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Barça Innovation Hub: A Great Sports Laboratory for the Future of Sport

One of the fundamental principles of the Barça Innovation Hub is the conviction that, in scientific research and innovation projects, collaboration between different types of entities generates more efficient and robust results which are suitable for the needs of end users.

One of the fundamental principles of the Barça Innovation Hub is the conviction that, in scientific research and innovation projects, collaboration between different types of entities generates more efficient and robust results which are suitable for the needs of end users.

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Coach Academy: training with Barça DNA

Training better athletes involves training better coaches. Barça Coach Academy provides theoretical and practical tools for designing and implementing training programs based on the methodology used by FC Barcelona.

Training better athletes involves training better coaches. Barça Coach Academy provides theoretical and practical tools for designing and implementing training programs based on the methodology used by FC Barcelona.

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THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN ELITE SPORTS

Nutrition should help optimise everyone’s health, but for athletes also optimises performance and it is a key component for reaching one’s maximum physical development.

THE FIRST STADIUM TO TURN FOOTBALL INTO ELECTRICITY

It is almost equally important as education, that children have spaces in the neighbourhood where they can spend their leisure time without falling into delinquency.

EVALUATION OF THE INTERNAL LOAD IN FOOTBALL: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

The development of elite sports has meant that players are constantly exposed to higher training loads, busier competition schedules and shorter rest periods.

THE PLANTARIS TENDON, A NEW PLAYER FOR RESISTANT ACHILLES TENDINOPATHIES

Chronic Achilles tendinopathy is one of the most common tendon disorders, both for athletes and for people who are not necessarily involved in sports.

MANAGING FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN ELITE ATHLETES

FC Barcelona’s first team doctors Mindaugas Gudelis and Ricard Pruna reviewed a series of cases and carried out a brief clinical analysis of familial hypercholesterolemia in high-performance athletes in an article for the scientific journal Apunts Medicina de L’Esport.

GETTING INTO THE GAME: EVIDENCE THAT TEAM SPORTS HELP IN CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Regardless of country or race, children’s eyes light up when they see a player from their team run out onto the pitch. That emotion is so special because in their heart they identify with the player, and they may even aspire to be like them someday, whether in sports or in life.

A PIONEERING RESEARCH ON SHOULDER MUSCLE ACTIVATION IN HANDBALL PLAYERS

Handball is one of the sports that are encompassed by the term overhead, a concept that includes sports based on a movement in which the arm is brought above the head.

THE FATMAX STRESS TEST AND THE ATHLETE’S TYPE OF ENERGY METABOLISM

An article published in the scientific journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise has shown that a FATMAX stress test on professional footballers not only provides cardiovascular fitness levels, but also helps to understand the players’ main energy metabolism.

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Team Sports

We seek to empower players’ self-organization and autonomy through creative and distinctive work.

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Sports Performance

We improve our athletes physical preparation using a systemic and integrative approach.

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ANALYSIS AND SPORTS TECHNOLOGY

We integrate non-invasive tools that improve the day-to-day lives of our athletes and staff.

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

We research and develop cutting-edge solutions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and return to play (training and competition) for our players.

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FAN ENGAGEMENT AND BIG DATA

We work to better understand the needs of each one of our fans and to create new, interactive, and personalized experiences based on that information.

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SMART FACILITIES

Alongside Espai Barça, we are developing and incorporating a variety of new technologies to build a connected, energy efficient, and operationally effective campus.

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SOCIAL IMPACT

We use sports as a tool for developing communities at risk of social exclusion.

CHANGING THE LIVES OF REFUGEE CHILDREN THROUGH SPORTS

It has been estimated that there are currently more than 65 million displaced people fleeing from wars, conflict and persecution. Half of them are minors, the most vulnerable population.

HOW CAN YOU TRAIN YOUR GUT FOR EXERCISE?

Up until a few years ago, it was considered normal for sportspeople to have digestive problems while exercising.

NORDIC HAM CURLS DO NOT IMPROVE SPRINTING PERFORMANCE

The hamstring muscle is very important in sports such as football. Not only because this muscle is key to sprinting, but also because hamstring muscle injuries are the most frequent kind of injuries.

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We want to increase knowledge and innovation with this project – we want to help change the world through athletic excellence.
Josep Bartomeu – President, FC Barcelona

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