A postgraduate certificate that deals with the most important aspects of the employment relationship of sportsmen and sportswomen, with an in-depth study of the temporary nature of their contracts"

There are a number of factors that place the athlete's legal regime in a unique context. 

Some of them are the interaction between individual and collective contracts, the temporary nature of these, the appearance of figures such as assignments to other entities or the specificities of his work as an athlete.

Together they make up their special employment relationship, which requires an in-depth study to avoid conflicts with the clubs and ensure that the athlete performs his or her activity smoothly.

For this reason, TECH considers this program to be of great interest to sports professionals, as it will provide them with a global preparation in this area that will be decisive when it comes to asserting their rights and considering their obligations to the sports entity. In this regard, they will analyze key aspects such as the regulation of working time, salary, management power and disciplinary authority, transfers and occupational risk prevention.

Likewise, they will go through the different modifications of the employment relationship, as well as the consequences that the transfer of the club or entity has on the athlete.

Thanks to this specialization, the Sports Science professional will have everything they need to develop in an area of great interest. Accompanied on the academic path by prestigious teachers and through a modern Online Campus, students will have a wide range of multimedia resources to consult from the very beginning.

You will have everything you need to look after your rights in sport and advise other athletes"

This postgraduate certificate in Labor Regime of Professional Athletes contains the most complete and updated scientific program in the market. Its most outstanding features are:

• The development of case studies presented by experts on the Labor Regime of Professional Athletes
• The graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents of the program provide legal and practical information on those disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will compare the legal regime of the elite athlete with that of the amateur, analyzing volunteering as a non-labor form of providing services for non-profit 
sports entities"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.  

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic postgraduate certificate. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts. 

Take the next step in your career with this program and delimit the athlete's employment contract with respect to other related figures"

With this program you will deepen your knowledge of the Sports Law regulations applicable to the employment relationship of professional athletes, making a difference in this area"

The specificities of the Legal Regime of Sports Entities have been extensively considered with TECH in the design of this program.

Because of this, its objectives revolve around the successful acquisition of student competencies to ensure their mastery of all the details of the figure of the elite sports professional.

Always, of course, through an integral vision. In fact, the program provides the latest developments in the field, so the specialization will prepare students for any challenge they may face in this field. 

Fulfilling the objectives of the program you will examine the various ways of terminating the athlete's employment contract, with emphasis on the most important ones”

General Objectives

• Update legal knowledge on the commercial aspects of sports law
• Delve into in the main commercial contracts related to sports
• Consolidate knowledge on the employment relationship of the professional team athlete
• Identify the characteristics of taxation from the double perspective of the legal entity and the individual
• Analyze the application of criminal law in the field of sports
• Examine the concept of Sports Justice and its performance in the sports field
• Update legal knowledge on the management of the assets of professional athletes

Specific Objectives

• Identify the sources of the special employment relationship of professional athletes
• Distinguish the employment contract of the professional athlete from other related figures
• Analyze the notes on the employment relationship of a professional athlete
• Determine the legal regime for volunteering in the field of sports
• Examine the employment contract and contractual modalities, as well as the mandatory content of the contract for professional sportsmen and women
• Specify aspects of the employment relationship such as preliminary agreements, the promise of contract and the possibility of formalizing the contract with a probationary period
• Develop the peculiarities of the employment relationship of the athlete in terms of working time and salary
• Identify basic aspects of the evolution and development of the labor relationship that are specific to professional sports: temporary assignments, transfers, training rights, etc
• Compile the content of the employment relationship, specifying the rights and duties of athletes; in particular, the duty of care, image rights, freedom of expression or the right to effective occupation
• Analyze collective rights linked to the athlete's employment relationship, such as representation rights, the right to strike and collective bargaining rights
• Identify existing collective bargaining agreements in the field of professional sports and evaluate their content
• Examine the possibilities of modifying working conditions
• Analyze other events such as the transfer of the sports entity and the mobility of the athlete
• Present the forms of termination of the professional athlete's employment contract and to analyze the most important ones

The perfect opportunity to identify existing collective bargaining agreements in the field of professional sports, evaluating their application”