A qualification that is increasingly necessary for elite athletes to keep what they have achieved with sacrifice in their careers"

There are several consulting firms that provide really worrying data on the mismanagement of wealth by top-level athletes. For example, it is estimated that, years after retirement, about 80% of American soccer players end up broke or in manifestly precarious economic situations. These are significant figures that reflect the danger of the elite athlete managing his fortune without seeking advice, or with inadequate advice.

For this reason, the aim of this postgraduate diploma is to offer the current and necessary knowledge of the most effective techniques for heritage preservation. With the specialization they will acquire, the Sports Science professional will be able to diligently manage their own assets or advise with guarantees to athletes on the corrections to be made to avoid economic fiasco.

Thus, these objectives will be achieved by developing an extensive tour of the legal and labor regime of athletes at different levels, delving into key aspects such as the determination of tax residence or the application of different tax rates. This will lay the groundwork for approaching wealth management through the design of contingency plans or through the evaluation of responsible investment options.

This comprehensive specialization will be a guarantee for the student, who will be able to study the program at their own pace and benefit from the educational innovations made available by TECH in the Virtual Campus.

You will determine the keys to proper asset management, establishing a contingency plan for unexpected situations"

This postgraduate diploma in Advising Professional Athletes contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts on the legal and labor regime of professional athletes
• The graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents of the book provide legal and practical information on those disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used 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

Thanks to the advanced theoretical and practical training that TECH will provide you with, you will be able to handle all forms of contract termination, focusing on the most relevant ones"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational 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 course. This will be done with the help of an innovative system of interactive videos made by renowned experts.

An increasingly demanded specialization with which you will master the assumptions whereby the athlete can transfer his tax residence in a legal manner"

With the updated knowledge of this postgraduate diploma you will identify the best investment options without putting your assets at risk"

Aware that the area covered by the degree is of increasing interest, TECH has established objectives that seek nothing more than to provide students with the necessary tools to master the legal and tax framework of the athlete. Based on the latest knowledge in this field, you will be able to meet the challenges of your business life and ensure proper tax compliance to avoid spiraling legal problems.

It achieves the objectives of the program to address the peculiarities of the employment relationship of the athlete in terms of working time and salary"

General Objectives

• Update legal knowledge on the commercial aspects of sports law
• Deepen 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

Module 1. Labor Law Regime of Professional and Amateur Sportsmen and Sportswomen

• 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
• To 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
• To present the forms of termination of the professional athlete's employment contract and to analyze the most important ones

Module 2. Taxation of Amateur and Professional Sportsmen and Sportswomen

• Establish the cases in which the payments received by the amateur athlete must generate taxation
• To specify the differences in personal income tax for team and individual sports
• Evaluate the athlete's tax compliance with respect to his tax obligations
• Identify the application of the different regimes corresponding to the type of activity
• Evaluate the suitability of identifying the different benefits to be received under one concept or another depending on the tax interests of the athlete
• Distinguish the tax residency of the professional athlete and the appropriate ways to vary this residency in a legal manner
• Determine the tax advantages that the athlete can claim in order to reduce the tax burden he/she faces as a result of his/her sporting income

Module 3. Management of Professional Athlete's Assets

• Analyze the stages and challenges of an athlete's economic life
• Identify investment options
• Establish a contingency plan
• Propose a family business protocol
• Identify the structural and cyclical risks of asset management
• Evaluate investment proposals in accordance with the contingency plan
• Examining the opportunity of the retired athlete's business life

You will be able to make a difference by determining the tax advantages available to the athlete to lessen the tax burden"