perfoRMind Podcast - Episode 25 -

This time we have Giorgio Zucca, Associate Director of Sports Performance at Island University, Texas.

His journey in the States began in early 2022 when he was at Louisville University as Intern Athletic Performance Coach with Olympic Sports. Then he served as the assistant strength coach for men's and women's basketball.

This year he moved to Corpus Christi to work with Women's Basketball, Track & Field and Women's Beach Volleyball. He's assisting Men's Basketball as well.

He obtained a Bachelor and a Master's Degree in Sport Science at the University of Milan.
He is currently a PhD Candidate at UCAM Murcia, working on a thesis on isometric-dynamic strength tests in team sports.

In this talk you'll find out what's his thought process when he works with his teams, both from the methodology and human side.

Have a good one!

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perfoRMind Podcast - Episode 24 -

Mike & Luis take us through the Internship experience in USA as Athletic Performance Coach, in an exclusive way!
They relate especially to UCLA Athletic Performance Department, but they explain how usually is the process with other colleges as well.

0:55 - Application Process (Websites, Portals)
4:01 - Requirements (CV, Resume Letter)
8:48 - Selection and Interview
11:37 - Visa & Sponsorship
15:06 - Investment $
19:34 - Commute to the Training Center
23:28 - Weekly Internship Schedule
26:32 - Tips to New Interns, Tasks Insights
30:18 - Education Meetings, Evaluations
35:35 - Projects, Takeaways
39:32 - Weight Room Stories
44:38 - Take Home Messages

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Andrea è il fondatore di IlCoach, da 15 anni allena nell'atletica leggera. Alcuni suoi atleti, come Luca Cropelli e Alexandra Almici, hanno partecipato ad europei e mondiali giovanili nei 400mt.
Laureato in Scienze Motorie all'Università di Brescia. Da qualche anno organizza anche lo SpeedFestival , conferenza internazionale dedicata all'allenamento della velocità.

Marco è il fondatore e presidente di ULTRA S&C, e allena nell'atletica leggera. I suoi atleti hanno conseguito grandi risultati, tra cui Luca Sito, che quest'anno ha siglato il nuovo primato Italiano nei 400mt.
E' laureato in Scienze Motorie all'Università degli Studi di Milano. Un'altra esperienza notevole che ha avuto è stata il tirocinio a Cuba con Carlo Buzzichelli, presso il centro di preparazione olimpica.

💡 In questo episodio spiegano come organizzano la preparazione di questa disciplina, sia in pista che in sala pesi.

Trovate l'episodio su Spotify e Youtube, link in bio ⬆️

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perfoRMind Podcast - Episode 22 -

For this upcoming 3° Season we have a great announcement.

Luis Aparicio Villa, Athletic Performance Coach who previously talked in this podcast, will join me, Michele Romano, as co-host for the majority of episodes with guests in English!

We are truly excited about this new journey together. We're going to post more content and talks between the two of us as well.

In this short talk you'll have an introduction about the next topics we are going to cover.

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Dr Jo Brown, High Performance Therapist, has 20y of experience working with high caliber athletes from different sports and countries. For instance she has been working with Noah Lyles during the last 3y. She consulted for NBA athletes as well.

Graduated in Kinesiology first, then she obtained a bachelor, Master and PhD in Sports Physiotherapy.

In this talk you'll find out how does her job look like on a daily basis, the importance of movement integration besides manual therapy, and some more tips if you are a young physio that wants to improve his or her craft.

Have a good one!

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Roberto James Paoluzzi is our guest for episode 20.

A national and international level athlete, he first practiced Decathlon, and he ran for the Italian National Team. Most notably, he became World Champion in the Icosathlon in Tartu (EST) IN 2015. Now he also dabbles in Triathlon.

He graduated in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Perugia. He then completed a Master's degree in Clinical Research from the University of Sheffield.

Currently serves as a Coach and Performance Coach for a group of sprinters, middle distance runners and jumpers for the Chinese National Track & Field Team.

He has obtained prestigious certifications such as CSCS (Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist) with the NSCA, USATF (Track & Field Specialist), and EXOS Specialist.

In this episode he deepens into the training methodology with his athletes.

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Roberto James Paoluzzi è il nostro ospite per l'episodio 19.

Laureato in Scienze Biomediche all'Università di Perugia. Ha poi conseguito una Laurea Magistrale in Ricerca Clinica all'Università di Sheffield in Inghilterra.

Attualmente ricopre il ruolo di Allenatore e Preparatore Atletico per un gruppo di velocisti e saltatori estensione della Nazionale di Atletica Cinese.

Ha ottenuto certificazioni prestigiose come CSCS (Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist) con la NSCA, USATF (Track & Field Specialist), ed EXOS Specialist.

Da sempre Atleta di livello nazionale ed internazionale, ha prima praticato il Decathlon, dove ha vestito la maglia della Nazionale. In particolare si laureò Campione Mondiale nell'Icosathlon a Tartu (EST) NEL 2015. Ora si diletta anche nel Triathlon.

In questo episodio racconta innanzitutto la sue esperienze variegate e in particolare le caratteristiche del suo lavoro in Cina.

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perfoRMind Podcast - Episode 18 -

This time we have Andrea Spada, Athletic Performance Coach who's currently an Intern at the University of Iowa Football.

Andrea graduated in Sport Science in Milan and then got his Master Degree in England at Hartpury University.

His passion for Rugby as an athlete led him to work in Italy for Rugby Monza, CUS Milano Rugby with male and female team.

Recently he worked for 10XATHLETICS ad Head of Performance, where he was in charge of education courses as well.

He collaborates with ITASCS, for which he hosts podcasts.

In this talk you'll find out what it takes to leave and face an Internship in the USA, and how is tipically structured.

Have a good one!

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