Agreement on cooperation in the field of scholarships for UD Levante football players and their education with the Catholic University of Valencia | lift you up

June marks a decisive time in many areas and, above all, in those that concern us, namely sports and academics. Levante UD has been working to achieve its goals on the pitch since last summer in order to achieve the highest possible results and satisfaction at the end of the season. But he also makes sure his players succeed academically, which underscores the importance of the alliance he has with Catholic University of Valencia to prepare their players. Eight athletes who have full financial support so that they can continue their careers in elite sports.

Near Maria Mendez (Elementary education), Maria Gabaldon (Psychology) and Andrea Tarazona And Ainoa E. Bascunan (CAFD), from Levante UD Femenino. As for men’s football, Carlos Espi, Edgar Alcañiz, Peter Emonds And Alejandro Serranowho also studies physical activity and sports science. All of them have a 100% scholarship. Levante UD and UCV so that they can combine their sporting career with their academic career with ease and peace of mind and have the confidence that they will be trained so that when they or football decide to abandon the practice of elite sport and open up other professional paths.

Football players talk about the security this scholarship plan gives them. “It has always been very clear to me that, in addition to football, Training is very important and thanks to the agreement between UCV and Levante UD I can combine it and it gives you peace of mind for the future,” says goalkeeper Andrea Tarazona. Her teammate Basku supports the idea. “We train in the morning and come to the university to study in the afternoon. It is a luxury that Levante UD and the university have such a plan for the future. When football is no longer enough have peace of mind by being able to study and be able to work“, the young midfielder tells us as he explains his daily routine. “Training in the morning and coming to class in the afternoon can be a little hard, but the sacrifice will be worth it in the future.”

A daily plan that the recently updated Maria Gabaldon follows. In his case, he studies psychology online. “In the morning I come to training, and in the afternoon I take a second course in psychology, and I do it remotely. This is an advantage because if we travel, I can access recorded classes and it is more convenient for me.”

Lucia Alonso, Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs and University Life at UCV, explains the purpose of the agreement between the club and UCV. “For our university, this, in addition to great responsibility, is to respond to we are committed to educating our youth, with your goals and ability to improve. The goal of this dual career is to support these athletes in achieving their goals not only on a sporting level, but also on a personal level. In addition, they have a support program that takes into account all their circumstances related to being an elite athlete, through individual attention“.

Finally, the President of Levante UD Pablo Sanchez explains the concern that their players train 360 degrees, that is, not only on the playing field, and that they do it for them completely free of charge. “This is a very important and very interesting agreement for Levante and, above all, for our athletes. We are very concerned about the training of athletes, we don’t want them to just remain footballers, because the career of a footballer is short,” he emphasizes. “With this scholarship scheme, we have the opportunity, together with UCV, to provide these players with academic preparation and preparation for a future beyond their sporting career,” he concludes.

Agreement providing feedback to Levante UD and UCV objectives.

The agreement between the Orioles club and the university is that UCV can use the various assets that Levante UD has, both on match days at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium and at the level of using the professionals that the organization has at its disposal. . Last January They appeared at the stadium three online coursestaught by technical specialists from the University of Levante under the direction of Rafael Ballester (Professor of CAFD at UCV), intended both for football coaches or sports teams who want to continue their studies, and for UCV students pursuing a degree in Sports Science or Master of Physical Education, and as a supplement for the training of sports psychologists or students of the Faculty of Psychology.