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I am a Sports Scientist currently working in Estoril Praia SAD, Lisbon, Portugal. My primary responsibilities include monitoring training loads, both individually and collectively, to potentiate the athletes and to work on diminishing injury risk; and assisting in the strength and conditioning work that is done in the gym. I have dedicated my last year working with GPS technology and translating theoretical knowledge into practical solutions for the wellbeing of the athletes. Despite giving support to the team technical staff both on and of the field, I focus a lot of my attention on the individual training loads. I am also the strength and conditioning coach for the youth football department in Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia, where I help players increase their physique and body awareness. My primary responsibilities are giving support to the coaches in the field concerning the physical capacities that should be developed by players from different ages and working with the players in the gym to potentiate their physical capabilities. Academically, I have a Bachelor’s in Sports Science and a Master’s in Sports Training with Football specialization from Faculdade Motricidade Humana. I am also a UEFA B Football Coach. Until last year, I was also a football player competing in the highest women’s national league. Since childhood, football has been a great passion, and I have always kept it close, either by playing or coaching. In my last high school year, I decided to go abroad and embark on one of the most fulfilling experiences I have ever done. I left my comfort zone and spent one year studying abroad and living with a host family in Colorado Springs, USA.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
CATARINA LAVADO BAJANCA
Date of birth
1996/05/02
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • BAJANCA, CATARINA

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A910-E283-C5EB

Email addresses

  • catarinabajanca@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 914479245 (Personal)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2021 - 2027
Ongoing
Motricidade Humana (Doutoramento)
Major in Treino Desportivo
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2017 - 2019
Concluded
Treino Desportivo (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"Uma Visão Multidisciplinar daFormação de Jovens Futebolistas do Sport Lisboa eBenfica: Do Modelo de Jogo ao Treino Pliométrico" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2014 - 2017
Concluded
Ciências do Desporto (Licenciatura)
Major in Treino Desportivo
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
15
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/08 - Current Youth Strength and Conditioning Coach Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia, Portugal
2019/08 - Current Sports Scientist Estoril Praia - Futebol, SAD, Portugal
2019/08 - 2020/06 Jogadora de Futebol Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia, Portugal
2018/09 - 2020/06 Treinadora de Futebol Sport Lisboa e Benfica Futebol SAD, Portugal
2018/07 - 2019/06 Jogadora de Futebol Sport Lisboa e Benfica Futebol SAD, Portugal
2014/09 - 2018/06 Treinadora de Futebol Club Internacional de Foot-Ball, Portugal
2016/02 - 2018/05 Jogadora de Futebol Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia, Portugal
2012/09 - 2015/06 Jogadora de Futebol Clube Atlético e Cultural, Portugal
2010/09 - 2012/06 Jogadora de Futebol Clube Futebol Benfica, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Online resource
  1. BAJANCA, CATARINA. Coach: A genderless term. 2020. https://futmagazine.com/en/2020/10/14/coach-a-genderless-term-2/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. BAJANCA, CATARINA. "Uma Visão Multidisciplinar da Formação de Jovens Futebolistas do Sport Lisboa e Benfica: Do Modelo de Jogo ao Treino Pliométrico". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, 2019. https://www.repository.utl.pt/handle/10400.5/19811.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2019/01/01 - 2019/04/03 Da Prospeção ao Recrutamento do Jovem Jogador (2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03)
Round table
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/11/29 Entrevista Lado F Lado F
2018/09/23 Entrevista Diário de Notícias Diário de Notícias
Distinctions

Title

2020 Treinadora de Futebol Grau II
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, Portugal
2020 UEFA B
Union of European Football Association, Switzerland
2018 UEFA C
Union of European Football Association, Switzerland
2017 Treinadora de Futebol Grau I
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude, Portugal