriculum that is closest to the Physical Education teacher. It contributes to integrated development, together with other educational disciplines. The teacher should also be able to offer help to students in other subjects, multidisciplinary projects, etc.

Complementary sporting activities. Physical education teachers tend to actively participate in many of the sporting activities that the school offers in teaching time. Skiing trips, different sporting competitions, and gymkhanas, are some examples.

ised by P.E. teachers, ensuring a coherent educational approach reflecting the pedagogic policy of each school.

Subjects related to physical activity and sport. These may include activities outside and the animation of physical activities and sports.

They may also be included in special sports teaching offered by the Catalan Government.

KNOW Processes of interaction, communication, and the development of social skills which encourage cooperation, conflict resolution and discipline.

DEVELOP

Learning spaces with special attention paid to equity, emotional education, values, equal rights and opportunities, creating a more just and humane society based on peace and democratic values.

Sporting activities carried out in the school but not in school time. These are often organ-

“A space for training, reflection and the sharing of ideas so that future teachers of Physical education add to their teaching competencies, acquiring the resources necessary to be able to adapt to the challenges and transformations that the teaching profession faces in modern society.

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“We want to train Physical Education teachers who are not only competent at the management of their class, but also committed to their profession and current social problems, ready to continue improving as teachers throughout their career.”

Unai Sáez de Ocàriz Granja

Eloísa Lorente Catalán

Coordinator of the Master specialised in Physical Education(INEFC – UB)

Teacher on the Master specialised in Physical Education(INEFC – UdL)

From left to right: Josep Maria Piulachs, Lluís Almirall, Carles González, Meritxell Monguillot and Carles Zurita.

JOSEP MARIA PIULACHS Physical Education Teacher

With a degree from INEFC Barcelona, Josep Maria teaches Physical Education at the Valèria Haliné secondary school in Castelldefels. He also works as a trainer for the Catalan Education Department in the courses of Physical Education within the curriculum and curricular evaluation, and is a member of the group #EFteam and of ProyectoE, which works on emotional physical education.

What’s your job?

I

am a Physical Education teacher at the Valèria Haliné secondary school in Castelldefels. I work using a methodology related to #EFTeam, ie a Physical Education course based on competencies, where the student is the protagonist. The main objective is that the student should establish healthy habits, enjoying physical activity, for the rest of their life.

Can you explain a practical example of this system?

In 2012 we created a teaching unit called ‘Let’s Run to Paris’, shared with other centres. Every school ran a number of kilometres which were added to a global total. The aim was to get to the distance between here and Paris. A year later, we developed ‘Together to Everest’, another cooperative learning initiative which simulated the ascent of Mount Everest via the repetition of different exercises.

Emotional education is spoken about a lot at schools – how do you work with this area?

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: TEACHING

“WE SHARE OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE REST OF OUR COLLEAGUES SO AS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION” I am connected to ProyectoE, encouraging students to recognise their own emotions and those of others, knowing how to direct and channel those emotions.

For example, in the project #PosatALaSevaPell (‘take a walk in their shoes’), we work on empathy via adapted sports. When the activity finishes, the students take note about how they felt during the session.

What is #EFTeam?

It is a group of teachers of Physical Education in Catalonia. Our aim is to promote reflection among Physical Education teachers about how we can improve as professionals, and improve our profession.

Secondly, we propose a common aim, as a group, of something to research or about which to deepen our understanding on a concrete subject. For example, one of the objectives we had was to set up an Edcamp, aimed at Physical Education teachers.

What’s the next step?

We want to publish a book about how the #EFTeam works, with the aim of sharing resources so as to make Physical Education more competence-based, encourage healthy living, and encourage students to be more aware and participate more.

How are these improvements reflected in the classroom?

The idea is to intervene in methodology rather than the contents. We work on the basis of not giving everything on a silver platter to the students, but encouraging them to reflect on what they are doing.

“The main objective is that the student should establish healthy habits, enjoying physical activity, for the rest of their life” Self-evaluation bull’s-eye to show the individual’s physical condition.

How do you work?

We have different ways of working. Firstly, every member of the group creates material to put into practice with the student. If we see that something works, we share it with the group in case anybody wishes to use it. When we share ideas there is an improvement in our activity.

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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: MANAGEMENT

SUSANA CLOSA Manager of the Barcelona Sports Institute (IBE)

Susana Closa at the offices of IBE at Montjuïc.

“AT IBE WE WORK FOR THE INCLUSION OF EVERYBODY IN SPORT”

Manager of the Barcelona Sports Institute (IBE), run by the City Council. Qualified with a Degree in Physical Education at INEFC Barcelona, she also obtained the Master in Sports Management. She was a diver in the Barcelona Swimming Club.

The Barcelona Sports Institute promotes sports policies of universal access for all the citizens of Barcelona. How exactly?

dren, so that they have sport as a habit from early on, and keep practising sport throughout their lives.

W

e live in a heterogeneous society with diverse realities, in which sport is an instrument which enables the access of certain necessities. At IBE we work for the inclusion of everybody in sport, at the same time as planning concrete actions depending on the moment and the circumstances of each collective.

There are another three years of mandate to go under the current Council – what actions are planned for this period?

What are your tasks at IBE?

