Basketball Performance Webinar — In-Season Performance
19 December 2022 - 20:00 CET
Basketball Performance Webinar
The focus of this educational online event is the In-Season and the challenges it presents to coaches and teams. We will explore several aspects of performance, including strength, programming, injury management and general training philosophy. Our speaker lineup includes coaches and sport scientists working at the highest level of basketball in Europe and the US. As always, they will provide the theoretical framework of their work and provide practical everyday solutions.
30 €
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Speakers
Justas Grainys
Justas Grainys is an Athletic Performance coach of FC Barcelona Basketball since 2020 where he won several titles in the Spanish league and had two appearances in final of the Euroleague Final Four.
Prior to joining the Spanish powerhouse, Justas held the same position at the historic Lithuanian team of Zalgiris Kaunas, from 2012 until 2020. In Zalgiris 2019 – 2021 Lithuanian men National team. From 2011 – 2019 different youth National teams: U18, U19, U20. Education: Master’s degree in sports science and physiology; Bachelor level in sports education and coaching.
Dani Moreno, PhD, CSCS
Dani Moreno Doutres is a Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Club Joventut Badalona that competes in Spanish Liga Endesa and the Eurocup. He earned his PhD in Sports Physiology applied to basketball and holds a Masteris degree in High-Performance Sports.
Besides coaching the historical team of Badalona, Dani is a founder of the DMtrainingpro and co-founder of the ICON training.
Currently Dani serves as a vice-president of the ASEPREB – Spanish S&C Association. Internationally, Dani is recognized as a coach, sport consultant and speaker on athletic performance, sport physiology and injury management.
Matteo Panichi
Matteo Panichi is a former professional basketball player with a 17-year career. He has played for major Italian pro teams like Scavolini Pesaro, Varese, Virtus Bologna and Rimini.
He earned his master’s degree in Motor Activity Sciences and Techniques, and he is a holder of the national certificates for basketball coaching and basketball strength & conditioning.
In the fall of 2022, Matteo is entering his second season as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Segafredo Virtus Bologna. Prior to this experience, he has served as performance specialist in Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano, Sutor Montegranaro and Vanoli Cremona.
Matteo has been a part of various Italian national teams (men, women, youth) for almost a decade, where he currently has a role of the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach.
Besides coaching, Matteo devotes his time in lecturing and mentoring young S&C in the field. He also serves as vice-president of the APFIP – the Italian Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association.
Cory Schlesinger
Cory Schlesinger is finishing his third season in the NBA working as the Director of Performance
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Phoenix Suns.
Prior to the league, he was the Director of Basketball Performance at Stanford University. In his time on The Farm, he has revolutionized in-season strength training for collegiate student-athletes, with a method that is now internationally recognized. He has been a chosen presenter on both the national and international stage, sharing his philosophy in strength training to other experts and colleagues in the field. He is continuously sharing his knowledge and experience on multiple platforms, including podcasts, satellite radio, and several public speaking engagements.
Prior to joining the staff at Stanford, Schlesinger spent three years as the Director of Basketball Performance at UAB, two years as the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Santa Clara University, and two years as an Assistant at Campbell University.
Uniquely, Schlesinger also played basketball at the collegiate level, which brings his experience to over 14 years in higher-level basketball as a player and a coach.
Dr. Ramsey Nijem, Sc.D
Dr. Ramsey Nijem, Sc.D, was named Men’s Basketball Director of Sport Performance in September of 2019.
Nijem (pronounced Nigh-jum) came to Kansas after working the previous five years with the Sacramento Kings of the NBA where he managed all aspects of sport performance.
Nijem was the NBA’s youngest head strength and conditioning coach. He spent the last three years as the team’s head strength and conditioning coach. In that role, Nijem directed strength and conditioning, sport science and nutrition with the objective of supporting athlete health, wellness and performance.
The San Francisco Bay area native spent two seasons as the Kings’ assistant strength and conditioning coach prior to being named head strength and conditioning coach.
Before joining the Kings, Nijem was the head strength and conditioning coach at Santa Barbara City College and prior to that, he worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at UC Santa Barbara.
Nijem earned his doctorate of science in human and sport performance from Rocky Mountain University Health Professions in 2018. He attained his masters of science sport performance degree from Cal State Fullerton in 2013 and his bachelors of arts communication, exercise and health sciences degree from UC Santa Barbara in 2012.
Nijem is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Associate as a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach and Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is also certified as a USA Weightlifting Performance Coach by USAW and is a Precision Nutrition Coach. Nijem has published research in top scientific journals in strength and conditioning.
Serhat Turkoglu
Serhat Turkoglu is the head strength and conditioning coach for Fenerbahce Women’s Basketball. Fener is the reigning champion of the Turkish League and one of the top clubs in Europe.
Prior to Fenerbahce, Serhat has held similar positions in other professional Turkish Clubs like Arel Üniversitesi Büyükçekmece Basket, Sigortam.net İtü Basket, Bakırköy Basketball Spor Club, and Pertevniyal Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü.
Serhat has extensive experience training atheletes of all levels as he is the co-founder and head coach of Turkoglu Athletic Performance, a excusive performance training facility in Istanbul, Turkey, that focuses on the development of young athletes.
Coach Turkoglu earned his undergraduate degree in business management from the University of South Florida. He has alos earned several strenth and conditioning certifications from both Turkish and International institutions.
Who is it for
1
Strength and conditioning coaches
2
Basketball coaches
3
Strength coaches of any sport
4
Physical therapists and medical personnel
5
Kinesiology, physical education students
Schedule
Monday 19 December 2022
Time (CET)
Speaker
Topic
20:00
Kostas Chatzichristos
Welcome
20:10
Ramsey Nijem
Less is More: Individualized In-Season Training to Optimize Readiness and Results
20:55
Matteo Panichi
Basketball strength training during the Euroleague Season: the Virtus Bologna framework
21:40
Dani Moreno
In-season training of the overloaded tendon in basketball
22:25
Justas Grainys
Is it important to simulate sport-specific exercises during in-season strength training?
23:10
Serhat Turkoglu
In-season Injury prevention in Women's Basketball. Risk Assessment, Exercise Progression and Game Preparation
23:45
Cory Schlesinger
Micro-Dosing Performance: In-Season Training for Basketball Performance
Welcome
- Kostas Chatzichristos
- 20:00 (CET)
Less is More: Individualized In-Season Training to Optimize Readiness and Results
- Ramsey Nijem
- 20:10 (CET)
Basketball strength training during the Euroleague Season: the Virtus Bologna framework
- Matteo Panichi
- 20:55 (CET)
In-season training of the overloaded tendon in basketball
- Dani Moreno
- 21:40 (CET)
Is it important to simulate sport-specific exercises during in-season strength training?
- Justas Grainys
- 22:25 (CET)
In-season Injury prevention in Women's Basketball. Risk Assessment, Exercise Progression and Game Preparation
- Serhat Turkoglu
- 23:10 (CET)
Micro-Dosing Performance: In-Season Training for Basketball Performance
- Cory Schlesinger
- 23:45 (CET)
Who we are
Euroleage Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association
The ESCCA was born from our desire to connect with each other. To communicate, share our knowledge and experiences with the purpose of bettering ourselves and help our athletes.
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