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Masters in Sports Performance

Private Master's Degree in High Performance Conditioning. Sport Scientist Online

Specialise in high performance sports with a master designed alongside Real Madrid C. F. Become familiar with the technology and tools applied to high performance and develop new training methods to help elite athletes reach their goals.

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  • Private degree
  • Online with live classes
  • 60 ECTS
    • English

Online Masters in Sports Performance

From a perspective of holistic sports training with a focus on the use and development of new technologies applied to high performance, the Master in High Performance Conditioning online allows you to specialise as a coach or sport scientist.

With a professional and practical approach, this 9-month programme will allow you to develop your ability to work with the latest technology applied to training with elite athletes. You will study online under the guidance of a prestigious faculty that will provide you with this real approach to professional practice.

If you’re looking for flexibility, our online methodology offers you what you need. The online classes are taught live and recorded through the virtual campus. You can access them whenever is most convenient for you or watch them again to review concepts.

Live your Real Madrid experience and enjoy unique face-to-face experiences in Madrid or Italy. This will provide you with a global vision of the new management models or trends in sports health from international professionals.

View the Spanish version of the master: Máster en alto rendimiento deportivo online.

Private degree issued by Universidad Europea de Madrid
Start: 27 oct. 2025
9 months
Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sport Title issued by Universidad Europea de Madrid

Why study this Master's in High Performance online?

  • Get specific and specialised training in the field of high sports performance.

  • Learn to use the latest technology for sports training.

  • Develop new applications from existing technology.

  • Train with active professionals who are internationally renowned for working in the lead sports institutions.

  • Study the use of tools to extract, analyse and visualise data.

  • You will obtain the best theoretical training based on scientific evidence to be able to intervene in any field of sports performance.

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Employability

We train excellent professionals who develop their careers in the sports sector, with 94% of our students being employed.

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International students

Enjoy a multifunctional environment with more than 80 nationalities, allowing you to develop your international professional network.

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Pioneering graduate school in sports

The academic rigor provided by the school over these 17 years, along with more than 15,000 graduates, most of whom work professionally in the industry, has significantly contributed to the professionalization of the industry on a global level.

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Certified Programmes

Gain new skills and boost your career by studying one of our specialisation and innovation courses once you have completed your master.

Choose the area of specialisation that interests you the most, such as: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data or Sports Coaching.

Lead the digitisation of the sports sector and learn from the very best at Real Madrid F.C. Enjoy online training, in which you will have the opportunity to attend live masterclass with industry experts

Study plan

The 100% online Master in High Performance Conditioning. Sport Scientist comprises 10 modules. At the end of the programme, the student will receive the Private Master's Degree in Hight Performance Conditioning. Sport Scientist, granted by the Universidad Europea de Madrid.

  • Context, functions and competences. Professional environment.
  • The reality of the high performance coach 1.
  • The reality of the high performance coach 2.
  • Fundamentals and principles of high-performance sports training 1.
  • Fundamentals and principles of high-performance sports training 2.
  • Specificity of high-performance sports training.
  • Exercise physiology. Concepts and applications to high performance sports.
  • Strength training. Concepts and applications to high performance sports.
  • Speed training. Concepts and applications to high performance sports.
  • Endurance training. Concepts and applications to high performance sports.
  • Planning, periodization and programing of training in individual sports.
  • Planning, periodization and programing of training in team sports.
  • Nutritional support for high performance sports.
  • Integration of areas. Physioterapeutic strategies and injury prevention in the high performance approach.
  • Integration of areas. Psychological strategies in high performance.
  • Aquatics strategies and recovery in high performance.
  • Genetics and epigenetics in high performance sport.
  • Women's training in high performance.
  • Physiological assessments on a cycloergometer.
  • Physiological assessments on treadmills.
  • Anthropometric assessments of the high-performance athlete.
  • Biomechanics applied to high performance.
  • Force platforms, linear encoders and accelerometry. Uses and applications in high performance.
  • Future lines of research. Specific software for the control of training in the laboratory.
  • Physiological field assessments 1.
  • Physiological field assessments 2.
  • Assisted and resisted speed training. Training methods for high performance.
  • Workload analysis and quantification 1.
  • Workload analysis and quantification 2.
  • Future lines of research. Sepecific software for field training control.
  • Motor learning.
  • Analysis and evaluation of sports technique and its application to the preparation of high-performance athletes.
  • Technical-tactical sports analysis and evaluation and its application to the preparation of high-performance athletes.
  • Conditional analysis of the high performance athlete. Establishment of kpi's.
  • Detection, selection and development of talents.
  • Creation and management of databases. Communication and reporting of results.
  • Training in minority sports 1.
  • Training in minority sports 2.
  • Direction and management of sports groups.
  • Specific cutting-edge methods in high-performance training: frb, isoinercials, pneumatics, olympic movements.
  • Specific cutting-edge methods in high-performance training: frb, isoinercials, pneumatics, olympic movements 2.
  • Specific cutting-edge methods in high-performance training: frb, isoinercials, pneumatics, olympic movements 3.
  • Introduction to programming in sports.
  • Specific softwares applications for a sport scientist.
  • Introduction to advanced metrics in sports.
  • Applications of advanced metrics in sports.
  • Keys to have good communication with the players and the coaching board.
  • Keys to have good communication with the players and the coaching board 2.
  • Investigation methodology.
  • Use of specific tools in teams or clubs.