Another action is an insistence on gender equity, making women’s sport a reality in different situations, such as among sportspeople, in management scenarios, and associations. Another general objective is the integration of Agenda 2030. Agenda 2030 is a wide-ranging agreement reached between the 193 member States of the United Nations, producing 17 sustainable development objectives in the environmental, social, economic, and institutional fields.

I manage human, economic and instrumental resources, implementing a strategic sports plan, as directed by the Council. For example, if the objective is that citizens should do sport, we have to think about how they may do so: we create subsidies and discounts, providing facilities for sports and other entities, reinforcing associations. We propose a series of measures to carry out our objectives, within the resources available.

Any examples?

A very clear example are the subsidies and grants for vulnerable families, whose income may prevent children from practising sport – this economic aspect should not represent an impediment for anybody who wishes to do sport.

One of the actions planned is the approval of the Sports Equipment Plan as a tool for planning current and future needs.

What is your role as Manager of the IBE? Management gives you the tools to direct a political strategy which has to be implemented in the city within

Are these actions directed at very different segments of the population?

Exactly – we take into account some very diverse realities, in order to have an effect, either with discounts in the fees to use sports resources, or via concrete programmes, with free access, such as ‘Activa’t’(Activate!). We also have support programmes such as ‘Esport Inclou’(Sport Includes), or ‘Jo Nedo’(I swim), with which physical activity is promoted at the same time as respecting the wishes, interests and realities of each participant. The first activities are aimed at small chil-

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41st edition of the Mercè race, held on the 29th of September 2019.

the available resources, both human, with a great team, and economic. We are part of the system of sport in the city and we play our role alongside the other agents, with which we interact.

Why did you choose the area of sports management?

I finished the degree at INEFC in 1986, when the area of sports management was just starting. My professional development has been in the public sector, combined with work in federations and associations. It has been very enriching because I have discovered the reality of each sector in a very immediate way. This allows me to assess objectives better and has given me more skills in the management of these systems.

What did you take from INEFC? My university studies have guided my whole career, and at INEFC I realised that I wanted to make management my profession.

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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: PERFORMANCE

LLUÍS CORTÉS Trainer of Football Club Barcelona – women’s team

“IT IS IMPERATIVE TO WORK FOR THE GLOBAL GROWTH OF WOMEN’S FOOTBALL”

Having qualified in CAFE at INEFC, he has been the trainer of the principal women’s team at FC Barcelona since half way through the last season. The team played the final of the Champions under his instruction. This technician, from Balaguer in Catalonia, is looking forward to his second season.

Why did you study CAFE at INEFC?

I

was very clear about it. I had always been surrounded by sport at home, and my two older brothers had studied sport. In addition, I wanted to do a job that I really enjoyed, if I had to get up early every morning.

When did you first come into contact with women’s football?

When I was 16, as a summer camp monitor. Later, my classmate Robert Hernández took over the principal women’s team in Lleida and offered me the job of second trainer. Then, Marc Vives, a teacher at INEFC Lleida, proposed that I train the under-12 female team, and I accepted immediately.

friends there. INEFC has made not only a better professional, but a better person.

What would you say to students of CAFE who want to work in the field of high performance?

Firstly, that they should study. INEFC gives you a good academic formation to begin this task. Additionally, they will need social and emotional skills, and a touch of luck, as in all things in life.

In 2017 I was with the Catalan under-18 female selection when Barça’s trainer, Fran Sánchez, called me.

I thought he wanted to talk about the players from Barça that we had in the Catalan national team, but the surprise was that he proposed that I work within the club as an analyst of the principal team. I am very grateful to him. In 2019 they proposed that I become the main trainer, and I accepted.

A lot. Not only at the professional level, but also personally. For me, INEFC Lleida is a family. I have a lot of

The change has been enormous. It is important for there to be references for women. Now, young players don’t want to be like Messi, they want to be like Alexia Putellas or Lieke Martens.

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What is your opinion of the entry of Real Madrid in women’s football?

How would you define yourself, as a trainer?

How has INEFC influenced your professional life?

Women’s football is increasingly popular. What is that change like from the inside, especially in Barça?

“Now, young players don’t want to be like Messi, they want to be like Alexia Putellas”

How did you get the opportunity to train Barça?

In a team you have 24 players, all of them with their own personalities. I look for the best in everybody. In some cases, it’s more about technical or tactical questions, while in others I may concentrate more on an emotional factor.

would no longer be Barça’s trainer. I try to enjoy every day. Real pressure is being a doctor who has to save lives – that’s real pressure.

Saki Kumagai and Lieke Martens Final of the UEFA-Champions League Women’s Cup 2018-2019 Olympique Lyon-FC Barcelona

What is it like to work in a field with so much pressure, as is the case with professional football?

In football, trainers are evaluated by their results, and often these are the consequence of circumstances beyond his or her control. If we lost 3 games in a row, I

Other leagues, such as the English league, have made this big step forward. I think that the Spanish league has to do the same. As such, the entry of Real Madrid in women’s football is very positive for everybody.

What do you think about the one-day stoppage by players in the League?

I have always been in favour. It is imperative to work for the global growth of women’s football. It is unacceptable that Barça women’s team grows while other teams do not, it is unsustainable. It is a legitimate professional requirement, and I hope it works out.

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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: HEALTH

Nordic walking is a sporting activity with lots of health benefits.

