Students studying the degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (CAFYD) at the European University of the Atlantic (UNEATLANTICO) carried out a practice of the subject Collective Sports IV: Football in the facilities of Futbox Santander, in which they carried out collaborative activities for learning the physical preparation of the goalkeeper.
The activity was proposed by Jorge Burón, student of the degree in CAFYD and goalkeeping coach and supported by the teacher of the subject in question, Fernando Maniega and the academic director of the degree, Dr. Carlos Lago. In the session, students participated in a series of circuits and specific tasks for the development of the goalkeeper.
With this practice, the students completed in a practical way, the theory learned in class, getting to know firsthand the work of organization and planning appropriate to the personal work for the exercise of the profession. In this line, the students generated the ability to identify the needs in the physical preparation of goalkeepers in an area such as regional soccer, in which “many times the teams do not have the capacity to train goalkeepers” as Burón comments.
It should be noted that this practice and visit to Futbox Santander provides students with an experience closer to the working world, thus complementing their training. In this line, CAFYD students have also had the opportunity to visit sports centers such as Ability Room and Training Lab, as well as to practice Cantabrian bowling with the Cantabrian Bowling Federation.