3 Seconds Performance Podcast

In episode #13, Tomás Freitas, Head of S&C in UCAM Murcia CB Academy, join us.In this episode: - Agility vs Multidirectional Speed - what differentiates them?; - Why is agility such an important component in youth athletic development?; - What are the best tests to assess agility in youth athletes?; - How important is it to include reactive or decision-making elements in agility training?; - How can agility training be integrated into warm-ups or tactical sessions? - Etc.About Tomás:- Head of S&C in UCAM Murcia CB Academy, since 2016;- Lecturer & High-Performance Researcher at UCAM, since 2015;- Guest Researcher at Núcleo de Alto Rendimento Esportivo de São Paulo, since 2020;- Social Media: @tomás-t-freitas-7399211b7 (Linkedin)If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback!Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform:- Apple Podcasts;- Google Podcasts;- Spotify;- Amazon Music.

In episode #12, Francesco Ruffolo, Head of Youth S&C and Assistant S&C Coach of Pallacanestro Reggiana, join us. In this episode: - What is Long-Term Athlete Development, and why is it essential for coaches and parents to understand? - Early Specialization - risks associated; - What role does biological age play compared to chronological age in athlete development? - What comes first when building a young athlete? What physical skills should be focused on first?  - What’s the role of fundamental movement skills in setting the foundation for advanced athletic performance? - Olympic lifts: when to introduce them to young athletes and why? About Francesco: - Head of Youth S&C and Assistant S&C Coach of Pallacanestro Reggiana, since 2022; - Worked as Assistant S&C Coach at Purdue University; - Worked as Strength & Rehab Specialist at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln; - Social Media: @ruffoloperformancecscs If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #11, Jay Sutaria, Founder of STF Houston & Athletic Trainer, join us. In this episode: - Individual approach to an athlete: First things to look on the athlete? Where to start?; - Pillar Preparation - importance of proper breathing & core stability; - Importance of seeing how an athlete moves on the court; - Biggest challenges athletes face when it comes to remote training, especially during competitive seasons?; - How to maintain a personal connection and understanding of an athlete's needs when not physically present?; - How to balance team training schedules with the need for personalized individual training during the season?; - How to collaborate with an athlete’s team staff (coaches, medical team, nutritionists) to ensure a holistic approach to their training?. About Jay: - Founder & Director of STF Houston, since 2011; - Athletic Trainer with various years of experience, working with NBA & Euroleague Players such as Dwight Howard, Patrick Beverly, Anthony Lamb, among others; - Bachelor Degree in Kinesiology – Exercise Science from the University of Houston; - Social Media: @stfhouston If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #10, Miguel Sousa, Director of Sports Performance at Combine Academy, join us. In this episode: - Mobility vs Stretching: how important is to differentiate both oh them? - Key assessments or tests to evaluate an athlete's mobility; - Can stretching or mobility work reduce the risk of injury?; - Common mobility issues that players tend to have; - How can technology help coaches to assess mobility issues?. About Miguel: - Director of Sports Performance at Combine Academy, since 2018; - Lecturer at Sports Academy, since 2020; - Massage Therapist, since 2024; - Worked as Head of Strength & Conditioning and Swim Coach at Nässjö SLS in Sweden; - Worked with various sports and teams as Strength & Conditioning Coach such at Ovarense Basquetebol, Clube de Ginástica de Oliveira do Hospital and Sampaense Basquetebol; - Social Media: @miguelsousasc If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

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 If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

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_ If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

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 If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #6, Tomás Mota, Performance Coach & Teacher/Lecturer, join us. In this episode: - Isometrics: Benefits? How you can use it? Types of it? How can you adjust the variables dependent on your goal?; - Training Specificity: What is? Why is important to work also with this type of movements on the gym?; - Valgus Knee: Is it really a problem? What a coach has to do with this cases? About Tomás: - Sports Performance Coach: work individually with professional players since 2018; - Worked as Sports Performance Coach in professional teams: Rayo Vallecano, Boavista F.C.; - Track & Field Coach; - Teacher / Lecturer since 2018. - Social Media: @tomasmota_pfs If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #5, Kostas Chatzichristos, Head of Performance on Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul & Team Greece, join us. In this episode: - How to plan & monitor in a 3 day game week schedule?; - After game lifts: how to plan it, who is it for?; - How does work the interaction within the staff in what concerns to weekly planning and load management?; - Euroleague Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association - What is it? What are the main goals? About Kostas: - Head of Performance on Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul & Greek National Team since 2022; - Director of the Euroleague Strength & Conditoning Coaches Association; - Co-owner & founder of Performance 22; - Coachef before clubes like CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos, Panionios BC, etc. - Social Media: @kostas_chatzichristos If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #4, Ricardo Oliveira, Strength & Conditioning Coach of Clube Propaganda Natação, join us. In this episode: - Injury Prevention: Do we really can prevent an injury?; - ACL Recovery; - Unstable surfaces, proprioception & instability exercises on improving performance. About Ricardo: - S&C Coach on Clube Propaganda Natação since 2019; - Exercise Physiologist; - Researcher. - Social Media: @coach_ricardoliveira If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #3, Luís Catarino, Performance Coach of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, join us. In this episode: - Load Monitoring - with & without technology; - How we can implement monitoring in practice and games for optimizing performance of our players; - How is the communication between Performance Staff & Tecnhical Staff to optimize and manage players in practices & games. About Luís: - Performance Coach since 2017 (Youth Teams and Professional Level); - Speaker & Former at Basketball Coach Level 2 Course from Portuguese Basketball Federation; - Basketball Coach since 2013; - Invited Teacher in University of Coimbra. - Social Media: @lncatarino If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #2, Pedro Maio, Strength & Conditioning Coach of Clube Desportivo da Póvoa, join us. In this episode: - Integrative Approach: Strength & Coordination; - How important is the context of training for optimizing performance; -How can we applied this method in Youth. About Pedro: - Strength & Conditioning Coach since 2010 (Youth Teams and Professional Level); - Speaker & Former at Basketball Coach Level 2 Course from Portuguese Basketball Federation; - Has his own training studio, where he works individually with professional athletes from various sports. - Social Media: @pedro__maio If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

In episode #1, Matteo Tovazzi, Strength & Conditioning Coach of Aquila Basket Trento, join us. In this episode: - Essential roles of a Strength & Conditioning Coach in a professional basketball team; - How important is the communication between players and staff members; - How to effectively manage loads with different individuals with different experiences. About Matteo: - Strength & Conditioning Coach on Aquila Basket Trento since 2008 (Youth Teams and Professional Team since 2019); - Strength & Conditioning Coach ofU 16 Boys Italian National Team (2016); - Social Media: @mattovazzi If you have some particular guest that you wanted to be listened here, give me the feedback! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: - Apple Podcasts; - Google Podcasts; - Spotify; - Amazon Music.

Welcome to the '3 Seconds Performance Podcast,' the podcast that delves into the dynamic world of strength and conditioning. Our show features an array of remarkable guests from various fields impacting athletes' physical performance, including strength and conditioning coaches, nutritionists, sports psychologists, and top athletes. Explore the multifaceted strategies and insights that optimize athletic potential, making this podcast your go-to source for elevating your game.