IRENE COBO & ANNA RIBELLES Physical and sports educators at primary healthcare centres

“EVERY DOCTOR’S SURGERY SHOULD HAVE A PERSON QUALIFIED IN CAFE”

Anna Ribelles and Irene Cobo are qualified in CAFE at INEFC. Both of them work as physical and sports educators in primary healthcare centres. Medical teams refer patients, whose health can be improved by the physical activity they recommend, to them.

What is your task?

I

rene Cobo: At the moment I work at the primary healthcare centre in Les Borges Blanques, as well as in 15 towns around the Garrigues zone. I programme physical exercise for patients who participate in the EUPAP programme.

Anna Ribelles: At the moment I am working one day a week at the primary healthcare centre in the Mariola neighbourhood, and another day at the centre on Rambla Ferran, and I organise visits. I meet service users, I plan exercise for them, and then follow up on their progress.

What is the most difficult part of working with patients?

AR: The most complicated part is when we have people who don’t even consider doing physical activity.

It’s very difficult to convince them to follow the programme. However, I haven’t had as many cases of that as I would have expected.

What are the most typical illnesses?

IC: Mostly obesity and diabetes, followed by lumbago and joint pain. Sometimes there are also cases of depression or anxiety. The majority have more than one pathology.

How many patients do you treat?

IC: at the moment I have 46 patients, but throughout the whole project there have been more than 200. On the days I attend them I normally have around 8 people in three different towns.

AR: We started in August at the Primer de Maig centre and we now have 150 patients, while at Rambla Ferran we have 17, as we have only just started there. We expect that number to rise as the centre is in the heart of the city.

The patient receives a written programme with a physical activity diary that they will return to us after three or four weeks. After this period, we meet again to check on their progress. We do monthly follow-ups, and as of the third month, we send a progress report to the medical staff.

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EUPAP Project. 10 EU member States participate in this project, whose aim is to impart good practice in the prescription of physical exercise at healthcare centres, helping to prevent non-transmissible illnesses via the prescription of physical exercise.

In Catalonia, the project is underway in Lleida and the Garrigues county, with over 200 people benefiting, via 20 healthcare centres. It is expected to be implanted across the Lleida area, in the Pyrenees, as well as in the Tarragona and Ebro areas.

Irene Cobo and Anna Ribelles, physical and sports educators in primary healthcare centres.

What protocol do you follow?

IC: First we conduct a brief interview. Then we evaluate their physical condition using tests and with their perception of their quality of life. Finally, we programme some physical exercises that the patient can do at home, bearing in mind their condition or illnesses, as explained to us by medical staff.

European Physical Activity on Prescription Model (EUPAP)

Recently the Ministry of Health has recognised the competencies of people with the CAFE Degree in the area of health. How did you receive that news?

AR: It’s good news because finally they recognise our qualifications, given that the function of planning exercise is a competence of CAFE professionals.

IC: We are very pleased, although it wasn’t unexpected.

We are very well prepared thanks to the specialised traing that we have received at INEFC, both in the Degree and in the MAFIS Master.

The project is financed by the European Commission, as well as by COPLEFC and the Lleida provincial administration. The funding from Catalonia comes via the Catalan Health Department, the Catalan Sports Secretariat, as well as the local sports councils in Garrigues and Cerdanya.

INEFC is a member of the EUPAP project.

This information reflects the vision of the author of the text. The European Commission and/or Executive Agency for Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food(CHAFEA) or any other entity of the European Union does not take responsibility for any uses that may be made of this document.

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: NATURE

Pau Llorens in the Catalonia Championship, mixed relay, Bellver de Cerdanya, 13/10/19.

PAU LLORENS Technical Director of the Catalan Orienteering Federation

“ORIENTEERING GIVES YOU GREAT AUTONOMY”

Technical Director of the Catalan Orienteering Federation, he qualified in CAFE at INEFC in 2016.

offer them support in terms of finding subsidies, organising licences, inscriptions, and we also produce a calendar of all the competitions in Catalonia, with common rules for all participants.

How did someone qualified in CAFE become Technical Director of the Catalan Orienteering Federation?

What does being outdoors offer to sportspeople in this activity?

I

have always had connections to the Federation, as a sportsperson. In fact, I ran with the Catalan national team, as well as with Spain’s team, and I still compete.

In 2017, a year after I had finished CAFE at INEFC, the Federation decided that it needed a technical director.

They contacted me and asked me to design a project, which was then accepted by the Sports Secretariat, and in September 2017 I started my current job.

What exactly do you do?

Mainly I deal with all the technical side of the Federation in relation to finding trainers, preparing training grounds and managing the different teams in each category, so that they can compete. I also revise which training is needed for each group within the Federation. I also help out on the Central Committee.

How do you plan an orienteering competition?

We don’t actually organise the competitions – our different member clubs do that. From the Federation we

“Many families with children participate in these competitions. Analysing by age, we find little participation in the 20-30 age group”

taught me how to manage and plan; i.e. to recognise what is important and when to undertake each action.

Finally, I had the confidence of knowing that all the students at INEFC were in the hands of the best teaching staff imaginable.

Orienteering gives you great autonomy. There is a freedom which you don’t have in the city. In fact, many participants come because they like being in the open air and feeling free. But this also means that we have to be careful about our environmental impact.

Is it difficult to compete in such natural spaces?

It can be. In fact, sometimes competitions have to be cancelled because of natural factors. But rain doesn’t usually cause a competition to be cancelled. People are used to taking care of themselves, and they come with everything they need.

