Some of biggest names in world sport for Limerick conference
SOME OF the biggest names in world sport will gather in Limerick for a conference on innovation within high-performance in elite sport.
Performance experts from Barcelona FC, Chelsea FC, Inter Milan Women, Brighton FC, the NBA, NFL and Formula 1 will attend the Cutting Edge conference from June 16 to 18.
Orreco, a global leader in bio-analytics and performance for elite athletes and teams, is teaming up with UL's Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation to host the event.
Among those attending are Trent Salo, Director of Performance at the Detroit Pistons (NBA); Dr Georgie Bruinvels, Orreco Female Athlete Lead; Rita Guarina, Coach of Inter Milan Women; Dan Ridenour, Sports Science Coordinator, Minnesota Vikings (NFL).
Also attending are Pau Casassa, Technical Director of the 37 Worldwide Barcelona FC Academies; Nick Chadd, Head of Sports Science, Benfica FC; Aidan O’Connell, High Performance Manager Cork GAA; Tom Farrow, Chelsea FC, 1 st Team Fitness Coach and Paul Walker, former performance coach for the Haas F1 team.
Attendees will be discussing innovations across critical performance dimensions; creative monitoring of athletic training, optimising female athlete preparation and calibrating coaching philosophy to emerging evidence.