Train through a programme endorsed by more than 40 partner clubs, featuring a leading selection of experts and industry references, with international recognition and including guaranteed internships at elite football clubs worldwide.
Duration
16 months
Format
Online programme with on-site internships
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To become a sports medicine professional in professional football, it is essential to master the knowledge and skills demanded by elite clubs. This Master’s in Sports Medicine in Football was developed in collaboration with elite clubs, addressing their real needs and provides a comprehensive education that integrates theoretical, academic and practical content, alongside real-world experience in professional environments. The continuously updated content ensures maximum relevance.
Discover with Dr Jesús Olmo, Master’s Director, co-founder of FSI Training and former Head of Medical Services at Real Madrid CF, why this is the Master’s you need to take the next step into professional football.
This Master’s, designed to prepare you as a professional football team doctor, is built on two fundamental pillars that provide the key competencies required to succeed in such an exclusive and highly competitive environment.
Through this Master’s, you will acquire the essential knowledge required to excel as a sports medicine professional within professional football teams. You will be guided by a world-class faculty recognised for academic research and their work within elite club technical staff internationally.
This Master’s gives you access to career opportunities within elite clubs that would otherwise be out of reach. During internships, you can showcase your expertise within an elite football environment while learning from leading professionals in the game.
A programme designed for individuals with prior experience practising as medical doctors.
It is an advanced, flexible and in-depth specialisation aimed at helping participants take their careers further and reach higher professional levels.
The Master’s in Sports Medicine in Football provides the tools required to specialise in a strategic, high-impact role within a professional sports club.
It is recommended to hold a recognised medical specialisation such as Sports Medicine, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, or Rehabilitation (or equivalent postgraduate training).
To fully understand the content and acquire the knowledge provided in this Master’s, prior medical education is required.
Are you in an advanced stage of your medical studies and looking to focus your professional career on football? Contact us and we will review your profile in detail.
Upon completing the Master’s, you will be able to perform the following responsibilities as a team doctor within professional football environments:
After completing the Master’s, you will be able to work in different roles within high performance football:
Responsible for the health and wellbeing of players, conducting regular medical assessments, diagnosing and treating injuries, and supervising rehabilitation programmes. The role also involves collaboration with other healthcare professionals to ensure each player is in optimal condition to compete.
Provides personalised medical care to footballers and other athletes, ensuring access to rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment for injuries or health issues. The role also includes developing individualised health and wellbeing plans, coordinating medical follow-up and supporting physical performance management and recovery.
Involves the development of knowledge in exercise physiology, sports nutrition and sport psychology, alongside skills in injury management and prevention. This enables sports doctors to provide a comprehensive approach to improving athlete performance and health by adapting treatments and recommendations to the specific demands of their sport.
A comprehensive video-based programme designed to prepare you as a specialist in sports medicine for professional football, delivering the skills and knowledge required by leading elite clubs today.
This module focuses on performance enhancement and fatigue management in football. It covers the evaluation of key factors to categorise and monitor player performance, identification of fatigue markers to prevent overtraining and increased injury risk, and understanding the importance of mental and cognitive assessments.
The module includes sessions on biomarker monitoring and interpretation, practical heart rate monitoring, body composition assessment, development of medical performance databases and structured monitoring within a football team environment.
This module includes techniques such as fatigue-resistance testing in field and laboratory settings, force-velocity profiling, eccentric strength assessment, isokinetic strength testing and high-intensity functional testing. These assessments are essential for determining physical capacities and identifying strengths and weaknesses.
This module addresses recovery and management strategies in football, including recovery management during congested and non-congested match schedules, travel management, sleep optimisation, medical preparation for international tournaments, and practical recovery strategies.
The science underpinning recovery is explored, alongside best practices to optimise player recovery. Practical examples of recovery interventions are presented, emphasising the importance of individualised approaches for each athlete.
This block covers nutritional strategies to optimise match performance, focusing on the role of carbohydrates and fats as energy sources, and the specific carbohydrate demands of training and competition.
The module also highlights the role of dietary protein in training adaptation, the importance of adequate hydration and the performance and health implications of dehydration. It concludes with an overview of performance-enhancing nutritional supplements for footballers.
This module emphasises the importance of optimal nutrition to enhance recovery after matches and training sessions. It covers the use of nutritional supplements to support health, adaptation and recovery, as well as the impact of hormonal responses on tendon and ligament health.
It also addresses nutrition’s role in injury prevention and rehabilitation, including immune health, and provides practical guidance for designing performance-oriented meals and implementing nutritional strategies within a team environment.
This module introduces general principles of injury prevention and management, including performance management systems in football and the epidemiology and risk factors of injuries. It also covers injury risk assessment and the diagnosis and clinical management of injured players.
This module includes biomechanical testing, focusing on joint range of motion and landing mechanics. It explores the Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS), plantar biomechanics, boot fitting considerations, and the physiological foundations of mobility training. Acute and long-term effects of flexibility training, range of motion training and strength training methods for injury prevention are also analysed.