What is the typical profile of the participants?

It’s a very family-based activity. Many families with children participate in these competitions. As such, the most common age group is 30-50, and young people from 10 to 20. Analysing by age, we find little participation in the 20-30 age group.

What’s the key to taking part in an orienteering competition?

The sense of direction, knowing how to interpret a map, and the different elements you might find. However, as your level increases, the difficulty lies in not making wrong decisions, and in speed. There are different routes on each competition, adapted to each level, from beginners to experts.

How has INEFC shaped your professional life?

Training for the World Cup in China 2019, in the city of Foshan.

Firstly, INEFC permitted me to understand the principles underlying sport, and to have a more professional viewpoint about how to train. Secondly, it has also

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RESEARCH

RESEARCH, ONE OF THE PILLARS OF INEFC A

s a leader in research and innovation in the field of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, INEFC reaffirms, year after year, its commitment to scientific study. Via research groups, the Institute develops innovative projects around physical activity in relation to health, performance, and physical education, as well as the social and organisational sides of sport. Seven research groups recognised by the Catalan Government, via the Agency for the Management of University and Research Subsidies (AGAUR), as well as two of our own groups at INEFC-UdL, along with the collaboration of some external groups, make research one of the pillars of INEFC. In parallel, to promote the training of research personnel, INEFC contracts research staff every year with the aim that they obtain their Doctorate. These places are convoked by public tendering.

THE AREAS OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AT INEFC ARE: Physical Education and Sport.

Sports Training and Performance.

Social research, recreation and sports management.

Health and physical activity.

RESEARCH GROUPS RECOGNISED BY AGAUR, AFFILIATED TO INEFC GROUP FOR SOCIAL AND EDUCATIVE RESEARCH OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT(GISEAFE) GROUP CONSOLIDATED AND FUNDED 2017 SGR 1162 https:/inefcgiseafe.com/ GROUP FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH RESEARCH(GRAFIS) GROUP CONSOLIDATED 2017 SGR 741 http:/php.inefc.net/grafis/ GROUP FOR SPORTS SCIENCES RESEARCH(GRCE) GROUP CONSOLIDATED 2017 SGR 1703 https:/inefcresearch.wordpress.com/ GROUP FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND SPORT RESEARCH GROUP CONSOLIDATED 2017 SGR 1637 www.complexsystemsinsport.com GROUP FOR MOTOR ACTION RESEARCH (GIAM) GROUP CONSOLIDATED 2017 SGR 197 http:/praxiologiamotriz.inefc.es/

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INEFC promotes research and the training of research personnel with its own contracts and external subsidies.

RESEARCH GROUPS RECOGNISED BY AGAUR(SGR), WITH PARTICIPATION BY INEFC GROUP FOR HUMAN MOVEMENT RESEARCH CONSOLIDATED GROUP www.movimenthuma.udl.cat GROUP FOR OBSERVATION OF MOTRICITY AND SPORT. INNOVATION IN OBSERVATIONAL DESIGN AND MIXED METHODS RESEARCH Application in motricity and sport GRUP CONSOLIDAT GRID is research group from the UB linked to UdL; the R&D project is linked to UB http:/lom.observesport.com/

INEF AND UDL OWN RESEARCH GROUPS GROUP FOR RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND EXERCISE(DICFE) Group recognised by UdL and INEFC GROUP FOR RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ITS TEACHING METHODS, CULTURE AND WELLBEING(DECUBIAF) Group recognised by UdL and INEFC

RESEARCH FUNDING 2019

RESEARCH

INGRID HINOJOSA Researcher in the Group for Social and Educational Investigation in Physical Activity and Sport (GISEAFE)

Ingrid Hinojosa surfing in Fuerteventura in 2018.

“SPORTS ORGANISATIONS HAVE TO EXAMINE INTERNALLY HOW THEY CAN RESOLVE VERTICAL SEGREGATION”

Qualified in CAFE and with a Doctorate from INEFC, where she teaches and researches with the GISEAFE. She has carried out various studies on the promotion and evaluation of gender policy in sport. She won the 2018 Prize from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Local Economic Policy Group with the article “Understanding the gendered coaching workforce in Spanish sport”.

Why did you study at INEFC?

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port has always been one of my personal motivations, and I wanted it to be part of my work and daily routine.

How did you get into research?

When you start at INEFC, lots of possibilities are presented to you. Studying sport from different perspectives allowed me to discover other areas. When I was doing the Master in Teacher Training I found a subject on research which opened my eyes. Later, thanks to a grant from INEFC, I collaborated with the Catalan Sports Observatory, and I had access to the different areas of research underway.

Your doctoral thesis is about the profession of training, from the perspective of gender and wellbeing in the workplace. Is this profession as male-dominated as it seems?

positions of power mostly occupied by men. It is important to break this system.

In recent years there has been lots of work happening to bring about this change.

Yes, the idea is to make people conscious of the situation so as to identify the gender situation in sports organisations. In sociology there is a concept known as homologous reproduction, which maintains that when a position has been occupied by a man, at the moment of looking for a substitute, a similar profile will be sought.

“At the socio-cultural level, sport is clearly dominated by male presence”

Data show a very clear degree of domination by men.

Women trainers represent between 9 and 15 percent of the total.

Why does this happen?

In your conclusion you also state that a trainer’s work should be “healthier and more attractive”. How can this be done?

