Master STAPS - Training and optimization of sports performance

Led by the University of Toulon, in co-accreditation with Aix-Marseille University, the lessons of the Master EOPS take place on the two sites. Some lessons are taught on each site separately. This master will have a maximum of 15 registered for each of the two Marseille and Toulon sites.

The objective of the master's degree "EOPS" is to train students in the use of technological tools for the purposes of scientific and technical expertise in the field of performance and sports training. The EOPS master focuses on the study of physical performance based on multidisciplinary knowledge. It is therefore a question of knowing how to make the best use of an athlete's physical abilities which can serve him for his discipline.

The holder has a triple competence: scientific, professional and sporting, allowing him to ensure the design, management and expertise of training programs to optimize sports performance and/or re-athletics.

The training is intended for an audience of students holding a STAPS license, but also for training professionals wishing to complete their training or validate acquired experience.

For a 1st year of Master: Pre-selection on file (diplomas obtained, internships, professional experience, motivations, etc.); Final selection based on interview: project presentation and exchanges with the recruitment committee.

The STAPS-EOPS Master's is organized around disciplinary teaching, the acquisition of transversal skills and pre-professional skills.

Some lessons are duplicated in Toulon and Marseille while others are shared on only one of the two sites.

The targeted knowledge will focus on the physiological parameters specific to performance but also on the biomechanical and psychological knowledge that has an impact on performance. Knowledge related to the management of a group of athletes will also be covered. In addition, knowledge in the creation of sports-oriented businesses will be part of the knowledge useful for the professionalization of students.

The lessons aim to acquire the following skills:

1) the evaluation and measurement of the physical and mental abilities of athletes specific to the different disciplines,

2) the planning of training and physical preparation for the purpose of optimizing performance,

3) the study of the different training methods specific to the development of each physical quality (maximum strength, explosive strength, endurance, resistance, etc.), which will be justified by scientific evidence,

4) the identification of the athlete's pathologies and the specific methodology of retraining,

5) the study of the management of a group in training and competition situations as well as communication with the various interlocutors of the sports structure,

6) the major dietary rules to adopt in order to optimize performance and minimize the risk of injury,

7) the planning of the sessions by adapting the programs to the practitioners and to the APS and

8) the mastery of new technologies that are developed to measure performance.

In the 2nd year of the Master's degree, students must complete a 4-month internship in a professional environment and, in the disciplinary lessons, the emphasis is placed on the use of new technologies. The internship will take place during the second semester. As during the M1 internship, it is for the student to apply the skills acquired during his training. The difference is that, while being directed by the internship supervisor, the student will have to have more responsibilities and work with more autonomy.

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