In episode #9, Roberto Iezzi, Head of Performance at Pallacanestro Brescia, join us.

In this episode:

- Structure of a professional team staff;

- Collaboration of the performance staff with technical and medical staff within the team;

- How to build strength and conditioning programs to meet the specific needs of individual athletes while also aligning with the overall team goals and strategies?;

- How is the approach of the performance department on injuries and rehabilitation processes?;

- How is the approach of the performance department with technical staff on load management strategies to prevent overtraining and optimize performance?.

About Roberto:

- Head of Performance at Pallacanestro Brescia, since 2021;

- Worked as Strength & Conditioning Coach on U20 Boys Italian National Team;

- Worked as Head of Strength & Conditioning at Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club;

- Worked with various other basketball teams as Strength & Conditioning Coach such as Moncalieri Basketball, Scaligera Basket Verona and Stella Azzurra Basketball Academy;

- Social Media: @roberto_iezzi34

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In episode #8, João Barreira, PhD Researcher & Physiologist of Portugal U17 Boys Football Team, join us.

In this episode:

- Why sleep is the main recovery method to optimize performance?;

- Sleep stages? How can them impact the quality of sleep?;

- Strategies for improving sleep duration and quality;

- How can performance coaches measure the sleep of the athletes?.

About João:

- PhD Reseracher;

- Work as Physiologist for Portugal U17 Boys Football Team;

- Speaker at several seminars of the Portuguese Football Federation;

- Worked with various other football teams as Strength & Conditioning Coach;

- Social Media: @joaobarreira_

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In episode #7, Rett Larson, Strength & Conditioning Coach of German Women's Volleyball Team, join us.

In this episode:

- Warm-Ups: Benefits? What are the components of a dynamic warm-up? Warm-up as an additional practice?;

- No-Zombie Warm-Ups!;

- Gamification of training: Why is it so important to compete in practice? Why is it so important to have athletes having fun during practice? How can we increase intrinsic motivation during weight room practices?

About Rett:

-Strength & Conditioning Coach for German Women's Volleyball Team;

- Worked as Strength & Conditioning for Netherlands Women's Volleyball Team;

- Worked as Strength & Conditioning for Chinese Women's Volleyball Team;

- Worked with EXOS as Project Manager leading a team of performance coaches who prepared the Chinese Olympic teams for the 2016 Games in Rio;

- Social Media: @rettasaurus

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