The aim of the thesis is to make the trainer’s job healthier and more attractive. Not only do we want more women in the field, but also that women can stay in those jobs. If the profession can be more easily combined with private or family life, this will be a great step forward.

What is it like working in a research group?

I really like it. I work in a team with the coordinators of my thesis, Doctor Susanna Soler, the main coordinator of GISEAFA, and Doctor Ana Andrés Valle. Research allows you to find answers to the puzzles that life throws up.

What are your current projects?

I am working on a project with the Catalan Football Federation which forms part of the campaign #Orgullosa (proud). We created some educational material called ‘Football for Equality’.

What’s the aim of the project?

It’s a combination of factors. There is both vertical and horizontal segregation. Women tend to occupy positions which are less recognised socially, or more associated with traditional gender roles. For example, normally within a club, the younger teams are trained by women while older teams, which have greater levels of recognition, tend to be trained by men.

The promotion of gender equality in sport. We want to use football to work on skills such as critical thinking, motor abilities, the tactics of techniques of football itself, as well as introducing these ideas to young people. We are connecting this with our research to see what impact this can have on both students and teachers.

How can this situation be remedied?

Individually, with intrinsic motivation for women, with mentoring programmes and training. It’s also important that sports organisations examine internally how they can resolve vertical segregation. At the socio-cultural level, sport is clearly dominated by male presence, with

Ingrid Hinojosa with the tribunal of her doctoral thesis, INEFC Barcelona, 12/7/2019. From left to right: Doctor Susanna Pallarés, Doctor Susanna Soler, Doctor Diana Crone, Doctor Ingrid Hinojosa, Doctor Marta Moragas, and Doctor Ana Andrés.

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PREVENTION TRAINING

Doctor Palacios performing a practical extraction exercise on a person who has suffered an accident in the water with a possible bone lesion.

Bernat Picornell swimming pool, Barcelona.

INEFC INVESTS IN TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN THE PREVENTION OF DROWNING DROWNING PREVENTION TRAINING CAN SAVE LIVES

DROWNING PREVENTION AND FIRST AID WEEK

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INEFC will organise the ‘Drowning Prevention and First Aid Week’(#PrevINEFC2020) with the participation of students and researchers. Doctor José Palacios, principal researcher in the Aquatic Activities and Rescue Research Group (GIAAS) of the University of A Coruña in Galicia, will present his project, the aim of which is the creation of an International Network for the Prevention of Drowning, and Aquatic Rescues – International Lifeguarding Group. The objective is the development of a combined strategy which allows the unification of criteria, using scientific rigour to study which actions and preventive measures should be applied in aquatic emergency situations.

NEFC teaches future professionals in the world of physical education and sport how to prevent drowning, and act when it occurs. It is considered a fundamental and necessary skill for students. INEFC foments research in this area. .

L’OFEGAMENT: UN PROBLEMA MUNDIAL L’Organització Mundial de la Salut (OMS), en el seu informe sobre ofegaments, considera que aquests són una important causa de mortalitat entre la població.

Anualment, moren ofegades 372.000 persones al món, 23.000 a Europa, el que equival a tres persones ofegades cada hora. A Espanya, l’any 2019, aquesta xifra va ser de 533 persones (www.ahogamiento.com), gairebé la meitat que en accidents de trànsit. En menors de 25 anys, l’ofegament en medi aquàtic suposa una de les 10 primeres causes de mortalitat i la segona causa de mort accidental en infants de 5 a 14 anys.

DADES SOBRE OFEGAMENT EN MEDI AQUÀTIC AL MÓN 20%

3 deaths per hour

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2 most common cause of death in children aged 5 to 14 nd

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WHAT DO WE DO AT INEFC TO PREVENT DROWNING?

The majority of researchers and experts insist that the causes of these deaths are highly predictable, despite which the figures do not decrease. This indicates that necessary measures are still not being taken, and that sufficient human and material resources are not invested in prevention.

SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO PREVENTIVE DROWNING DEATHS • • • • •

Install physical barriers between water and people, especially around children and in the absence of lifeguards.

Take care of children, keeping them within sight.

Gain confidence in the water.

Understand the risks associated with the sea and rivers, such as currents and tides.

Train everybody in cardiopulmonary resuscitation so as to be able to assist people who are not breathing due to drowning.

We participate in different initiatives, in both the educational and research fields, lead by Doctor Silvia Aranda, a member of the International Drowning Research alliance(IDRA) in collaboration with Agustí Boixeda, Teacher of Water Rescue studies.

How do we do it?

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Education. In First Aid studies, the necessary tools, knowledge and sensibility are taught so that students van prevent drowning.

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Research. With scientific production and helping online to prevent drowning.

In INEFC quality cardiopulmonary reanimation is taught, increasing the likelihood of survival in drownings.

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PEOPLE OF INEFC Performance by Sputniks at the Festival per Amor a l’Hart. Spring 2019 © Marta Garcia

LARA RENARD & MIQUEL CASSERRAS Founders of Sputniks, the travelling circus

Sputniks is a company dedicated to social circus, which goes to conflict zones, bringing circus to vulnerable people. The company also performs at the Popular Atheneum in the Nou Barris neighbourhood of Barcelona.

Since 2016 they have visited countries such as Cuba, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Uganda and Bosnia.