Preparation of the Master's Final Project.

This master's degree is 100% online. You will be able to take the exams and the TFM virtually.

Career opportunities

Potential careers for those completing the programme would include strength and conditioning coaches, fitness coaches, sport scientists in high-level sports organisations. With the knowledge acquired, you will be able to develop professionally in the area of high performance sports in different types of institutions in which you will work with professional athletes:

  • Sport Scientist.
  • Physical Trainer for High Performance Athletes.
  • Member of coaching staff of teams/clubs or professional athletes.
  • Advisor to elite athletes.
  • Coach in high performance sports centres.
  • Developer of apps for high performance.

Online methodology

Flexibility

Live virtual classes that will be recorded in case you cannot attend or want to see them again.

Support

You will have the support of our expert professors who will facilitate your learning, as well as an accompanying tutor who will guide you and help you achieve your goals.

Experiential Learning

Receive comprehensive training based on real-life cases combined with theoretical and practical learning.

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Admissions

For admission to the online Master's Degree in High Performance Conditioning. Sport Scientist, the following is required:

  • Degree in physical activity and sports sciences, in education with a specialisation in physical education or in health sciences.
  • Coaches with professional experience in professional sports performance management.

For access to the Accredited Master's Degree in High Performance Conditioning. Sport Scientist online it is necessary to fulfill one of the following REQUIREMENTS:

  • To be in possession of a University Degree. In the case of being a graduate from a university outside of Spain, it is not necessary to have had the degree officially recognised by the Spanish Education Ministry.
  • To have accredited professional experience related to the programme of interest. This guarantees the achievement of the abilities specified in the Profile for prospective students section. Some of the programmes offered at Universidad Europea do not allow access through professional experience. See the full list here.
  • Higher Vocational Training Graduates who can accredit professional experience after completion of the internship.

In all cases, the University may limit access to certain degrees if a specific university degree has not been previously completed.

How to apply

The admission process to pursue an online undergraduate or postgraduate certificate at Universidad Europea can be carried out throughout the year, although enrolment on any of our programmes is subject to availability. In order to complete the process, follow these simple steps:

1

Documentation

You will need to send the specific documentation to your personal advisor

  • Admissions form.
  • Legal document required for accessing the programme
  • Photocopy of your ID.
  • Curriculum vitae.

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Admissions test

Once your documentation has been reviewed, your personal advisor will contact you.

  • Competency assessment test.
  • Personal interview.
  • Language assessment test (if applicable).

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Reserving a place

Formalising the reservation of a place through our different methods of payment

  • Direct debit.
  • Credit card.
  • Online payment.

Admissions application

Candidates shall not be charged, and their place shall not be guaranteed, until the reservation has been formalised. Get in touch with us!

Faculty

Carlos Revuelta

Director of the Master. Professor at Universidad Europea de Madrid, High Performance Conditioning expert. Physical trainer at High Performance Center in Madrid (CAR Madrid).

Rubén Romero

Master Co-director. Physical trainer Real Madrid C.F.

  • Dr Miguel Ángel Gómez Ruano
    Sports Scientist. University Professor and expert in sports performance. Author of numerous scientific papers and PhD theses related to sports performance in various sporting areas.
  • Dr Carlos Lago Peñas
    Sports Scientist. Full professor and expert in sports performance. Author of numerous scientific papers and high impact books for coaches and physical trainers, both in grassroots and performance football.
  • Manuel Fernández
    PhD in molecular and cellular biology, sports scientist at ATHMIRE and researcher.
  • Josu Gómez Ezeiza
    PhD in sports science. Sport Management Assistant of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. Researcher, collaborator and trainer of athletes and elite teams around the world.
  • Dr. Carlos Balsalobre
    PhD in Sports Science. Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Researcher in Sports Training, advisor to elite athletes and app developer.
  • Noelia Bonfanti
    Teacher at different Spanish Universities for over ten years in the field of body composition and sports nutrition. Anthropometrist ISAK level 3; professional of worldwide prestige in the field of sports nutrition.
  • Dr Pedro Jiménez Reyes
    Professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University. Researcher in Sports Training and an international point of reference in F-V Profiling.

Quality Guarantee

Universidad Europea is renowned for its academic excellence and has been recognised worldwide with awards as prestigious as the European Seal of Excellence 500+, QualiCert Certification and the Madrid Excellence award.

In the international accreditation rating, QS Stars, Universidad Europea has obtained a total of four stars out of five. This external accreditation system determines the level of excellence achieved by universities in several areas. Universidad Europea has achieved the maximum score of five stars in employability, teaching, facilities and social responsibility.

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Internal Quality Control System

Universidad Europea has established an internal quality control system in accordance with the directives of the Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d, Regional Agency for the Evaluation of the Quality of Universities, as a structure for guaranteeing the quality of new degrees in accordance with the quality directives of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and Organic Law 4/2007 of 12 April modifying Organic Law 6/2001 of 21 December on Universities.

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Universidad Europea has made the “General Online Application” available to resolve any questions, queries or complaints.

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