The 5 best Sports Coaching courses in Madrid

A selection with the best quality training in this booming discipline.

Thanks to its more than 3 million inhabitants, Madrid is a city full of opportunities when it comes to looking for high quality training related to sports psychology and coaching.

In this way, in Madrid we can count on sports coaching courses of the highest prestige, and that's why below you will find some of the most prestigious sports coaching courses in Madrid.We will now review some of the most recommended ones.

The best sports coaching courses in Madrid

We review some of the best sports coaching courses in the city of Madrid, based on different quality indicators and positive feedback from students who have received this training.

1. Course of Practical Methodology in Sports Psychology and Coaching (Summer)

• Center: UPAD Psychology and Coaching
• Location: Calle Rey Francisco 27
• Duration: 6 months (winter) and 5 days (summer).
• Price: 500 euros (winter) and 300 euros (summer).

UPAD Psychology and Coaching is one of the best psychotherapy and coaching centers we can find in Madrid thanks to its interdisciplinary team and years of experience in the field of mental health.

The course of Practical Methodology in Sports Psychology and Coaching is focused on learning the application and development of psychological intervention techniques in the field of semi-professional and professional sports and the development of professional skills to work as a sports psychologist in sports organizations. Students will carry out practical training where they will be able to develop these skills in a dynamic and fully supervised way.. The students will also be part of the follow-up in order to receive an individualized final evaluation that will allow them to be fully trained in a professional manner to work as sports psychologists.

It is worth mentioning that this course, in its summer mode, takes place in July and you can pay by credit card on the UPAD website. This course is taught by Carlos Rey García and Fernando Callejo, who are two of the most prominent psychologists and coaches in Madrid in the field of sport.

In the winter mode, the students of this course will have all the mental and psychological tools necessary to optimize the performance of sportsmen and women.They will be able to assist them emotionally to help them achieve the objectives they have set both individually and as a team. This course has a duration of 220 hours.

The winter course has a cost of 500 euros and is also taught by Carlos Rey and Fernando Callejo, directors of UPAD, as well as other renowned professionals.

2. Training in Sports Coaching (Miguel A. Rodríguez)

• Center: Miguel A. Rodríguez Ramírez Coaching
• Location: Online
• Duration: On request
• Price: On request

The Coach Miguel A. Rodriguez has specialized for more than 25 years in training and supervising adults and adolescents in the area of sports performance, applying his own intervention methodology adapted to the needs of each client.

This professional currently offers a Sports Coaching service specialized in sports performance problems, anxiety, low self-esteem, stress, emotional problems and daily obstacles in the person.

Miguel Rodriguez has a Master in Professional Coaching by the ICF, another Master in Emotional Intelligence, a Diploma in Economics and a Master in Emotional Intelligence.

3. Master's Degree in Sports Psychology and Sports Coaching (Centro de Estudios de Psicología)

• Center: Center for Psychology Studies
• Location: Online
• Duration: Dates to choose.
• Price: 1800€.

In the Master in Sport Psychology and Sport Coaching of the Centro de Estudios de Psicología we can also find a high quality training if we aim to be a sport psychologist with coaching skills to help people in the world of sport to achieve their goals.

In this way, in this master we will receive an education and knowledge to understand the inner workings of sports organizations and the tasks that a sports psychologist and the tasks that a sports psychologist performs in them. We will also receive psychological skills and tools to morally support athletes both at individual and team level.

This course has 1500 hours of training and you will receive the double degree of Master in Sport Psychology and Master in Sport Coaching.

4. Personal Trainer Course (FEFWS)

• Center: FEFWS (Spanish Federation of Fitness, Wellness and Health)
• Location: Contact FEFWS.
• Duration: Dates to choose.
• Price: 450€.

The Spanish Federation of Fitness, Wellness and Health offers another of the most interesting courses in Madrid to train as a personal trainer and sports coach.

One of the most interesting aspects of this course is that you can obtain with it the triple certification in personal trainer, national trainer of bodybuilding and fitness and national physical trainer.. This course will address important issues such as the nutritional needs of the athlete, always being aware of the objectives to which it aims, as well as offering theoretical and practical knowledge related to marketing, customer acquisition and loyalty.

5. Advanced Course in Sports Coaching (ACCIÓN)

• Center: ACCIÓN (Association for the Development of Coaching and Emotional Intelligence)
• Location: Plaza de los Mostenses, Madrid.
• Duration: Consult dossier on their website.
• Price: 450€.

From the hand of the Fundación General Universidad de Alcalá and the school ACCIÓN we have another of the best face-to-face courses in Madrid of sports coaching. This course is aimed at coaches of sports teams, personal sports coaches, directors of sports organizations and students of sports degrees and masters.

Of the 150 hours of training that this course lasts, 110 are face-to-face and these will cover sports coaching techniques to help athletes develop healthy habits both physically and mentally and to manage the energies of athletes to help set goals tailored to their needs and possibilities. This course will also provide tools to encourage positive thinking to be able to better manage stressful situations..