“WE WANT TO KNOW FIRST-HAND WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR PEOPLE WHO SUFFER IN SOME WAY, AND MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE”

What exactly is social circus?

What are the aims of the Sputniks project?

MC: When I was little I did artistic gymnastics at school, as well as being skilled at the diabolo. But what took me to circus definitively was meeting Lara. I found that I could make a living from circus. A before-and-after moment was when our physical expression and dance teacher organised an activity at INEFC Barcelona for the International Day of Dance. That was our first public circus performance, and was a huge success!

MC: We want to use the universal language of circus to understand and give voice to vulnerable people.

How does circus benefit society?

LR: It considers circus to be a way of transforming society. It’s a tool for integration, of relationship-building, of personal growth and of the search for personal and collective identity.

LR: We have different, parallel objectives. On the one hand, transform society, and on the other, perform.

We do this at the Popular Atheneum in the Nou Barris neighbourhood of Barcelona, as well as in the places we visit. We want to know first-hand what life is like for people who suffer in some way, and make them more visible.

How do you organise your visits?

LR: We contact people from the place where we are going, using the internet. We look for interesting projects in which we can incorporate our stay and our activities. For example, we got to know an association called ‘Contaminado Sonrisas’(Infectious Smiles), which has been taking social circus to conflict zones for some time, and they give us economic and moral support.

Sputniks during their time in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Social circus project in the settlements on the outskirts of the city.

How did the idea of Sputniks come about?

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ara Renard: Miquel and I met when we were studying at INEFC Barcelona. We started doing pair acrobatics.

During this process, we started to travel. We also tried to do so to places with particular difficulties, so as to see other realities. We are always thinking about circus, combining workshops and performances, so as to connect with people.

Miquel Casserras: We are called Sputniks because it means ‘travelling companions’, in Russian. Our first journey was to Cuba, and everything started there.

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MC: It’s a fantastic way to work with people, as it can be adapted to everybody. It provides unique values: consistency, effort, managing frustration, teamwork.

It also increases self-esteem, and helps people to lose their sense of shame.

What’s the relationship between circus and physical activity and sport?

MC: Both disciplines contain an element of work with the body and psychological and emotional work. But the objectives are different: in sport the aim is performance and the creation of healthy habits; while circus also incorporates the element of creativity.

Tell us about one of your experiences.

LR: In Bosnia, every evening we went to the outskirts of the refugee camp, and people came out to see us. At the end, having worked hard for two months, we were able to do the show inside the camp. In other places people treated us as if we were authorities. Generally, people are surprised or amused at first, but in the end they are stunned, in a good way, by what we do.

How did your connection to the circus start?

LR: In my case, I always wanted to do artistic skating, but I was injured and couldn’t continue. Then I started trapeze at the circus school, and the year after that I started at INEFC and continued studying circus as well as CAFE.

Performance by Sputniks at the Festival per Amor a l’Hart. © Marta Garcia

INEFC STUDENTS – SUCCESS STORIES JORDI FERNÁNDEZ Assistant Coach

Qualified in CAFE at INEFC Lleida, he works in the United States of America, where he is Assistant Coach for the Denver Nuggets, who play in the NBA, the best basketball league in the world.

How does a student of INEFC com to be the trainer of an NBA club?

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hile studying at INEFC, I used a mobility scheme to go to Amsterdam, which changed everything. I realised that we set our own limits. I changed from being mediocre at my studies, to being a correct student. Later, I worked for a period in Norway, and then in the USA. Were you sure that you wanted to be a basketball coach?

Before studying the Degree, like a lot of people I wasn’t sure what to do with my life, but I was sure that I wanted to work in sport in some way. I had played basketball since I was very young, and became the coach of my club when I was 15. I didn’t have the ambition of coaching a team in the NBA, but I have always followed my dreams, and they have brought me here.

Tell us about your daily routine in the USA. When the league starts we don’t have any free time.

We have a match every two or three days and we are constantly travelling. In fact, we played on Christmas Day and on the 31st of December. It’s a very demanding

“WE CREATE OUR OWN LIMITATIONS” Sixth match of the semifinals of the Western Conference of the NBA, with the Denver Nuggets playing against the Portland Trail Blazers.

job, with many good aspects, but others which require a lot of sacrifice, such as being away from one’s family.

Are there differences between European sport and that of the USA? Yes, because in the USA there are not amateur leagues, they are always professional. This means that all sport is business, moving millions of dollars. This is the big difference from European sport.

At the moment you are working as an Assistant Coach. Do you think you will become a main coach in the future?

What advice would you give to students at INEFC? Travel, seeing different realities, opens your eyes. I had a good life in Badalona, with its pleasant climate, friends, and I couldn’t imagine anything better until I travelled. Students should be positive and get over bad days; that is the key to success.

What memories do you have of your time at INEFC? I am still in contact with people at INEFC Lleida. It was a time full of experiences – I have really good memories of it.

Yes, and in fact in the summer I nearly was, but in the end it didn’t happen. I think my career is on track and that my work is being compensated. And that’s the most important thing.

ANNA BALADA High Level Trainer of gymnastics in the Bermudas

Qualified in CAFE at INEFC Barcelona and with a Master in Sports Performance: Technification and High Level (RETAN), Anna Balada trains high level gymnastics in the Bermudas, where she is in charge of the first national programme of local level gymnastics.

How did you become a gymnastics trainer in the Bermudas?

