Education
1983-1987
Basketball Coach (1983) and Superior Basketball Coach (1987); FEB Spanish Basketball Federation.
1984-1990
Graduate in Human Movement Sciences; Institute of Physical Education and Sports at Barcelona University.
Specialization in Artistic Gymnastics
1994-1996
Master of Science in Kinesiology - Exercise Physiology emphasis; Indiana University Bloomington, USA.
Master Thesis on "Endurance Assessment in Basketball Players".
1997-2014
PhD Program on Human Movement Sciences; Barcelona University (1997-1999).
PhD Thesis (2015) on "Perceptive and Coordinative Evaluation and Self-Evaluation"; Lleida University.
Research Student of Professor Francisco Seirul·lo Vargas

Work Experience
1983-present
Coach and Strength-Conditioning Coach: Basketball (Spanish under-20 National Team, ACB-1st div,  LEB1-2nd div, LEB2-3rd div, EBA-4th div and different levels of young players -infantil, cadet and junior- of Spanish Leagues, collaborations in NCAA Division I (coach Bobby Knight, Indiana University) and High School (coach Holmes, Bloomington South) -USA-), Motorcycling (road racing, motocross and enduro), Duel Sports and Martial Arts (wrestling, taekwondo, MMA mixed martial arts and Brasilian Jiu-Jitsu), Indoor Soccer, Endurance Races (marathon, mountain races and trekking), Circus Activities, Special Services of Air Forces, collaboration with Water polo (1st & 2nd div. - Spanish League) -  in Spain, USA and Holland.
1986-2006-present
Physical education teacher in 15 state schools (3 academic years at "IES La Mina", special school in a very conflicting neighborhood); development of some projects of movement skills development during first stages of sport learning and teacher of sports initiation.
Fitness and health programs in Catalonia and Holland.
2004-present
Thechnical Coordinator of EEB Sport Training Barcelona - Sport Training and Movement Science Projects and Services.
2007-present
Thechnical development of training with the T-BOW® for health and performance, in collaboration with Sandra Bonacina and Viktor Denoth (Zurich University, Switzerland)..
2011-present
Member of the Scientific Committe of R∑D Sport Training Journal.

Teaching Activity
1988-present
Research student (1988-90) and collaborator  of the emeritus professor Francisco Seirul·lo Vargas (http://www.entrenamientodeportivo.org), in some projects on physical education, sport training and adjuvant training.
1988-present
Lecturer on sport training and movement sciences at some conferences.
1996-2009
Teacher of some courses on sport training, physical education and applied movement sciences in some universities, sport federations and professional state schools.
2009-present
Senior Teacher of sport training and applied sciences in the Sports Performance Institute at Sant Cugat (Barcelona).
2011-present
Visiting Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Lleida.


Publications
1987
Team Publication (with Kaifer F and Rojo J) of the book "Fundamentals of Basketball" (FBB).
1988 and 1991
Two video-tapes on endurance assessment in basketball (Barcelona University).
1992
Research report in one chapter of the book "Psychology Course" (UB)
1998
One chapter of the book "Sport training for children and adolescents" (Institute of Sports, Canarias).
Technical review of the book -translated from Russian- "Training in Extreme Conditions".
1987-present
Some articles in journals on  movement and sport sciences.
2015
Team Publication (with Reverter-Masià and Picó-Benet) of
"Fundamentos de Francisco Seirul·lo Vargas para la Educación Motriz"​

Research
1988
Research Award "Gymnos 1988" -physical education universities of Spain.
1990
National University Studies Award (Ministry of Education and Science).
1994-1996
Research with the Indiana University Basketball Team (coached by Bob Knight) and with the Bloomington High School South (coached by J.R. Holmes). Human Performance Departments of Indiana University Bloomington.
1998-2000 and 2003-2004
Interdisciplinary research on innovative education in the high school "IES La Mina".
1986-present
Some collaborative research projects on physical education and sports training.

Permanent Education
-Study-Stage on Functional Assessment and Training of Athletes at the Federal School of Gymnastics MACOLIN (Switzerland) and at the Istituto di Scienza dello Sport -CONI- (Italy); 1991.
-Experiences in the Human Performance Labs of Indiana University at Bloomington; 1994-1996. Neuromuscular Functions, Cardio-Respiratory and Metabolic Exercise Responses-Adaptations, Biomechanical Analysis, and Integrative Performance Evaluation of Athletes.
- Study-Stage at Indiana University Bloomington; 2010.
-Attendance to several conferences during 5 years of university studies (1984-1990) and selected attendance to listen special professors in conferences and courses - since 1991.

Sport Experience As an Athlete
Competitive Experience:
Basketball (SAS - from infantil to senior at the Catalan Championships, and University Championships), Karate (SAS - Gold Medal at the Bages Championships and Silver Medal at the Catalan Championship), Table Soccer (Súria), Ping-Pong (Súria), Judo (Barcelona University championship), Water polo (Barcelona University championships), Gymnast at the 8th World Gymnaestrada in Denmark 1987, Barcelona's Triathlon 1987 and Marathon 1989 (3h28' without training and without previous experience), and some popular races) and Chess (CE Súria - from infantil to junior at the Catalan Championships and Simultaneous Match againts Anatoly Kapov - former World Champion).
Non-competitive Experience:
As a child I had different adventures and played with bows and arrows, sticks, ... in the river and forest of my village Súria; I practiced soccer, basketball, handball, roller skating, swimming, karate, judo, ping-pong, billiards, table soccer and chess.
In college and sport stages I practiced rhythmic gymnastics, women-man artistic gymnastics, athletics, swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming, judo, stick fencing, basketball, volleyball, handball, soccer, rugby, roller hockey, cricket, ballroom dance, acrobatic rock and roll, walking stilts, circus activities, wheel gymnastics, theater, windsurfing, climbing, alpine skiing, nordic skiing, tap dance, weightlifting, tennis, tamburello, dance activities and self-defense activities.
For fun and holistic optimization I practice BJJ Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, running, swimming Yoga and lifting weights (a few times each week, alternatively), and outdoor sports (a few times per year).

Languages
Spanish and Catalan: native languages.
English: independent user (a two-year experience of university studies at Indiana University, USA; and a half-year working experience in Amsterdam, Holland).
Portuguese, Italian, French: basic level of understanding.