ABOUT
Born in Italy in 1990 and raised abroad, he spent most of his years between Australia and UK.
In sport, besides the tennis career started as a child, he also played professional soccer for several years.
Having the chance to see sport from different angles, he made the transition from tennis coach to the wider role of sports professional, covering all main areas of expertise linked to sport, like: Technical, Tactical, Mental, Physical, Nutritional and Management.
In 2024 he co-founded the Evolve Methodology, the most well rounded tennis teaching method based on science.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BIOMECHANICS
Driven by the curiosity on how things work he based tennis teaching 100% on science, combining motor experiences coming from different sports.
COGNITIVE TRAINING
Game sports are mostly based on adapting to a changing environment, depending on a specific tactical situation.
That’s why efficiency must be built through a brain work, allowing players to process informations faster with a minimum amount of thinking required.
FITNESS TRAINING
Mind and Body must work as a unit.
The body must be capable of performing certain actions under time or score pressure and has to be worked out following individual programs
EDUCATION
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY 101 - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - DIPLOMA
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY - DIPLOMA
THE SCIENCE OF WELL BEING - YALE UNIVERSITY -
DIPLOMA
BUDDHISM AND MODERN PSYCHOLOGY - PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY - DIPLOMA
MINDSHIFT - MCMASTER UNIVERSITY - DIPLOMA
FOOD AND NUTRITION
FOOD AND HEALTH 101 - STANFORD UNIVERSITY -
DIPLOMA
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT - EMORY UNIVERSITY - DIPLOMA
NUTRICIÓN Y OBESIDAD - UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA
NACIONAL DE MEXICO - DIPLOMA
INNOVACIÓN AGROALIMENTARIA - UNIVERSIDAD
AUTÓNOMA NACIONAL DE MEXICO - DIPLOMA
SEGURIDAD AGROALIMENTARIA - UNIVERSIDAD
AUTÓNOMA NACIONAL DE MEXICO - DIPLOMA
TECHNICAL & TACTICAL
1ST DEGREE TENNIS INSTRUCTOR - FITP - ITF CERT.
2ND DEGREE TENNIS INSTRUCTOR (LTA LEVEL 3
EQUIVALENT) - FITP - ITF CERT.
ITF PLAY TENNIS COURSE - ITF ACADEMY - 9 COURSES SERIES
ON MINI TENNIS.
ITF COACHING BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS -
ITF ACADEMY - 18 CORSES SERIES
ITF COACHING ADVANCED TENNIS PLAYERS - ITF ACADEMY -
37 COURSES SERIES.
ITF COACHING HIGH PERFORMANCE TENNIS PLAYERS - ITF
ACADEMY - 48 CORSES SERIES.
PADEL
1ST DEGREE PADDLE TENNIS INSTRUCTOR - FITP - ITF CERT.
2ND DEGREE PADDLE TENNIS INSTRUCTOR - FITP - ITF CERT.
HAC SYSTEM LEVEL 1&2 - HORACIO ÁLVAREZ CLEMENTI
HAC SYSTEM, STRUCTURE & BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
COURSE PLANNING - HORACIO ÁLVAREZ CLEMENTI
GAME SITUATIONS AND ANALYSIS - PADEL MBA - DIPLOMA.
FITNESS
SPORT SCIENCE - UNIVERSITÀ SAN RAFFAELE - UNIVERSITY
PERSONAL TRAINER - FIF - CERT.
FUNCTIONAL POST INJURY RECOVERY - FIF - MASTER CERT.
POSTURAL ONE TO ONE - FIF - MASTER CERT.
ONE TO ONE SUSPENSION TRAINING - FIF - MASTER CERT.
BODY LATERALITY APPLIED TO TENNIS & PADEL - PADEL MBA - DIPLOMA
PHYSICAL CONDITIONING IN TENNIS & PADEL - PADEL MBA - DIPLOMA
MANAGEMENT/COMPUTING
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA - UNIVERSITY
INBOUND & CONTENT MARKETING - HUBSPOT - CERTIFICATE
WEB BUSINESS DEV. & MARKETING - MASTERS AND DIPLOMAS
SCIENCE AND COMPUTING HIGH SCHOOL - GALILEO GALILEI - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
WORK EXPERIENCE
TENNIS COACH - NORTH SYDNEY TENNIS CLUB (SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA) - 2018
TENNIS COACH - MARRICKVILLE TENNIS CLUB (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) - 2019-2020
TENNIS COACH - TENNIS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM (SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA) 2018-2020
TENNIS/PADDLE TENNIS COACH - LE ROCCE TENNIS & PADEL CLUB (CATANIA - ITALY) 2021-2022
PERFORMANCE TENNIS / PADEL COACH - A.S.D. TENNIS MONPILIERI (CATANIA - ITALY) 2022
TENNIS / PADEL COACH - VERDURA RESORT (PALERMO - ITALY) 2023
PERFORMANCE TENNIS/FITNESS COACH - GLOBAL TENNIS TEAM ACADEMY (MALLORCA - SPAIN) 2023-2024
PERFORMANCE TENNIS COACH - RAFA NADAL ACADEMY BY MOVISTAR (MALLORCA - SPAIN) 2024 -
FOUNDER - EVOLVE METHODOLOGY 2024 -
SKILLS
SKILLS
Professional Racquet Stringer
Video Maker - For video analysis or video resumé
Computing Skills - From basic Office Suite work to photo, video editing and Website Development
Tennis Gear Specialist
LANGUAGES
English - Bilingual/Native
Spanish - Bilingual/Native
Italian - Bilingual/Native
French - A2
Portuguese - A1