Master in Sports Management & Coaching
Rome, Italy
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 21,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Our 1-year master’s program in Sports Management and coaching is designed for those who want to pursue a successful career in the sports industry. We have reshaped the typical sports management degree according to the modern trends which completely changed the approach to this industry.
Experienced Professors
Our professors are sports executives who work in different segments of the sports industry. We want to provide our students with knowledge that comes from real experience.
International Guest Speakers
Our guest speakers are some of the most prominent figures in the sports industry. They add different perspectives and specific notions coming from their successful background.
Real Projects
Getting engaged with real work is an important step in the learning phase. Our students are exposed to group projects, presentations, and internship opportunities
Admissions
Curriculum
Fall
- Sports Management – Law and Finance
- Sports Science and Nutrition
- Italian Sports Methodology I
- Italian I
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Sports
Spring
- Sports Management – Events & Marketing
- Italian Sports Methodology II
- Sport Psychology – Leadership and Performance
- Sports Analytics
- Italian II
- Dissertation
Program Outcome
Coaching & Methodology
- Understanding of the team-sports methodology from the sport classification to the understanding of the different sport performance models.
- Learning the Transition from Motor Skills to Sports Skills in the Age and Sequence of Acquisition of Fundamental Motor Skills.
- Analyzing the components of fundamental motor skills (FMSs) and specific conditioning capacities (SCCs) considering the coordination and physical skills.
- Acquiring the Basis for Training and how to plan and manage a training program.
- Developing a deep knowledge of sports physiology, match analysis, and team psychology.
- Learning basic concepts of exercise physiology and energy metabolism, as well as nutrient requirements for a variety of physical activities including endurance, strength, speed, and weight management.
- Gaining notions about the prevention and care of athletic injuries, with emphasis on the qualities of a good athletic trainer, avoiding accidents and injuries, recognizing signs and symptoms of specific sports injuries and conditions, immediate and long-term care of injuries, and administration procedures in athletic training.
Sports Management
- Understanding of national and international legal principles that govern the sports system with an emphasis on the role of the National Sport Organizations and Justice(NOC, FSN, National Sport Justice system).
- Acquiring deep knowledge of standard players' contracts, sponsorship contracts, agency representation contracts, and international players' transfer rules, Learning the principles of organization and administration of sports clubs and entities.
- Exploring the basic concepts of financial planning budgeting and marketing to effectively manage a successful operation in the sports industry.
- Aiming to develop, evaluate, and critique entrepreneurial skills within the context of launching new products or services in the sports industry or for entrepreneurs who are looking to flourish within existing organizations.
- Understanding the process and requirements of different types of sports events in
terms of their planning, organization, management, and legacy. - Handling press-related activities within a sports club, in particular, methods and
procedures for effective sports communication, as well as the monitoring of external
Leadership & Performance
- Effectively developing and applying health, physical activity, and psychological
principles as they relate to human performance - Designing, conducting, and evaluating research that addresses psychological questions
- Explain the major perspectives of sports psychology (e.g. cognitive, behavioral,
sociocultural, etc.) - Learning How to Manage Victory and Defeat
- Gaining an understanding of the psychological techniques used to improve performance in group classes, training programs, and sports teams.
- Identifying biases within themselves that could influence their interactions with clients
and creating a plan of how to deal with these biases.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Athletic Director
- Athletic Coaches
- Sports Marketing Manager
- Sport Event Manager
- Sport Sales Manager
- Sport Federation PR Manager
- Sports Promoter