Certificate in Neurobiology and Sports Performance
The study of human movement from a neuromechanical perspective has not been developed or approached in a systematic way in structured educational programs — neither in the context of physical education nor physiotherapy. Physical education in schools and training systems are not managing to satisfy the demands of motor literacy. This creates the need to study how human movement is related to the nervous system and its different functions. In this Certificate, we provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to develop athletes with greater motor awareness and better decision-making abilities. In order to do this, we cover all the aspects that involve movement, from perceiving stimulus, to processing information, to finally making a decision and executing it. Without a doubt, this structured development of this subject matter will constitute a milestone in our pursuit of such an ambitious goal. DISCLAIMER: "Certificate in Neurobiology and Sports Performance" is the new name of the former "Certificate in Neuroscience and Training."
- Category: Sports Psychology
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 4 months
- Price: 675 EUR
Official courses from Barça Innovation Hub, FC Barcelona's educational arm, with experts who have worked inside the club. Earn an accredited certificate issued by the hub, available across the Middle East and North Africa through Champions Hub, its official partner for the fifth year.
What you will learn
- Identify the areas that participate in sensorimotor perception as well as how they influence it.
- Determine how the central nervous system influences human movement as well as how we can shape the ability to make decisions for movement.
- Identify the areas involved in the control and adjustment of movements, as well as how they are involved.
- Identify motor failures and determine how to prevent and correct them.
Course content
- Module 1: Afferent Organization of Human Movement
- Sensory Systems
- Motor Perception and Observation
- Ideomotor Representation
- Integrative Reading
- Module 2: Central Processing of Voluntary Movement
- The Logic of Motor Functions and Decision-Making
- Decision Training
- Neuromotor Programming
- Integrative Reading
- Module 3: Efferent Organization of Human Movement
- Motor Cortex and Cortical Spinal Tract
- Role of the Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia
- Feedback and Motor Adjustment
- Integrative Reading
- Module 4: Difficulty and Environment in Human Motor Function
- Motor Faults
- Special Teaching Methods for Correcting Faults
- Transference and Interference
- Integrative Reading