This module introduces the concept of load monitoring in injury prevention and return to play, highlighting the importance of coordination between sports science and medical departments.
It includes in-depth discussion of tendinopathy management, pain science, and practical recovery strategies, including nutrition, sleep and complementary modalities.
This module explores the mechanical properties of musculoskeletal tissues, muscle healing physiology, and adaptations to eccentric training. It also covers detraining physiology, strength reconditioning and intensive rehabilitation management.
Students will examine reconditioning methodology, progression control and return-to-play criteria, including individualised strategies within the control-continuum-chaos framework.
This module focuses on intensive rehabilitation management, progression control and return-to-play criteria, including individualised return strategies within the control-continuum-chaos framework.
Students will learn about mechanical load monitoring, personalised rehabilitation, strategies to minimise detraining, and the application of heat, altitude and aquatic methods. It also covers inspiratory muscle training, blood flow restriction training, and neuromuscular control assessment and retraining.
This module addresses the management and prevention of common football injuries, including spinal conditions, pelvic and groin pain and pubalgia. It also explores reconditioning strategies to prevent degenerative disc disease and post-surgical rehabilitation.
This module focuses on the medical description, biomechanics and clinical management of common thigh injuries, including hamstring injury prevention and reconditioning, as well as treatment of quadriceps injuries, extensor mechanism conditions and patellar tendinopathy.
This module covers ligament injuries of the knee, including ACL injury prevention and reconstruction, as well as clinical management of meniscal and chondral injuries and reconditioning following lateral meniscus resection.
This module addresses the clinical management of common shoulder injuries, reconditioning and prevention of glenohumeral instability in goalkeepers, and the management of concussions in football.
This module covers clinical management of common leg, ankle and foot injuries, including treatment algorithms for ankle cartilage injuries, rehabilitation of calf muscle injuries, Achilles tendinopathy, prevention of lateral ankle sprains and lower limb fractures.
This module addresses the organisation of medical care during training and competition, including sideline medical management, emergency procedures, pre-competition medical screening, illness prevention and anti-doping considerations. It concludes with preparation and medical management for international football tournaments.
Behind every individual there is a story of hard work, perseverance and countless hours of study in pursuit of one goal: working in professional football. At FSI Training, we are proud to be part of that journey. More than 2,000 professionals have advanced their careers through our Master’s programmes and over 60% of those who complete internships remain within professional clubs.
“FSI allowed me to update my knowledge and improve medical management within an elite club”
Daniel Vega · Sports Doctor
“It allows me to manage my time efficiently and make the most of the available resources”
Adolfo López · Sports Doctor
“You learn and apply knowledge simultaneously, reinforcing everything you study”
Fernando Díaz · Sports Doctor
“It enhances competencies in medical areas, physiotherapy and nutrition”
Víctor Morera · Doctor
You will study sports medicine with leading experts in each area of the programme. We have brought together a global community of top-level professionals who research and work in sports medicine applied to football to provide the theoretical and practical perspective you are seeking. They are among the very best in their fields — and you will only find them together here.
Aaron Coutts
Adam Owen
Adolfo Muñoz
Alberto Méndez-Villanueva
Alberto Torres
Alfredo Santalla
Andrew Franklyn-Miller
Brad Papson
Christopher Carling
Darcy Norman
Darren Taylor
David Behm
David Joyce
Enda King
Fabio Nakamura
Francesco Della Villa
Francisco Javier Núñez Sánchez
Graeme Close
Franco M. Impellizzeri
Hervé Silbert
Hannah Sheridan
Jack Nayler
Jesús Olmo
Jean-Benoît Morin
Jo Clubb
José Naranjo Orellana
Keith Baar
Kurt Andrews
Lasse Lempainen
Luis Suárez Arrones
Luka Milanovic
Manuel Leyes
Mark Russell
Matt Taberner
Matthew Buckthorpe
Martino Franchi
Michael Naylor
Neil Walsh
Mikel Aramberri
Nicola Maffulli
Ollie Morgan
Dr. Pieter d’Hooghe
Raquel Urbano
Rob Duffield
Rubén Pons
Rob Naughton
Stuart Phillips
Susan Backhouse
Thomas Dos'Santos
Thomas Ødegaard
Tim Friedrich Meyer
Víctor Alfaro
Yann Le Meur
Jean-Benoît Morin
If you would like to apply everything you learn during the Master’s, FSI Training offers the opportunity to access elite club environments. We have agreements with more than 40 football clubs worldwide, providing you with a unique opportunity: to train directly within their internal structures and work side by side with their technical staff.
Internships may be completed as professional staff members or as research profiles (through our FSI Labs division). In all cases, our internship programme is entirely voluntary and always available to FSI Training students. You may choose to complete an internship at a specific club and, if you wish, pursue additional placements at different clubs in the future.
If internships do not align with your preferences, there is no obligation. Participation is fully optional, and you are free to decline. Your Master’s education remains fully valid, and you will receive your certificate in the same way.
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