Johan Cruyff Institute delivers a customized online Executive Master in Sport Management program for 24 members of the INAF Chile, the National Institute of Football, Sport and Physical Activity
Within the framework of the collaboration signed in October 2020 between Johan Cruyff Institute and the INAF Chile, the National Institute of Football, Sport and Physical Activity of Chile, a total of 24 of its employees, coaches and active football players and other graduates, are currently studying an online Executive Master in Sport Management program.
The INAF is a pioneering and leading institution in the training of professionals and higher level technicians for the development of football, sport and physical activity, which belongs to the Chilean Football Federation (FFCH), the National Professional Football Association (ANFP) and the National Amateur Football Association (ANFA).
Through this program, the INAF will be able to expand the possibilities of the professional development of its community. It is a 7-month online program that includes modules on sport marketing, strategic management and financial management in sport organizations, as well as other specialized modules in different areas of the sports industry, which will enable students to understand the sector from a business perspective.
“The course is very beneficial for our collective in terms of the insight it offers into the industry, both in the administrative aspect, as well as in the execution of sport matters” – Marcelo Antonio Zunino, former professional football player
“Personally, I consider that the course is very beneficial for our collective in terms of the insight it offers into the industry, both in the administrative aspect, as well as in the execution of sport matters. With qualified professors with great experience, and very diverse subjects; it is always positive to know more advanced sports realities than ours,” explains Marcelo Antonio Zunino Poblete, a former professional football player and current sport and social advisor of the Municipality of La Florida.
“The executive master’s degree is very complete in content, precise and didactic, and the virtual platform is very enjoyable, easy to access and with a good visualization of content” – Patricio Zarricueta, physical education teacher
“The executive master’s degree is very complete in content, precise and didactic, and the virtual platform is very enjoyable, easy to access and with a good visualization of content,” says Patricio Zarricueta Vergara, one of the students on the program, who is a physical education teacher with a master’s degree in clinical exercise physiology.
The program started on January 11 and will end in July of this year. The 100% online methodology adapts to the students’ schedule and offers them flexibility in their studies. It also includes a weekly live lecture, led by the professor or other professional experts in the sector.