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hen I finished the CAFE Degree I went to the USA so as to improve my English. To do this, I signed up to the International Gymnastics Camp, where I met a friend who went to work in the Bermudas, and who invited me along.

Which project took you there?

I arrived in 2016 to manage a gym which was just starting and had 50 members. We started a competitive team, organised things, and now there are around 300 members.

And what do you do at the moment?

I am the manager, in charge of the competitions programme, as well as coordinating the first national gymnastics programme, together with the other club on the island.

“THE IDEA IS TO REPRESENT THE BERMUDAS IN OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS IN THE FUTURE” How did this high level gymnastics programme come into being?

How has INEFC influenced your professional career in sport?

We started competing in 2016, with totally new gymnasts. Last year we competed in the Caribbean Championships, in which all the students classified for the national team, and finally we came second. That spurred the interest of the Olympic Committee of the Bermudas, who want to train high level gymnasts. They support our work.

A lot. Studying at INEFC is the best thing I have ever done. When I was studying, I trained a group of girls who had to go the High Performance Centre, and therefore everything that I studied in the morning, I could put into practice in the afternoon. The gymnastics programme at INEFC is excellent – I learnt so much there, both as a gymnast and a trainer. I use all that experience and knowledge in my work, as well as what I learnt on the Master, creating a technical programme for high level gymnasts.

What has this meant for your activity?

At the moment we have 27 athletes in the competitive team, but the Gymnastics Federation has just been created, so there is a lot of work still to do. The idea, however, is to represent the Bermudas in official international competitions in the future.

What made you study CAFE at INEFC? I was sure as a small child that I wanted to be a gymnast, as I adored gymnastics, and was convinced that INEFC would provide me with the education to be able to dedicate myself to gymnastics professionally.

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RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE

From left to right: Marc Morató, Lia Moreno, Anna Gormaz and Ainhoa Iralde. Inaugural act of the 2019-2020 course at INEFC Barcelona. October 2019.

OUTSTANDING GRADUATIONS MARC MORATÓ

LIA MORENO

Outstanding graduate in the CAFE Degree at INEFC Lleida (7th year)

Outstanding graduate in the CAFE Degree at INEFC Barcelona (7th year)

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tudying at INEFC is a unique experience. I have learnt a lot over the past 4 years, having had the opportunity to enter in a wide world, which enables you to identify what you really enjoy. I am very grateful to the teaching staff, who have all placed their trust in me, and have supported me constantly. I would also like to congratulate my classmates who have worked hard every day. The Degree in CAFE for me is a foundation of what I hope will be a way of life, helping people improve their quality of life.

tudying this Degree has been a privilege for those of us who love sport and wish to become sports professionals. The last 4 years have been the best years of my period studying. I am very grateful to the teaching staff for their dedication and passion. I also thank my classmates for all the times we have shared, and I especially thank my family for trusting me. INEFC Barcelona has been a home from home for me, and all the people there have been a second family for me.

ANNA GORMAZ Outstanding graduate in the Double Degree in Primary Education and CAFE at INEFC Lleida (1st year)

Outstanding graduate in the Double Degree in CAFE and Physiotherapy at INEFC Lleida (1st year)

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uring these 5 years of the Double Degree, INEFC Lleida has been like a second home for me. I have spent a lot of time studying, working in group, and many hours in class. I have learnt how to organise my time and how to prioritise, as well as all the theoretical and practical knowledge that I have acquired. I would like to thank my family and friends for being on my side, and also I would like to thank the teaching staff for their dedication and professionalism. For those of us who like sport, it is fantastic to have an institution which offers these kinds of studies.

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AINHOA IRALDE

hanks to the last five years of study at INEFC, I have learnt that that we don’t have to simply ‘absorb’ all the knowledge given in theory classes, in practice or scientific articles, but that we have to develop critical thinking, so as to have our own ideas. I would like to thank the teaching staff, for their generosity, dedication and vocation. Thanks to the whole INEFC community for giving me a unique experience.

MARINA SALANOVA Best University Sportsperson

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aving done the Degree in CAFE at INEFC Barcelona, she received the prize recognising her as Best University Sportsperson, in the area of women’s football. Salanova also received a recognition alongside the Catalan Universities Team, for the friendly matches and the activities they organise which promote women’s football in Morocco. Salanova played football with the university team while she studied at INEFC, twice winning the Catalonia Championship. She has also participated in the University Championship in Spain.

Marina Salanova with the prize for Best University Sportsperson. October 2019.

PASSPORT TO TOKYO 2020

Champions on the podium. European Championship, Budapest 2020. © G.Scala /DBM Srl.

SERGI NUELL

“NOW IT IS INCONCEIVABLE TO NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR ON A TEAM’S TECHNICAL STAFF”

Physical Instructor of the Spanish Women’s Waterpolo Team

Doctor in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences from INEFCUniversity of Barcelona, Master in Post-Lesion Sports Health and Readaptation, with a Certificate in Force Training from NCSA, he is also a Level 1 anthropometrist, qualified by ISAK. Sergi is a specialist in strength and speed training, and loves analysing human movement. As of September 2019 he has worked as the physical instructor of the Women’s Waterpolo Team in Spain.

His aim is to improve the physical performance of players, so they can face up to the tough challenges in the Olympics in Tokyo 2020, where they want to win the gold medal.

Why is it important to train strength?

