UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sportthe sports school of the Alfonso X the Wise Universityorganized this Thursday its first ‘Sports & Health Job Day‘ in which six elite athletes presented the professional opportunities offered by the industry once they retire from playing sports and stressed the need to train for it.
As explained by the UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sports“after witnessing sporting successes that paralyzed the entire country, such as the title won by the Spanish team in the 2010 Soccer World Cup, or relevant international events, such as the Europa League or the Paralympic Games, few wonder what “It happens with the future of elite athletes when they retire. Something similar to the concerns that arise in university students and students when their careers face the final stretch.”
To resolve all those doubts, bring them closer to the labor market and align their training with the needs demanded by the marketorganized this day.
The students of the Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (CAFYD), Nutrition and Physiotherapy degrees at UAX attended this conference aimed at employability and training, where, thanks to the experience of the directors of the postgraduate school, from UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sport, to the testimony of great sports figures such as the World Champion David Villathe former footballer Mario Suárez, the tennis player Pato Clavetformer Olympic athletes Sara Alvarez y Lola Fernández-Ochoathe Paralympic athlete Adi Iglesias; and the interaction with leading companies in the sports, nutrition and physiotherapy industries were able to dispel some of their doubts about professional opportunities and specialization with the postgraduate offerings of the UAX university school. Rafa Nadal School of Sport.
The sports school of the Alfonso Sports, the Master in Sports Performance, the Online Master in Sports Nutrition and the expert in Psychology of Sports Performance, in addition to the MBA in Sports Management and the Master in Sports Communication and Platforms, with a unique and differential training proposal, that promotes an experiential model aligned with the needs of the sports industry to generate talent specialized in health, sports and business.”
In this sense, Raúl Notary, director of Sports at the Alfonso students and for their professional future. Is a very productive and practical way to help students understand what companies in the sports industry are looking for and, in addition, it helps them make real contacts with the fabric of this sector and access job offers in all participating companies, something unique and of great value for them and for us. Our methodology is based, among other things, on continuous and joint collaboration with companies that has undoubtedly been evident during this day.”
Between the participating companies They stand out in the field of nutrition such as NDL, the sports supplementation brand of Cantabria Labs, Indya Nutrition, Quirónsalud and Abbot; from the sports field such as Go Fit, Be One, Funziona Fit, Metropolitan; of physiotherapy such as Urbanfisio, Obelión, El Hospital de los Madroños, Clínicas Rozalén or Quirónsalud and with global reach such as the Rafa Nadal Academy, Impulsyn, LinkedIn, La Nave Madrid and Campamentos in the USA, which shared with the students knowledge and experiences about the professional opportunities offered by sports degrees. “One more example of the close collaboration that the Alfonso X el Sabio University maintains with the business world, in favor of academic excellence and the future work of its students.”
Along with these companies, the students received advice from great sports professionals such as Israel Gonzalezhead of physiotherapy at the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) and director of the Master’s Degree in Sports Physiotherapy; Gemma Besdirector of Nutrition at Rafa Nadal Academy and director of the Master of Sports Nutrition and Training or Ana Merayoformer head of Psychology and Tutoring at FC Barcelona and head of the Sports Psychology Area of the Medicine Unit of the Catalan Sports Council and director of the University Expert in High Performance Sports Psychology.
Laboral future
The day included a round table in which the world champion David Villa and the former soccer player Mario Suárez, the legendary tennis player Pato Clavet, the Paralympic athlete participated Adi Iglesiasthe current Sports Director of the Royal Spanish Federation of Judo and Associated Sports (Rfejyda) Sara Alvarez and the skier Lola Fernández-Ochoa. All of them shared their experience of what the day after an elite athlete is like, where training to face the future and professional opportunities is key.
Regarding the specialized training offered by the UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sport, world champion David Villa valued that “It is very important to continue training while developing your sports career so that tomorrow you can have that training and continue with your life in another profession.. “Already well connected to sport off the slopes, or in my case the soccer fields, or in another work environment.”
Regarding the day after, he stated that in his case “It was a simple transition due to all the training work and sporting decisions I made with the people around me in the last years of my professional career.”. Something that former soccer player Mario Suárez reiterated when confessing that he has been training “in parallel to my career for the last four years”, something fundamental for his adaptation to his new life.
For Sara Alvarez“preparation for sport” in terms of effort, concentration… and “personal abilities, such as talent, It is also a preparation for life, including work.”. For her part, skier Lola Fernández-Ochoa pointed out that when an athlete finishes his career he is “very, very vulnerable” and that is why she explained that “working on mental health is as vital as physical health.”
Along these lines, the extensionist Pato Clavet stated that “when you retire you are at a disadvantage, because sometimes you do not have adequate training”. For this reason Adi Iglesias, Paralympic athlete, valued that “training is also very important when you are active.” as is my case.”
During the ‘Sports & Health Job Day’, students were also able to see the importance of social networks in the job search along with Maria Eugenia RenaldiHead of Academics Iberia at LinkedIn Talent Solutions or the cutting-edge ecosystem offered by La Nave, the Innovation Center of the Madrid City Council, led by its director, Azucena Elbaile.
Additionally, the students were able to learn another vision of the field of sports and health with the testimony of the ‘influencer’ Rachel Lopezwidely known by Mamifit on social networks and the most institutional part along with representatives of the professional associations of Physiotherapy, Nutrition (Codinma) and Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (Coplef) of Madrid.
2023-12-15 08:58:25
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