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trength is the essence of human movement. The muscular contraction generates tension or force, and therefore movement. As such, this has to be the basis of the training process in any sport.

How did you get to be the physical instructor for this team?

Among other things, thanks to my time at INEFC, and also because I met the teacher Marcel.lí Massafret, working with him on different projects: a combination of circumstances, hard work and being surrounded by great professionals such as Marcel.lí.

Describe your work with the team.

My work in the team is to train out of the water (basically working on strength), as well as strength training in the water, and the control of the pressure produced by training, both in individuals and the group.

Do all teams have a physical instructor?

Currently, for teams of a certain level, it is inconceivable not to have a physical instructor on the team’s technical staff. What’s more, teams with greater media presence, and more economic resources, have more than one, each with different roles.

Where would you position the Spanish side in the global ranking?

the High Performance Centre in Sant Cugat del Vallès, together with the technical work of the Catalan Federation over recent years, taking Catalan and Spanish waterpolo to a high level.

Do you apply the knowledge you acquired at INEFC? Without doubt. From the Degree to the Doctorate I acquired knowledge and tools that I now use in teaching and sports performance.

You spent a period at the AUT University in New Zealand.

When I was doing my Doctorate on sprint training, I went to New Zealand, working with Professor John Cronin, a specialist in this area of research. I still work with him externally. I have always aimed to make use of university mobility programmes: spending time abroad makes you grow personally, allowing you to meet different people and cultures. Leaving one’s comfort zone is a way to progress.

Have you competed in any sport?

I have practised and competed in many sports, such as football, tennis, taekwondo, beach volleyball. The one I most enjoyed was football, but I had to give it up because of an accident, and then I competed in athletics, in speed.

At the moment they are sub-champions of the world, and champions in Europe. The world champions, and the best team, is that of the United States of America. The level of competition for second place is hard because there are four or five teams with very similar levels working for this status.

Why is the USA team the best?

They form a solid block at the technical, tactical and physical level. They are talented and they train as much as, or more than, the other teams. Physically they are very strong. Additionally, the USA model is different to that of Europe. They have shorter seasons, allowing them to concentrate better and train more.

Sergi Nuell presented his doctoral thesis on the 25th of September 2019 at INEFC Barcelona, qualifying with Excellent cum Laude.

Sergi, on the starting blocks at the 200 metre race at the Catalonia Championship in 2014, held in the city of Sabadell.

The progress from London to Tokyo has been fantastic.

It’s the result of the intensive work done in Catalonia at

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THE BACK PAGE

FIH Pro League, February 2019, Sydney, Australia .

VICENÇ RUIZ Professional field hockey player

“IN TOKYO, WE WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT!”

SUMMER OLYMPICS 2020 The Summer Olympics 2020, officially the XXXII Olympiad, will take place between the 24th of July and the 9th of August in Tokyo, Japan.

There are 173 Spanish sportspeople confirmed as participants for these games, of whom 110 are men and 63 are women. Both sportspeople and the teams have to be classified, depending on the discipline, in tournaments prior to the games themselves, or with minimum levels of marks. This high figure is so because of recent classifications in karate, taekwondo, and climbing. .

With a Degree in CAFE and a Master in sports Management from INEFC, Vicenç Ruiz is a professional field hockey player at the Reial Club de Polo de Barcelona, and also plays in the Spanish team, with whom he obtained 5th place and the Olympic Diploma at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This summer he will compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

You were in the Spanish field hockey selection, which got to fifth place in Rio 2016. What does it mean to you to participate in sport at this level?

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t’s the greatest possible experience for any sportsperson – a dream which I had the good fortune to fulfil.

It’s the kind of achievement which makes you keep working as hard as you can, so that you might get there again.

Why are the Olympics so special?

It’s the sporting event per excellence. The best sports-

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people in every discipline meet there. Winning an Olympic medal is the dream of any sportsperson.

What’s the atmosphere like in the Olympic Village?

Spectacular. The size of the event and how it is organised mean that it is like a little city only inhabited by sportspeople. In fact, in the dining room you meet legends like Usain Bolt or Novak Djokovic. It’s actually shocking.

How do you deal with the fact of having to compete in that kind of atmosphere?

It’s necessary to prepare yourself mentally beforehand, because you go there to compete, not on holiday. You go a few days before it starts, to get used to the place and the atmosphere. It’s a great experience.

You have been playing in the Reial Club de Polo de Barcelona for a year. What has this meant for you?

I have been lucky enough to be able to dedicate myself professionally to hockey, which is normally difficult in Spain. You have to combine sport with an outside profession. For example, this is my first year as a professional, and my second Olympics.

When you were studying at INEFC you were also competing at elite level. Was that difficult?

It’s always a little difficult, but I had the good fortune that INEFC helped me, via its programme called ‘Esports-Estudis’, which offers help to students who are elite sportspeople. It was an incredible period. You learn a lot in the CAFE Degree. I also did the Master in Sports Management, and was very happy with both qualifications.

Any anecdotes you can share from Rio 2016?

One day I was in the men’s toilets when a young man arrived and entered the cubicle next to mine. When I looked, I realised that it was Michael Phelps. I stopped in my tracks!

What are your expectations for the competition?

We are confident that we will do well. Last year we won the silver medal in the European Championships, and in these games we want to compete again for the top medals. In Tokyo, we plan to have a big impact!

FIH Pro League, February 2019, Sydney, Australia.